Top 10 Travel Smart Phone Applications

Raoul Gomes

Background

Having spent some significant

time away exploring parts of the

world, I found the convenience of

a smart phone loaded with

applications to be paramount.

I have created a list from those

certain applications that I don't

know how I would travel in a

strange country without in the

future.

Top 10 List

1. Maps

2. Translate

3. Communication over Data

4. Travel Review

5. Accommodation

6. Currency Calculator

7. Flight Search

8. Built-in Applications

9. Online/Offline Storage

10.Road Transport

Top 10 List – Maps

Google Maps offers an offline

feature where you can

download sections of a map

and continue to explore a

city's streets whilst being

disconnected from any data

connection.

Top 10 List – Translate

Google Translate is

especially helpful when

ordering food. Often being

proficient in a language isn't

enough for understanding

local cuisine.

Point the camera with the app

enabled and translate in real

time.

Top 10 List - Communication

Skype phone calls have

improved significantly since

the last time I used them. As

long as you have a data

connection then this

application is great for

staying in touch with

friends, family, or

conducting meetings.

Top 10 List – Travel Review

Trip advisor offers reviews of

travel-related content including

checking the ratings of hotels,

restaurants, and attractions. It

is quite accurate and user

comments often have tidbits

about the surrounding areas, or

best times to visit places, etc.

Top 10 List - Accommodation

Hotels.com and booking.com for

assisting you in getting the best

prices on hotels, besides walking

into them and offering cash for

the room.

There is a new app that is

disrupting the industry called

airbnb. It allows you to rent

unique accommodations from

local hosts in anywhere you go in

the world.

Top 10 List – XE Currency Calculator

XE Currency calculator I found

was a great application used

to understand the different

currencies you may be dealing

with.

This application can store

multiple currencies, is easy to

use, and updates

automatically when there is a

data connection.

Top 10 List – Flight Search

ITA OnTheFly is a great free

flight search engine to shop

for the cheapest days and

flight airfares for any itinerary

in the world.

Skiplagged is an airfare search

engine that will make you

realize that it's sometimes

cheaper to buy more flights

than you need. It shows you

hidden city ticketing trips.

Top 10 List – Pre Installed Apps

Built in applications

which come

standard on any

smart phone such

as calculator,

calendar, alarm

clock, international

clock, and camera

will help you

significantly.

Top 10 List – Online/Offline Storage

There are many applications out there, however I’ve used and

recommend Dropbox and Google Drive. They are great for

reviewing either your itinerary, or PDF copies of tickets you

maybe have registered. Ensure that you’ve downloaded files

offline in the event that you don’t have internet connection.

Additionally, you can upload your photos from your trip as you

go.

Top 10 List – Road Transport

There are many service providers out there, however I’ve used

and recommend Uber. They are a mobile-app-based

transportation network where you can get a taxi, private car or

rideshare from your mobile phone. They connect you with a

driver in minutes in many cities around the world.