Even a decade ago, no one would have thought planning a trip would be an easy and individual task. But now, in this technological era, you can plan and organize your trips with your planner and tracker right in your pocket. That’s right, you can download all the travel apps you need right inside your smartphone and let them do the planning for you. May that include booking a car or a hotel or getting information about local sightseeing and other benefits, these tools are your ultimate traveling buddies.
As long as you’ve got your hands on the right travel apps, you will have a positively memorable trip. Here, we highlight few of the best free Android and iOs travel apps to have in your hands before you plan your next trip.
Hotel Tonight
Whether you want to make hotel reservations weeks ahead of your travel, or have a last minute emergency check-in, Hotel Tonight is the answer. This traveling app gets you news about unsold rooms at partnered hotels as well as discounted deals, all directly in your mobile. Hotel Tonight can get you a room in under a minutes, sorted on the basis of the levels of luxury the hotels consist of. The app’s team also provides customer services any hour of any day in case something goes wrong.
Airbnb
You’re traveling but don’t want to stay at a hotel? Airbnb lets you rent a home, whether in the middle of a busy city or in the peaceful countryside. Thanks to the tremendous changes the app has gone through, now you can also book the kind of activities you want to experience, including local sightseeing guides, bike rides or even cooking lessons at local restaurants.
Citymapper
This traveling app is a highly qualified navigation tool to find and utilize a vast number of public transportation services. It offers a fast way to find your rides and arrive at your destinations. You can even check out train and subway timings offline or subscribe to specific bus lines. The app even alerts you of which train to take as well as when you need to get off, a useful update for traveling new places. Citymapper is supported in many major cities around the world and recently the traveling app has acquired a license to run its own hybrid bus service in London.
XE Currency
Need an update on currencies while traveling? XE Currency can come in as a useful traveling app to calculate live currency and foreign exchange rates. It gives precise and latest conversion rates that can be stored offline and accessed easily even without an internet connection. This app can come in handy when making quick conversions in a foreign place while shopping. It can even be used from Android Wear or Apple Watch devices.
Uber
Supported in more than 80 countries, Uber is the most effective and popular ride-sharing app around the World. Rather than trying to find a taxi and then struggling to explain the address, type in the address you want to visit and call your captain to your own location. You can choose from the different vehicles and determine the fare and then track the distance of your driver as well as select the kind of payment method you prefer, cash or credit card.
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TripIt
Simply forward all travel and booking confirmation emails to TripIt and it will organize a proper travel itinerary for you without you having to sort out through the mess. This travel app also lets you know about where and when you need to be. For a particular fee, you can even get added benefits like flight monitoring and tracking.
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Google Translate
The program, around since 2006, now supports 103 languages. Whether you speak, type or even snap a language, the app translates it as accurately as possible for you to get the gist. It’s a useful traveling app in order to remove the language barrier between you and the locals, in case English isn’t the best communication option.
Guides by Lonely Planet
A travel app in which you can download a guide for the place you are visiting and can also select the category you want information about. They include sightseeing information, restaurants, places to sleep and also help you communicate in the local language. It is an easy to use app where you can save all the information offline for later use.
Like our list of these handy travel apps? Read our blog on other travel tips to consider while traveling abroad for a better holiday experience.
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