During my family’s trip to Dublin and Copenhagen this past summer, we often found it difficult to find the sights that were nearest to us, and finding restaurants that served delicious food at reasonable prices was a daily struggle. Although traveling can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience, it can also be difficult to find the right sights, restaurants and travel necessities in an unknown place.
With winter break less than a month away, these handy travel apps are compatible with both iPhone and Android, and can make the difference between a good trip and an amazing one!
1. TripAdvisor
This is a great app to begin with when finding out more information to prepare for your trip as well as during your trip, as it presents a wealth of brutally honest reviews about hotels, restaurants and attractions.
2. TimeOut City Guides
These travel guides have nearly everything you need to know about more than 20 of the world’s biggest cities, all packed into your smartphone. The TimeOut city guides have information about the best shows, attractions, restaurants, bars and exhibitions in all of the various cities.
Kayak is a travel search engine that enables you to search hundreds of travel sites at once to find and book cheap flights, hotels, vacations and rental cars. Additionally, its sophisticated filters allow you to search for criteria such as preferred airports for layovers.
If you are struggling to find food in the neighborhood that you are in, look no further than LocalEats. Choose “Nearby” on the app and LocalEats will pull up non-chain restaurants close to you that are recommended by food critics. While you are traveling to your destination, you can also peruse restaurant menus.
5. City Papers
It can be difficult to find English-language newspapers in a foreign country, and City Papers helps travelers catch up on the news in any country. It connects to more than three thousand English-language newspapers worldwide, and helps you monitor local news.
6. HopStop
Never miss a train in a foreign country again with this incredibly handy app that gives you public transit information covering many of the world’s biggest metropolitan areas. HopStop gives you a neatly displayed, stop-by-stop itinerary that will enable you to get to your destination.
Another obstacle that travelers encounter is attempting to convert foreign currencies into the currency that they are used to in order to make transactions. The Converted by Ideon is the ultimate all-in-one conversion app, including both currency and imperial-metric conversions through a stylishly minimalistic interface.
When you next find yourself at an airport in a foreign country, use Airports by TravelNerd to access information about the airport, such as gate information, detailed floor maps, Wi-Fi availability and opening hours for shops and restaurants.
As winter break is finally right around the corner, take a study break and get yourself acquainted with these convenient travel applications that can greatly enhance your trip. From transportation to sightseeing to food, these applications will remove the hassle from your much-needed winter break travels with family and friends and make your vacation both engaging and worthwhile.
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