I use Google alerts for the news and information that I need to read on a daily basis. All the latest news pieces and blog posts get delivered to my mail. The same concept could be applied to travel. TripStalker is a free software application which installs on your Windows machine and gets you the best online travel deals. The software is ad-free, spyware-free and more importantly virus-free.

If you are looking to go to the Hawaiian Islands, just enter the name of the place and the tentative date you would like to travel. TS would do the rest and update you as and when new deals are setup.

Here’s my favorite part: TripStalker also allows you to set a “notify” price. When your car, hotel or airfare stalk drops below your “notify” price, TripStalker will automatically alert you that the price you are looking for is available. You can be alerted via desktop pop-up, email message, or SMS text message to your phone. You’ll never miss a travel bargain again!