A huge number of proposals have been developed for travelers, allowing them to feel comfortable in any country. With their help, you can book a hotel or apartment, buy air tickets, study the route.
Smartphone apps can be indispensable helpers. With their help, you can plan a trip, find travel companions, book a hotel room and buy air tickets. They can replace the work of a whole staff of specialists from a travel agency. But the choice of programs must be approached correctly.
Planning
PackPoint will allow you to get ready for a trip, taking into account the timing, type of rest, number of days. The user is presented with a whole list of items that it will be very difficult to do without on vacation. Smart App is free. It will be able to pick up things and accessories that will certainly be useful.
uPackingList is another program to help you pack your bags. In it, make any number of lists, if necessary, you can use any number of times. It also has an option for planning things before leaving. Now you don't have to worry that not all electrical appliances are de-energized.
TouristEye comes in handy when you decide to explore your itinerary before leaving. She will tell you what sights to see, where you can order lunch along the way. Through this one-stop service, you can buy tickets and book hotels.
Calendars 5 is a paid service, which is a calendar with the ability to plan a vacation by day or hour. It can be scheduled for one-time tasks or recurring on specific days. There is also a subtask function. The benefits include support for third-party calendars, multilingual interface.
Travel and transport booking
Skyscanner allows you to find and compare flights. There is an option to compare prices, airlines. One of the advantages is the ability to find discounted tickets, as well as filter by specified parameters.
Aviascanner is aimed at people who want to save money. The program does not sell air tickets, but finds places where you can buy them at the best prices. Prices shown will include all fees. Users can be sure that there will be no additional commissions or overpayments.
Aviasales is one of the best deals for finding airline tickets. It will allow you to find charters, low-cost carriers. There will be a choice among five booking systems. The service works for free, so you don't have to overpay when buying. It is possible to send a ticket to friends or to your mail. There is:
- price calendar;
- section "favorites";
- the ability to buy and send a ticket to your mail.
Smartive AviaDiscounts is a service with which you can find information about airline sales in the direction of interest. There are convenient filters, notifications of new applications, widgets. Users can take advantage of the price filter.
Accommodation search and booking
Booking.com is a popular hotel booking app. Contains information about various hotels, health resorts located around the world. The program makes it possible to find an overnight stay if you need it urgently. Can give information about the number of vacant seats. The disadvantages include the fact that the service almost always shows that there are practically no rooms left in the hotel, so you need to hurry. Users also say that booking with other apps can save up to 20%.
Agoda has access to 750 thousand hotels. Suitable for traveling around the world, provides the best prices for hotels. There are discounts and bonuses for regular customers. Unlike the previous option, all payments go through the service, so the data of the plastic card is not transferred to the hotel. However, it is worth remembering that when booking a room, the money is debited immediately or two weeks before check-in. A cancellation fee will be charged.
Hotels.com opens up access to a huge number of hotels. The responsibility for booking and prepayment rests with the app itself, so the transactions are pretty safe. The application allows you to:
- read reviews;
- find out the exact address;
- search by stars or guest reviews;
- pay for the selected room with a discount.
If you want to get a complete list of hotels, use the Hotellook. This application collects information from a dozen specialized resources. Search results can be easily corrected using filters. With its help you can find a hostel, see the rating.
Airbnb is a program created for independent travelers who decide to relax abroad. The system contains over 450 thousand ads. With the help of the mobile version, it is easy to find a studio apartment, penthouse or house by the sea or in Europe.
Navigation and maps
CoPilot GPS is a multifunctional navigator for Android, Windows Phone, iOS. Allows you to create routes without using cellular communication. With it you will see the location:
- gas stations;
- Cafe;
- shops.
The free version provides the ability to download 2D maps of only one region.
2GIS is a popular guide for those who are going to travel in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Czech Republic, Italy, Cyprus. The information can be downloaded to the phone memory. Therefore, in the future it can be used without an Internet connection. The advantages include the fact that public transport stops are displayed on the map, it is possible to choose the best route.
Additional applications
VPuti is a service that makes it possible to find fellow travelers and drivers. Suitable for those who like to hitchhike. Allows you to save on a taxi, save yourself from having to stand for a long time at a bus stop. Travel companions are found pretty quickly.
XE Currency is a currency converter and built-in calculator. The user can independently set the frequency of updates, download information about both popular and exotic currencies. To update the information, simply shake the phone. There is a paid version.
Free Wi-Fi finder is a program that allows you to find wi-fi points in 104 countries of the world. The search is carried out manually or automatically. You can set your smartphone to automatically connect to a network when there is an open network nearby.
Russo Turisto is an illustrated and voiced phrasebook designed specifically for Russian-speaking people. The application translates from Russian into 33 languages. If necessary, language packs are downloaded in advance, used offline.
Thus, with the help of applications, you can completely organize your trip yourself. There are options for renting a car, couchsurfing lovers. Many have free and paid versions.
