5 Travel Applications Everyone Needs
Whether you are on a business trip or are simply traveling to discover other cultures and enjoy new experiences or have other purposes of going or moving to another country, you will always need the help of modern technology, or travel applications, to make all the arrangements regarding your travel much easier and faster.
In an era of innovative technologies, it would simply be irrational not to take use them to your advantage and enjoy the wide variety of functionalities that they offer making your life much easier.
Among these innovations of the 21st century are the specific applications designed for travelers, tourists, or simply for those who have frequent business trips. These travel apps will make the arrangements and planning of your trips much easier and faster starting from the booking of hotels, choosing the flights, learning about the country and culture you are heading, or simply guiding you through that country by extremely easy-to-grasp maps and navigating programs.
However, you might stumble upon some difficulties when having to choose a travel application because the mobile app market offers such a great number of travel applications that it might take you ages to choose the right one from them that will meet your needs and expectations.
For that exact reason, we have singled out the top travel applications narrowing down the number of apps you have to choose from as well as helping you choose from a list in which only high-quality apps with free user access are included. So here we go!
1. Citymapper
This incredibly easy and useful app comes with the following features:
- Information about real-time departures.
- Disruption alerts.
- Uber integration.
- Cycle routes.
Citymapper is available in over 30 cities all over the world and comes in very handy. Therefore, if you travel often, it will surely be one of the travel apps with some good use.
The app is available for iOS and Android.
2. TripIt
This app comes with a full package of useful features for every traveler. These include:
- All your travel plans are neatly organized in one place.
- Adding and editing plans manually.
- Sync travel plans with the calendar.
- Sharing of your travel plans according to your choice.
- Travel documents are stored in one place.
- Real-time flight alerts.
- Always be “in tune” with the availability of a better seat.
- Fare refund notifications.
The app is free of charge so don’t think twice – download it and use it to your best.
TripIt is available for iOS and Android.
3. Duolingo
No matter how widespread is English all over the world, in some countries, they don’t know English. Thus, the language barrier can actually create problems for you unless you have paid for a tour guide which is, of course, an expensive way to go besides a tour guide you might never get off the beaten track.
So coming to the point, we offer you an app that is a free way of learning new languages. Duolingo has over 70 million subscribers and comes with a comfortable and eye-catching design. Obviously, this app can’t be a replacement for a teacher and a full language-learning course. However, it will help you learn the basics enriching your vocabulary as well as making your grammar skills better.
For a tourist or a traveler having Duolingo at hand will mean never worrying about serious language barrier issues or getting lost and not being able to ask anyone your way back, say, to your hotel. For example, Duolingo can help you to learn Standard Chinese so you can feel more comfortable when traveling to China.
Above all, the app is fun as it is like a computer game with certain levels which you will have to pass to reach higher ones. Indeed, Duolingo is one of my favorite travel applications.
The app is available for iOS and Android.
4. LiveTrekker
Here is a great app for all adventure-seeking travelers. With this app, you’ll be able to create a kind of digital journal which will let you see your trips on an interactive map.
The app preserves your track as you move forward by marking with a red line all the routes you take. LiveTrekker will also inform you about the speed and altitude you are at. You can also add pictures, videos, audio, and texts making it a whole real diary of a traveler.
LiveTrekker is available for iOS and Android.
5. XE Currency
You can easily guess from the name what this app is about. It’s actually one of the most popular currency conversion sites on the web boasting about 20 million downloads since its launch.
The app comes with a number of business-oriented features which include:
- Precious metal rates.
- Historic currency charts.
- Ability to convert every currency of the world.
- Ability to function offline by preserving the latest updates on the currency. This feature will save your data and help you in places where there is no internet connection.
The app is available for iOS and Android.
Final Say
Choose the best travel applications from our list that meet your needs and expectations and enjoy the services that they offer completely free of charge. Travel the world at the same time using modern tech innovations that will make your trips more enjoyable by reducing the number of inconveniences you might have to stumble upon before or during your travels!
Whether you are on a business trip or are simply traveling to discover other cultures and enjoy new experiences or have other purposes of going or moving to another country, you will always need the help of modern technology to make all the arrangements regarding your travel much easier and faster.
Tif
These apps are so cool, I am super sad I have never heard of them!! I just downloaded the Tripit app!! Thanks for the suggestion!!