The 10 Essential Apps for Travelers
The 10 essential apps for travelers
A few days ago we showed you some tips to plan our holiday using Google Maps. But maps are not the only search engine we can use before we go on a trip or when we're on vacation. In fact, we have many tools available on the web specifically designed for tranquility and effectiveness of the traveler. From those that allow us to coordinate housing for the destination, until they show us which are more interesting things to do, these travel applications (many of which stem from popular online services) are a must in our mobile or tablet if we are about to embark on an adventure, even business.
10. Expedia
We kick off our list of travel applications with Expedia. This popular platform for travelers is also available as a mobile application.
What is?: Expedia is a platform that enables us to find flights and accommodation at our destination. It has the convenience of being able to book directly from the application.
Why it's convenient?: While there are applications that have a more attractive design, Expedia is accompanied by a large community of users and also offers special discounts on hotels and flights, depending on what you're looking for.
Download for Android or iOS
9. Matias
Once we arrived at our destination, we have many travel applications that help us determine what we do when we are there. Matias is a good idea to find interesting places.
What is?: As a combination of blog and social network Matias allows users to search places according to the experiences of others in the past. But not only this, but also we can share our personal experiences in our destiny. It is defined as a platform to share stories about places.
Why it's convenient?: When traveling, we have the constant uncertainty of not knowing what we will find. What if the hotel I booked is a mousetrap? What parts of the city should not get? With comments from other travelers, thanks to the power of the Internet, this information is readily available. And what's even better, we can make it available for mobile.
Matias is a wasp, so you can access it from anywhere, even from a PC.
Matias
8. Destin
If we want to get more specific in the area of travel apps, some allow you to search in general, while others allow us to do a more advanced search according to your preferences. In this second category enters the proposed Destin iPad.
What is?: similar to the approach that has Siri to information processing, Destin allows us to "ask" our iPad the best places to go on a particular city, or hotels where they have a certain kind of breakfast. But it also explains what the relevance each of these places.
Why it's convenient?: Destin uses artificial intelligence to give us this information. But, in addition, also has a deep search engine to find the best flights and hotels. Thanks to his intelligence, does not perform a simple search but a shortcut, such as searching for specific hotels that meet our needs (for a business trip or a honeymoon).
Download to your iPad
7. Fly Smart
The central transport are fundamental to the travel experience. Chances are that we spend considerable time in airports, stations and terminals, especially if we are repeat travelers. What better to know these places from end to end? We can do it in no time thanks to Fly Smart.
What is?: Fly Smart is an application designed to offer detailed information about airports around the world. Include relevant information, such as where the shops, what time the flights arrive and what services are available within the airport are located.
Why it's convenient?: Yes flights we usually have scales, we know that many people do not want to leave their place of comfort and prefer to stay seated or spend time waiting in a bar. But airports are huge structures and inside can hide treasures. To help pass the time, Fly Smart is a good alternative.
Download for Android, iOS and Blackberry
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6. The Trip Tribe
If we want to discover the world but unfortunately we have no companions, we have many alternatives. We can choose a platform like Couch surfing for hosting and potential new friends, or use a service like The Trip Tribe, which connects us to people with our same interests.
What is?: Tribe the Trip is a platform that enables us to find our ideal travel companion. What we need to do is create a social profile in The Trip Tribe, complete it, and look different trips. We can then see other people who are interested in doing the same trip, and compare our profiles to see if we are compatible.
Why it's convenient?: It's hard to find a fellow traveler, and even one that has our same interests and who wants to do the same activities as us. However, one of the limitations of the platform is that we plan vacations in advance: we have to be interested in a trip that they offer us. Though adventures in Costa Rica and the Virgin Islands sound interesting, do not forget the free will.
For now, The Trip Tribe has no mobile app, but can be accessed from the web.
5. Tripomatic
Do not have much time to plan our trip? No problem, there is also a variety of travel applications that handle this for us. In this case, Tripomatic for iPad is one of the most practical.
What is?: Tripomatic is a very simple application. Entering our destination, we will arm Tripomatic an itinerary with hotels, restaurants, and interesting activities to do. The route also can be shared on social networks or downloaded as a PDF.
Why it's convenient?: If you have little time to plan a trip for example, a business trip that we have to go improvisator- Tripomatic can be very practical. We need not dwell on the things we have to do, but we can focus more on what we do. Get an itinerary automatically saves much time.
Tripomatic is available for iOS.
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4. Chipmunk
We have already reviewed this list of travel applications several tools that allow us to book hotels and flights without too much trouble, from Mobile. One of the most popular and efficient is called Chipmunk.
What is?: Chipmunk is designed to accompany the traveler experience at all levels, but the reality is that it is more practical at the time of planning. If we are looking for the best price, the search engine Chipmunk is ideal.
