Bring Along These Travel Apps For a Great Trip

Travel apps technology in the last few years has made much advancement, which is extremely helpful when planning, getting ready for and going on a trip. The best travel apps work both online and offline because roaming charges are still excessive in many areas. One way to avoid roaming charges is to purchase a local SIM chip and a temporary local service plan, which allows Internet access. Another way is to look for WiFi. The first app on the list helps find WiFi. The rest of the recommended apps make the trip easier and more enjoyable.

Here are the most useful of the travel apps technology solutions:

Avast Wi-Fi Finder

This app finds the nearest free public WiFi and password protected WiFi. App users submit reports of WiFi hotspots including the access passwords. This app works in both online and offline mode. Especially relevant, offline mode uses previously downloaded maps of WiFi locations.
Systems: Android™, iOS®. Cost: Free

WeatherPro

This app gives the weather report for over two million locations.
Systems: Android™, iOS®. Cost: Free

City Mapper

City Mapper gives more detailed information than Google Maps. Use the trip planner feature to plan a route ahead of time and download the maps for offline use. When online, this app gives real-time departure information and alerts for any disruptions.
Systems: Android™, iOS®. Cost: Free

Google Translate

Translate almost any language into another. This app has a nice feature that allows it to interpret photos of signs or menus and provide a translation. It needs an online connection to work.
Systems: Android™ only. Cost: Free

TripIt

Tripit automatically creates a trip itinerary from email confirmations of hotel bookings, flights, rental cars, and events. Simply forward the confirmation emails to the app and it produces the plan automatically.
Systems: Android™, iOS®. Cost: Free

Kayak

Kayak is part of the Priceline Group. It is a good website to check for discount prices on airfare, hotels, and rental cars. Kayak Mobile is the app for the iPhone® and the iPad®.
Systems: iOS® only. Cost: Free

Trip Advisor

TripAdvisor is the app to go to check honest reviews from people who have visited a place previously. There is an excellent ranking of the top things to do in most areas. In advance, check out the reviews of places of interest to see what others think about them. Furthermore, it is possible to download maps, reviews, and photos for offline use.
Systems: Android™, iOS®. Cost: Free

XE Currency

This app makes currency conversion easy. It uses real-time currency exchange rates when online, and the app uses the last known rates when offline.
Systems: Android™, iOS®. Cost: Free

Sources:

Avast Wi-Fi Finder
https://www.avast.com/wifi-finder

WeatherPro
http://www.weatherpro.eu/home.html

Perfect World Clock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.rabold.android.clock&hl=en

World Clock–Time Zones
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/world-clock-time-zones/id403693694?mt=8

City Mapper
https://citymapper.com/

Google Translate
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate&hl=en

Tripit
https://tripit.com

Kayak
https://www.kayak.com/

Kayak Mobile
https://www.kayak.com/mobile

XE Currency Apps
http://www.xe.com/apps/

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