Abstract:
Planning a some vacation gives you something
to look forward to in the coming year. It's an official family holiday, road
trip, solo wellness retreat, or a last-minute long-weekend getaway with the girls;
there are so many great places to visit. There are also hundred of awesome
travel apps that'll help you not only channel wanderlust into an experience
you'll never forget, but also, save you money.
A mobile travel app is a software application
that has been developed specifically for use on smaller devices, such as
smartphones and tablets, and can be used by business travelers to book and manage
their travel whilst on the move.
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What makes a good travel app?
All apps are specified to solve their users'
problems as fast as possible. Everything you need from a travel app is right
there, on the first screen. Fast, accessible, simple, and effective. A
minimalist interface, one that offers solutions as soon as the users turn the
app on, is essential for a good travel app UX.
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What users want from a travel app
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They want to experience
life as a local. ...
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They want useful
information. ...
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They want to plan their
own holiday. ...
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They want access to
information in their own language. ...
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They want access to
content wherever they are. ...
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They want to share their
experiences with their friends.
1.
Best for Road Trips: Road trippers
You have a
considerable amount of flexibility on a road trip, but planning them requires
effort. Try Roadtrippers the next time you're inspired to grab a car and go.
The app allows you to map your route with up to 7 waypoints free of charge.
After that, there's an option to upgrade to Roadtrippers Plus.
Along your
route, the app will recommend local food options, roadside attractions, scenic
stops and more. They even have pre-made guides for popular road trips.
2.
Flightradar24
Keep an eye on the sky with this flight
tracker and get up to date information on flights around the clock. With the Flightradar24 app you'll be able to keep an eye on delays, cancellations, gate
changes and diversions so you're always aware of what's going on. You can even
check back on the history of flights!
3.
Best Travel Weather App for Road Trips: Drive Weather
The last thing you want is to get caught in a
nasty, vision-obscuring storm when you're on a long stretch of highway with
your family or friends. The app lets you track your best departure time,
providing radar views and routes from one point to another—with rain, freezing
rain, ice, and snow icons that let you know when there's slippery roads ahead.
The free version offers 2 days of forecasts,
city-to-city routing, and a 900-mile trip limit; the ad-free $9.99 a year
version offers 7 days of forecasts, wind direction info, specific
address-to-address routing, and no cap on trip length.
4.
Best for Connecting With Locals: Meetup
One way to fully immerse yourself in your
travel destination is to meet and talk with locals. Meetup can help you connect
with people who are interested in the same things as you, even while on
vacation. Whether it's cooking, tech, sports, music, or photography, the app
will help you make new friends all over the world.
5.
Google Maps
With the Google Maps app you can get easy
directions straight to your phone, and you can even tailor them to different
transportation methods. If you're not sure about your internet connection while
you're abroad you can pre-download maps for the areas you are travelling to and
even access them offline!
Within Google Maps you can also create your
own 'Saved Lists' where you can pin attractions, restaurants, bars, even simple
street addresses and view them all on a custom map. They're a straightforward,
visual way to organize all your must-visit places and can be easily shared with
friends or kept private. So Google Maps gets extra points from us it doubles as
an awesome navigation and travel itinerary app.
6.
TripAdvisor
Not sure where to go first? Or if that
restaurant is worth a visit? TripAdvisor is one of the best travel planning
apps. Save all the details of the places you're interested in, check out
reviews for them as well as important information such as opening times and
even book them as you go. The TripAdvisor app will even show you local attractions
on a map so you can find last-minute gems.
Conclusion:
There are plenty of apps to help with
everything from day-of hotel bookings and last-minute flight changes, as well
as those that serve as guidebooks and foreign-language dictionaries that fit in
your hand. Apps can help you navigate a new city, make currency conversions;
pack a perfect suitcase; even provide on-the-ground local expertise. Whatever
you need when you hit the road, there’s an app for that. These are the
most-loved apps here at TPG. Some may be obvious and others more obscure, get
ready to start downloading.
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