Many times we arrive at our travel destination and we have no clue where to go, where to eat or what to see. Of course, there are many ways of figuring this out without a smartphone or a tablet, but in reality today most people own a smartphone so why not use it. Below we have listed some of our favorite travel apps, and what is the best part? They are FREE.
Online Booking Flights
We all want to find the best flights possible flight that best suites are needs. Every shopper has their personal needs in finding a flight, some don’t mind paying a higher cost of for a ticket, and in return having a one way flight. While, others would rather pay less and wouldn’t mind having a lay away. Regardless, these apps below would help you find the most affordable and reasonable flights.
Skyscanner
Great tool that assist travelers in finding the best available flights. Skyscanner is used world wide, and provides a variety of information regarding specific dates and times. Not only is it used in flights, but also car rentals, and also hotels. Most travelers download skyscanner app when seeking a trip abroad.
Kayak
Kayak is similar to skyscanner, it compares a variety of search engines that offer pricing on products to chose from. Flight, hotel, car rental, and also cruises. It’s a great tool in comparing prices in specific dates and also times, you’re able to create an alert when the best available price is available.
Discount Booking Hotels
As I already mentioned previously both skyscanner and kayak offer hotel bookings as well, but I find that there are apps that are even better for booking accommodation.
1. Airbnb
Airbnb have become a fantastic app for finding places to stay when traveling. You can rent a whole apartment/ house or just a room. Usually the prices are also very reasonable and this will also save you money. An example would be renting a home that offers a kitchen and laundry machine, while in the long term saving money in food and convenience of washing. We have used Airbnb many times while traveling it is very effective and can save you good money.
2. Booking.com
Booking.com is a wonderful app to find hotels in good locations. One feature we enjoy about this app is that you are able to look at a map where the hotel is located in the city and what sort of transportation and monuments are located close by. The last thing you want is to book a hotel that is miles away from the city center.
3. Agoda
Agoda is another great app for finding hotels and places to stay, and for very good prices. Just like booking.com you can see where the hotels are located and book them stress free on the go.
Free Food Apps
We all love to try the local food when traveling, we always want to find the coziest cafes and best restaurants to try some delicious food.
1. Yelp
On Yelp, you can find lots of reviews on places to eat. The app also gives you the options to choose, if you are looking for a restaurant, café or a bar. You are also able to chose to make reservations, takeout or delivery. This app can make your life a lot easier on the go.
2. Foursquare
Foursquare is also a great app to find food, the app finds restaurants close to your locations, rates them and tells you the price range for that particular restaurant. This app also lets you chose what kind of meal you are looking for, is it dinner, lunch, breakfast or a good bar. The nice thing with this app is that it also offer to tell you where the best nightclubs are but also things to do in the area.
Travel Mapping App
We all want to use are time wisely while on vacation, many times we are not sure where to go or what to do, especially if you end up taking a last minute weekend trip to an unknown location. We have some helpful apps, that will help you from reaching your destination.
1. Google Trips
Google Trips is a fantastic app to use if you are looking for the most popular attractions at your destination. You can find things to do in advance or on the spot and save them to your list of places to visit.
In this app you are able to add your travel dates, and the app will let you download the city, meaning that you are able to access the app even in offline mode at the destination!
2. Google maps
Now this might seem like an obvious app to have, but it is actually very helpful when traveling; and if you do your research in advance for example while on WiFi at the hotel, you are able to use the map without WiFi or internet since the app has already loaded that the area you researched.
We hope that you enjoyed these useful tips on how to make your travel easier, if you have any apps that you love and would like to share on our page, please feel free to leave a comment below! We would love to hear your travel tips as well!
Thanks for the information outlined in this site. I have only used Yelp out of these apps before, and it was really helpful for finding good places to eat. Gonna have to check out these other apps you have listed here as well, before I go on my next trip.