5 best travel apps for every traveler

5 Best Travel Apps for every Traveler

Perhaps the biggest advantage to owning an Android device is that it’s impossible to get lost. At an instant you can pull up an entire map of the world, manipulate it with your fingers, see yourself pinpointed and get directions to any destination. Pulling up to the side of the road to ask a stranger directions is now a thing of the past. As is carrying (and folding) a paper map. Of course, there’s a wealth of further benefits to owning a smartphone. Thanks to the plethora of apps in the Play Store, you can see live flight details for any commercial plane in the world, see your seat on a plane map, view departures and arrivals for any airport, navigate the world’s streets in first-person and then see the entire surface of the planet in 3D. There’s a mind-boggling array – all accessed through the device in your pocket.

Booking.com - Free No matter where you’re looking to travel to in the world, Booking.com contains over 265,000 hotels, hostels and vacation rentals to help you find the perfect place to stay. You can filter your results to find the perfect place and the app also includes essential travel tips for many destinations. Every month the app looks to add new destinations and hotels that you can check out, so you’re always spoilt for choice. Prices are fairly competitive, but make sure you shop around to see all of the available options first.

Waze Social GPS Traffic & Gas - Free This community-based GPS app allows you to join forces with other drivers nearby to outsmart traffic while driving. Crowdsourcing information from its 30 million users, Waze gives you real-time traffic reports on everything from accidents and speed cameras to petrol prices and weather conditions.

The social function also extends to Facebook and the option to have Map Chats with other users. The app also supports voice control to enable hands-free use.

Plane Finder 3D - Paid While there are plenty of apps that allow you to track the planes in the skies above us, few are as cool or striking as Plane Finder 3D. This app involves a 3D look at air traffic above us, and allows users to get details and track individual flights at will. The Fly Me feature allows users to focus on a certain flight and take in the surrounding air traffic and the ground terrain from the perspective of a selected plane.

Trip Advisor Hotels Flights - Free The renowned travel website, where users rate their experience at tourist attractions, accommodation and holiday homes is now in app form. A simplified version of the site, you can access all of its web listings and write reviews on the go. Better still, you can scan for hotels, restaurants and attractions in your area.

CoPilot GPS - Free CoPilot has several apps on the Google Play Store, but their GPS app is the best of them all. This app works an offline route planner, enabling you to get directions from one place to another without being connected to a Wi-Fi network. All your routes can be saved for later use, if necessary.

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