Why it's convenient?: Chipmunk allows us to analyze all the flight options available according to variables. But also, let us also look for hotels according to location, and booking directly from the application. It can be used either from the mobile or on the website, and is suitable for those who are planning to make a trip for pleasure or business and do not want to spend too much.
You can download both Chipmunk for Android and for iOS.
3. Yelp
We got to the part of the usual suspects on our list of travel applications. However, they are here for a reason. With a strong community of users worldwide, Yelp is a great community that allows us to access the most honest reviews about different places app.
What is?: Yelp is an online community of Reviewers which is present worldwide. While not specifically designed for travelers, if we go to another country Yelp can help us from our itinerary according to the reviews that others leave.
Why it's convenient?: based on user comments, Yelp allows us to be putting together our itinerary, including finding out what are the best restaurants with local recommendations without leaving home. And it goes beyond restaurants: we also have hotels, places to shop, and more.
Also joining Yelp from the web, you can have it on your Blackberry, on your Windows Phone in your iPhone or on your Android.
2. Airing
When traveling, do not necessarily have to stay in a hotel or hostel. You also have the opportunity to rent rooms or apartments to live a completely different experience. And here is where comes in Airing.
What is?: Airing lets you connect with thousands of people around the world. These people have what you're looking for: accommodation in your destination city. Furthermore, when dealing directly with the owner and also be able read reviews of other travelers, you have to avoid falling into any trap. There is something for everyone: from budget to luxury.
Why it's convenient?: One of the biggest benefits of Airing is that it is completely safe. When we make payment for accommodation (with credit card or PayPal) the service is not deposited into your account immediately but wait for them to fulfill their end of the bargain and deliver an apartment in condition. Also, the mobile application is useful and allows us to find accommodation, send messages to our prospective landlords, and even make payments.
Airing is available from the Web and you can take it with you on your iPhone or on your Android.
Airing
1. International
We reached the end of our list of travel applications with a classic. This is Trip Advisor, which also allows us to find accommodation and interesting places to visit. Its main advantage is the large community of international users who leave comments so we know what the best places are.
What is?: Basically, Trip Advisor is the best way to plan a trip when we have no knowledge of the place where we go. Thanks to feedback from others, Trip Advisor can recommend us where to stay, what are the best tourist attractions, and more.
Why it's convenient?: Again, one of the main attractions of the application is available for a large variety of platforms, but also many people who use it. The more people, the more relevant is the collective intelligence that forms and more information can be obtained from our destination.
Trip Advisor is already established as one of the best platforms for travelers, and offers applications for iOS, Android, Nokia and Windows Phone.
A few days ago we showed you some tips to plan our holiday using Google Maps. But maps are not the only search engine we can use before we go on a trip or when we're on vacation. In fact, we have many tools available on the web specifically designed for tranquility and effectiveness of the traveler. From those that allow us to coordinate housing for the destination, until they show us which are more interesting things to do, these travel applications (many of which stem from popular online services) are a must in our mobile or tablet if we are about to embark on an adventure, even business.
10. Expedia
We kick off our list of travel applications with Expedia. This popular platform for travelers is also available as a mobile application.
What is?: Expedia is a platform that enables us to find flights and accommodation at our destination. It has the convenience of being able to book directly from the application.
Why it's convenient?: While there are applications that have a more attractive design, Expedia is accompanied by a large community of users and also offers special discounts on hotels and flights, depending on what you're looking for.
Download for Android or iOS
9. Matias
Once we arrived at our destination, we have many travel applications that help us determine what we do when we are there. Matias is a good idea to find interesting places.
What is?: As a combination of blog and social network Matias allows users to search places according to the experiences of others in the past. But not only this, but also we can share our personal experiences in our destiny. It is defined as a platform to share stories about places.
Why it's convenient?: When traveling, we have the constant uncertainty of not knowing what we will find. What if the hotel I booked is a mousetrap? What parts of the city should not get? With comments from other travelers, thanks to the power of the Internet, this information is readily available. And what's even better, we can make it available for mobile.
Matias is a wasp, so you can access it from anywhere, even from a PC.
Matias
8. Destin
If we want to get more specific in the area of travel apps, some allow you to search in general, while others allow us to do a more advanced search according to your preferences. In this second category enters the proposed Destin iPad.
What is?: similar to the approach that has Siri to information processing, Destin allows us to "ask" our iPad the best places to go on a particular city, or hotels where they have a certain kind of breakfast. But it also explains what the relevance each of these places.
Why it's convenient?: Destin uses artificial intelligence to give us this information. But, in addition, also has a deep search engine to find the best flights and hotels. Thanks to his intelligence, does not perform a simple search but a shortcut, such as searching for specific hotels that meet our needs (for a business trip or a honeymoon).
Download to your iPad
7. Fly Smart
The central transport are fundamental to the travel experience. Chances are that we spend considerable time in airports, stations and terminals, especially if we are repeat travelers. What better to know these places from end to end? We can do it in no time thanks to Fly Smart.
