Best Travel Apps For Your Next Getaway
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Not all adventures are about unplugging, in fact your smartphone can help you help you shave off time and money and can help you discover incredible hidden gems that a tourist map just doesn’t offer. Look around and see the world’s amazing beauty, but don’t feel guilty about burying your head in your phone once in a while, as it just may help you avoid a travel disaster. This list features our five favourite travel apps of 2016 that will help you stay organized, on time, and on budget whether you’re travelling for business or pleasure.
App in the Air is an intelligent, straightforward, flight tracking app that has detailed coverage of all airlines and airports around the world. The app delivers real-time updates about your flight status, even without internet accessibility. It claims to help you manage your time at the airport, breaking down each flight into four stages; check in, boarding, takeoff and landing time. An app like this is essential to the chronically late traveler.
If you are planning on venturing to multiple countries, a currency app goes a long way to keep track of your money. Although there are many finance tracking apps on the market, Currency claims to feature fewer advertisements than most and has the option to add over 10 different currencies. This app even works when you don’t have access to the internet, as it can calculate the conversion without data.
A bit like a pocket travel agent, Tripit pulls together travel information from your confirmation emails for flights, hotels, rental cars, events bookings and converts it into a single itinerary! TripIt is your go-to place in your app selection to organize every detail about your tip, and even lets you share your information with friends!
PackPoint claims to be a travel packing guru that helps users by providing a checklist of travel essentials that are needed for their specific trip. Users simply create a trip profile by providing their destination, length of stay and their purpose of travel, and PackPoint then creates a customized packing and luggage checklist by taking into account the weather forecast of your destination, what type of trip it is (business or pleasure), and other factors.