The 10 Best Travel Apps
The latest apparatus for every globe-trotter, travel
applications for the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and
Android make your trip effortless. From camera
optimization to automated travel itineraries, these
applications will guide you to have the most expedient
journey possible.
1. TripIt
Ah, TripIt Travel Organizer – you’ll never have to dig
through your printed, paper itineraries again. TripIt links
to your e-mail account and picks up every confirmation
number that comes into your inbox. Any flight, hotel, or
even dinner reservation that contains a confirmation
number will be put into an organized itinerary, all in one
place. Flight delays and last-minute changes sent to
your e-mail will be updated automatically.
Cost: Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch,
and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Android 2.1 and up.
2. Photosynth
Whether you’re standing at the base of Machu Picchu or
flying down the slopes in Zermatt, Photosynth Interactive
Panorama Capture and Sharing makes the best of your
camera by stitching together your photos to create
panoramic images. Send 360-degree views to friends
and family while you’re abroad – prepare to be amazed.
Cost: Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4,
iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi,
and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
Android users can download Panorama 360.
3. Instagram
Instagram acts as your very own Photoshop, converting
your photographs into works of art. With filtered effects
such as “1977″ or “Nashville,” Instagram gives your photos
professional, antiquated, or artistic looks. The ease of
sharing photos across social media networks and the
tilt-shift blur effect are note-worthy features.
Cost: Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch,
and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1.2 or later. Android 2.2 and up.
4. FlightAware
This is the easiest, no-frills app to track your flight; just
provide your airline and flight number and let FlightAware
do the rest. Accept the push notification feature for updates
on flight delays, you never thought your money could buy.
Cost: Free, invitation-only
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch,
and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later. The Jetsetter app
is not available for Android devices.
6. Postagram
Forget about sending touristy postcards to friends and
loved ones – take a photo with the Postagram app and send
your very own postcard to anyone in the world. Postagram
takes your photo and prints it for you for a mere 99 cents.
You provide the mailing address from your device, and
Postagram will send your travel photography through the mail.
Cost: App is free to download. Cost is .99 cents to send a
printed postcard.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and
iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Android 2.1 and up.
7. The North Face – Trailhead
The North Face’s Trailhead app is your one-stop shop for
outdoor activities. Trailhead picks up your location – by way
of EveryTrail.com – and calculates all the hiking trails and
bike routes in the area. Trailhead’s GPS capabilities can find
near-by outdoor events, track your speed, route, distance
and elevation, and, of course, find the closest North Face
store around.
Cost: Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Android 2.3 and up.
Also from The North Face: Weather is the new and free app
to track weather conditions for your next snow-packed
vacation. Know what you’re facing before you hit the slopes
with Weather’s full trail maps, avalanche advisory, international
resort information and even the option to allow for push
notifications when your favorite resort gets snow.
8. EveryTrail
This GPS app will guide you on an easy-to-read map as you walk,
providing street names, a compass, audio guides, POI’s, and
details of your average speed, elevation and duration. Travelers
all over the world track their journeys and excursions with
EveryTrail – over 400,000 to date – and use the app to share
spots worth seeing.
Cost: Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Requires iOS 3.1 or later. Android 1.6 and up.
9. Urbanspoon
Find local eats by “shaking” your device and watching near-
by restaurants slide up and down your screen like a slot machine.
Urbanspoon uses GPS to pick popular restaurants local to
your neighborhood throughout the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia.
Cost: Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Android 2.0.1 and up.
Alternatively, OpenTable is a domestic and international
restaurant locator. Complete with instant reservations and
reviews, the app lists local restaurants that have availability
for your desired reservation time and number of people in your party.
10. Kayak
The easiest way to search for flights, hotels and car rentals all
in one place, Kayak is Apple’s most popular iPhone travel app –
it even features a function for a Packing List. With Kayak you
can track your flight, convert currency and check out tours and
attractions around your destination.
Cost: Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Android 2.1 and up.
BONUS: For your upcoming trips, be sure to look around for
apps promoted by tourism boards and councils. A paramount
example is the Visit Napa Valley app created by the Napa Valley
Destination Council. An award-winning app with great
functionality, it is the archetype of travel simplicity.
Book your next trip and hit the road – or the runway.
Happy travels!
source Forbes
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