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“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca.
New cultures, lifestyles, and characters teach you lessons that no formal education can ever teach.
However, some people hesitate to travel. The budget limitation is the biggest obstacle that stops them from traveling. Apart from that, some individuals do not travel because they fear to come across fraudulent agencies, and deceptive people. Others feel scared that they might lose their way and get stuck in deserted places.
The good news is that technology is making things a whole lot easier. There are plenty of apps available in stores to help you out during your travel ventures. From booking hotels to understanding the language, there is an app for everything!
Here is a list of top 20 Travel apps available on Android and iOS:
Skyscanner deals with the booking of flights, hotels and rental cars. Using the same features as Google Flights, this app provides you the dates when flying is cheap. You get alerts when the price changes. You can book your entire trip from before and avail the best deals on every booking.
It offers a category that will allow you to explore the top deals at the airports, hotels and car rental agencies.
Google Trips, is out to give some prominent apps a run for their money. You can get activity suggestions according to nearby places, customized day plans, and maps. The app gathers entire travel info from the Gmail account and stores it offline so you can easily access it without a network.
Carrying a heavy guidebook is no longer necessary. Avail the destination-based features of this app to have curated suggestions and travel tips.
Airbnb offers an authentic experience by allowing you to stay with locals. The rates are far less than the hotels. There is also a feature called Trips. Through this, you can customize your events with local guides.
The app will soon be an all-in-one solution that will let you book a car and plan the entire day.
People need good rest during a long trip or layover. You have to enter the credit card details, lounge memberships, and airline status. Then, Lounge Buddy will provide you with the list of lounges you can access in any given airport.
There are options to book your seat at prior and scan all amenities available in the lounge.
Roadtrippers is an app that will help to make your trip on the road an epic experience. You can plan your routes and book hotels. You can find interesting places and cool restaurants to stop by during your trip.
Uber is a ridesharing app for reliable and fast rides. It is available in more than 800 cities and is extremely easy to use.
Either during the day or at night, you have to tap a request for a ride. You can then pay via cash or credit card.
Google Maps is the best navigation app available so far. It provides direction for car travel, public transit, and when you are on your foot or a bicycle. Users can also find the transport options available and download specific areas for offline use.
Kayak also searches the travel sites for hotels, flights and car bookings. It often has enticing deals that are not available on any website. The app compares hundreds of options and sites to help you find the best deals.
Citymapper is a tool to find and book public transport. It connects with some ridesharing services to offer you the fastest way of reaching a destination. You can also subscribe to specific trains or bus lines.
XE Currency Converter provides live and updated currency rates. You can then store and view them offline, too.
Google Translate can translate over 100 languages online and a few dozens offline. It has features like instant camera translation and two-way instant speech translation. You can also save a few translations for offline playback.
Trip Advisor will help you find millions of videos, photos, and reviews about the places you want to visit. It covers plenty of countries, and you can find opinions about airlines, hotels and even bars. Indeed, it is a necessary guide for every traveler.
Yelp acts as yellow pages of bars and restaurants for the whole world. There are a sheer number of reviews in the app to help you find the best spots in the city. Like several AirG reviews apps, Yelps serves to be an excellent planning resource.
Zomato allows the user to discover new places to dine in. You can check out the reviews, menus, photos and the costs. At present, it is available in 22 countries, but we expect that this will soon cover other places too.
Hotel Tonight is an expert app for providing last minute bookings. The partner hotels will also offer discounts, and you can book within 10 seconds. There is a 24/7 customer service available to serve help at all times.
How about learning the language of your destination to make things easier? Duo Lingo provides entertaining language courses for beginners and those looking to brush up their language skills. You can now prepare yourself for better communication with ease.
Memrise is similar to Duo Lingo but offers more languages. Developers claim that it adapts to the learning pace of the user. It is available online and also offline, but you have to pay $9 for the latter.
Managing time on a trip is tricky. Circa is a time zone tracker that helps you check the time at the place where you are and where you plan to go. You can also add the time of your hometown.
Priority Pass allows you to access thousands of airport lounges across the world. There are also meal vouchers at selected airports. There is a certain fee one has to pay to avail all luxuries offered through this card.
Whatsapp is an amazing messaging service for travelers to utilize across the world. It uses little data and has no fee! You can now call, video chat, send photos, messages, documents and voice memos within few seconds.
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