We all know traveling can be stressful…but with the age of technology upon us, it doesn’t have to be anymore! You don’t even have to be a tech-guru to power these amazingly convenient tools—just download these useful travel apps to get access to everything from flight management to VIP tours, all while documenting the memories you’re making along the way! These travel apps will help you save time and money.
Flight Track: This app has it all in the way of airline travel. It not only color-codes your flights so you know the status of your flight, it gives detailed information about your departure gate and zoomable maps of thousands of flight paths internationally. It also links your travel with those of family and friends, and sends you push notifications to let you know when it’s time to head to the airport!
OpenTable: Search by cuisines, neighborhoods, and seating options. Make restaurant reservations in advance. Vegan and Vegetarians should try out HappyCow for restaurant options in over 180 countries.
Viator: Travel like a local when you use this awesome app, designed to make you feel like a VIP. It handpicks the top local tour and activity providers virtually everywhere in the world, backed by traveler reviews and photos. It even gives VIP status to its customers by offering discounts and private tours only given to Viator users!
PinPin ATM Finder: There is almost nothing worse than getting in a petty cab and realizing you don’t have any more dough to pay the driver! Don’t get stuck in some foreign place without any cash on you. PinPin will help you find the nearest ATM, and with 220 countries listed on the app, chances are you won’t have to go without cash for long.
Wi-Fi Map: Since most of us can’t go without internet for more than about 30 minutes, this app is essential for anywhere you plan to travel. With Wi-Fi Finder, you’ll be sure to keep your friends and family up to date on your adventures, while avoiding ridiculous roaming and data charges! Avast Wi-Fi finder & Wiman are free applications for Android phones that offer the same function.
Gas Buddy: If you plan on road-tripping across the country, or renting a car to explore all the back roads, be sure to download Gas Buddy! It will not only help you find the nearest gas stations around you, but will compare gas prices to help you get the best deal on gas.
Hopper: This is a great tool to find cheap airfare rates. Just type in your destination and a calendar will up to shows you the cheapest to most expensive dates to fly to that place. It will suggest if you should buy your tickets or hold of for lower fares. When the pries have dropped to their lowest point Hopper will send you a notification.
Weather Pro: This app is a total must-have! With to-the-minute weather updates in over two million geographical locations—including atmospheric pressure and humidity—you’ll never feel unprepared for anything Mother Nature may throw at you.
PackPoint: You’ll feel like you have your own personal assistant if you use this app to help you pack. You just put in where you’re traveling, for how long, and with who, and it gives you suggested lists of what you’ll need and how much of it—everything from clothes to gadgets and passports. You can even have the whole family packed and ready to go, as the app offers separate custom lists for multiple travelers.
Tripadvisor: Read reviews, get inspiration, organize your trip and book excursions.
Travelsafe Pro: This app can be a real lifesaver! It gives a complete database of emergency service numbers for almost everywhere in the world, and also embassy details should passports go missing. It can act as the quickest access point to police, ambulances and fire engines.
Instagram: It goes without saying that if you plan on taking photos on your trip (who doesn’t??) you MUST post them to your Instagram account. This incredibly popular app takes your ordinary pictures and makes them look totally professional—adding your pick of filters and fancy borders. It even links with your Facebook and Twitter accounts, so you can share with everyone!
RV Life: This free app is great for finding RV parks and campgrounds as well as rest areas, gas stations and stores. The parks are sorted by rating and ist the available amenities.
OMIO: Book flights, trains, buses and ferries in real-time from your smartphone. They have added COVID-19 travel disruption information as well making it an invaluable travel app.
HotelTonight: They specialize in selling last-minute hotel rooms at discounted rates. Related post: Best Apps to Split Travel Expenses
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Other Great Apps Catered to Specific Travel
Roadtrippers: For those of you who prefer to take the scenic route, this app will help you navigate the lay of the land on any road trip. Just put it your starting point and destination, and it will give all kinds of suggestions for places worth stopping along the way including food options, roadside attractions, and scenic stops.
Hopstop: If you plan on going to any metropolitan city, this app is a must-have! It helps any tourist easily navigate public transportation, displaying stop-by-stop itinerary and detour updates in over 70 cities.
Tipulator: End the bad tipping reputation tourists have developed with the Tipulator app. It will tell you exactly what’s kosher in the way of tipping (or not tipping in some cultures) so you don’t ever have to be afraid of offending your waiter!
Google translate: You can speak like a native (or have your phone do it for you) with this incredible language app. It translates over 80 languages around the world, and has the capability to translate speech, writing, and even pictures in other languages. No internet is needed to power this app, and you can even save your translations to refer back to on any device.
Flush: Flush Toilet Finder is the best app to find public restrooms. It’s free and has over 200,000 locations in its database.
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