What is?: Fly Smart is an application designed to offer detailed information about airports around the world. Include relevant information, such as where the shops, what time the flights arrive and what services are available within the airport are located.
Why it's convenient?: Yes flights we usually have scales, we know that many people do not want to leave their place of comfort and prefer to stay seated or spend time waiting in a bar. But airports are huge structures and inside can hide treasures. To help pass the time, Fly Smart is a good alternative.
Download for Android, iOS and Blackberry
iPad_flysmart_1
6. The Trip Tribe
If we want to discover the world but unfortunately we have no companions, we have many alternatives. We can choose a platform like Couch surfing for hosting and potential new friends, or use a service like The Trip Tribe, which connects us to people with our same interests.
What is?: Tribe the Trip is a platform that enables us to find our ideal travel companion. What we need to do is create a social profile in The Trip Tribe, complete it, and look different trips. We can then see other people who are interested in doing the same trip, and compare our profiles to see if we are compatible.
Why it's convenient?: It's hard to find a fellow traveler, and even one that has our same interests and who wants to do the same activities as us. However, one of the limitations of the platform is that we plan vacations in advance: we have to be interested in a trip that they offer us. Though adventures in Costa Rica and the Virgin Islands sound interesting, do not forget the free will.
For now, The Trip Tribe has no mobile app, but can be accessed from the web.
5. Tripomatic
Do not have much time to plan our trip? No problem, there is also a variety of travel applications that handle this for us. In this case, Tripomatic for iPad is one of the most practical.
What is?: Tripomatic is a very simple application. Entering our destination, we will arm Tripomatic an itinerary with hotels, restaurants, and interesting activities to do. The route also can be shared on social networks or downloaded as a PDF.
Why it's convenient?: If you have little time to plan a trip for example, a business trip that we have to go improvisator- Tripomatic can be very practical. We need not dwell on the things we have to do, but we can focus more on what we do. Get an itinerary automatically saves much time.
Tripomatic is available for iOS.
Paris-attractions-map-large
4. Chipmunk
We have already reviewed this list of travel applications several tools that allow us to book hotels and flights without too much trouble, from Mobile. One of the most popular and efficient is called Chipmunk.
What is?: Chipmunk is designed to accompany the traveler experience at all levels, but the reality is that it is more practical at the time of planning. If we are looking for the best price, the search engine Chipmunk is ideal.
Why it's convenient?: Chipmunk allows us to analyze all the flight options available according to variables. But also, let us also look for hotels according to location, and booking directly from the application. It can be used either from the mobile or on the website, and is suitable for those who are planning to make a trip for pleasure or business and do not want to spend too much.
You can download both Chipmunk for Android and for iOS.
3. Yelp
We got to the part of the usual suspects on our list of travel applications. However, they are here for a reason. With a strong community of users worldwide, Yelp is a great community that allows us to access the most honest reviews about different places app.
What is?: Yelp is an online community of Reviewers which is present worldwide. While not specifically designed for travelers, if we go to another country Yelp can help us from our itinerary according to the reviews that others leave.
Why it's convenient?: based on user comments, Yelp allows us to be putting together our itinerary, including finding out what are the best restaurants with local recommendations without leaving home. And it goes beyond restaurants: we also have hotels, places to shop, and more.
Also joining Yelp from the web, you can have it on your Blackberry, on your Windows Phone in your iPhone or on your Android.
2. Airing
When traveling, do not necessarily have to stay in a hotel or hostel. You also have the opportunity to rent rooms or apartments to live a completely different experience. And here is where comes in Airing.
What is?: Airing lets you connect with thousands of people around the world. These people have what you're looking for: accommodation in your destination city. Furthermore, when dealing directly with the owner and also be able read reviews of other travelers, you have to avoid falling into any trap. There is something for everyone: from budget to luxury.
Why it's convenient?: One of the biggest benefits of Airing is that it is completely safe. When we make payment for accommodation (with credit card or PayPal) the service is not deposited into your account immediately but wait for them to fulfill their end of the bargain and deliver an apartment in condition. Also, the mobile application is useful and allows us to find accommodation, send messages to our prospective landlords, and even make payments.
Airing is available from the Web and you can take it with you on your iPhone or on your Android.
Airing
1. International
We reached the end of our list of travel applications with a classic. This is Trip Advisor, which also allows us to find accommodation and interesting places to visit. Its main advantage is the large community of international users who leave comments so we know what the best places are.
What is?: Basically, Trip Advisor is the best way to plan a trip when we have no knowledge of the place where we go. Thanks to feedback from others, Trip Advisor can recommend us where to stay, what are the best tourist attractions, and more.
Why it's convenient?: Again, one of the main attractions of the application is available for a large variety of platforms, but also many people who use it. The more people, the more relevant is the collective intelligence that forms and more information can be obtained from our destination.
Trip Advisor is already established as one of the best platforms for travelers, and offers applications for iOS, Android, Nokia and Windows Phone.
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