If you are planning an awesome trip out of town or out of the country, do not click another button until you’ve downloaded these 9 apps to your phone. They make life easy when you are planning a trip, whether you want to talk to family and friends back home or need help planning an itinerary.
1. WorldMate
WorldMate is available for travelers who want to make life easy. This app offers itinerary planning, maps and organization, mobile flight check-in and a whole lot more. Whether you need assistance with finding alternative flights or hotel recommendations basd on your personal prefences, this App will keep you organized with it’s beautiful, simple to use, and easy-to-read layout. It is available for Android, Windows, and iPhone.
2. Quintessentially
Do you need to be treated to a higher quality lifestyle? If so, Quintessentially is the app that will assist you in upholding your luxury ambitions. Assistance with travel arrangements, restaurant reservations, VIP access, day-to-day errands, unique experiences, relocation services, and home management are a few of the services Quintessentially Lifestyle provides its members. Whether it’s for business or pleasure, Quintessentially Lifestyle private membership and corporate services are designed and tailored to your personal requirements.
3. Google Translate
If you are traveling overseas take this app with you. Google Translate easily transcribes any message, in any language, in seconds. This app will help you translate words and phrases in 90 languages in a simple click. You can use your camera to translate text instantly in 26 languages and the app has the capability of two-way automatic speech translation in 40 languages
4. WhatsApp
Rather than run up your minutes or incur long distance fees, download the WhatsApp app and stay connected to family and friends via SMS messaging at no cost to you. This cross-platform mobile messaging app not only allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS, but you can place phone calls to those who have the WhattsApp on their iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone or Nokia smartphone. WhatsApp users can also create groups, send unlimited images, video and audio media messages.
5. Pack Point
Pack Point is another awesome app to have on hand when traveling. This app ensures that nothing is left out of your bags that should be taken with you. PackPoint will help you build a custom packing list based on your destination, length of your trip, and will check the weather for you, so you know exactly what clothing items to pack. And get this, your packing list will also get its own website that you can share with fellow travelers.
6. TripIt
What is your itinerary for your vacation? With TripIt, you’ll have it planned and ready in just a matter of minutes. Forward your hotel, flight, and car rental confirmation emails to TripIt and thy will automagically transforms your emails into a master itinerary for every trip. Your itineray is now available to view anytime, on any device, anyplace. It’s even available offline. You handle the booking and TripIt will take care of the rest.
7. The Converted
The name sounds like the title to a new, creepy horror flick, but relax, because it is only an app. That is said very lightly, however, as this amazing app makes it simple and easy to convert currency no matter where in the world you are traveling. There is nothing better than an accurate, free currency converter available at the touch of a button. This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad. It is compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and the Apple Watch.
8. Expensify
Expensify is the app for creating expense reports, even when you are on the go. No matter where you have traveled you will still be able to log in your expenses to your company when traveling on business. This app makes life easy when you are so far away. A quick and simple way to…, this app also syncs with QuickBooks and Xero.
9. Hotel Tonight
Sometimes you need a hotel at the last minute. Who are you going to trust? Hotel Tonight, is an easy and quick to use app that enables you the chance to find a hotel anywhere in the world –at a great price. The app is such a seamless experience, you can book a room in just 3 taps and a swipe.
Stop what you are doing and download these apps now! Start making your travels easy with a simple touch of the button!
Great list! I have almost all these apps! I’m just also using a navigation app Spyglass that supports different maps, depending on my current needs: google maps, apple maps, open street map and open cycle map. It’s also very important that the app can read pre-downloaded maps when offline. Besides, it has many useful features for those people that are not very good at orienting. The app shows your current position on the map, can save waypoints and locations, for example, your car or your hotel location.
We will have to check out Spyglass. Thanks for the tip.