The 15 Best Travel Apps For Your Next Trip
The 15 Best Travel Apps For Your Next Trip
Our smartphones are basically glued to our palms, so it only makes sense that we use them for our travels. There are tons of apps out there to help you on your travels from the planning stages to when you arrive back home. With so many options, it’s hard to know which apps to download, which is why I’ve rounded up 15 of the best travel apps for you to use.
Whether you’re team iPhone or team Android, each of these apps is available in the App Store and on Google Play.
Here are the travel apps you must download for the smoothest trip you’ve ever planned.
Organizing your trip
TripIt is a free online trip planner and travel itinerary. It organizes all of your documents in one place.
Forward your itineraries to TripIt and it will create one master itinerary showing you where you need to be and when, helping you stay organized your entire trip.
Hotel reservations, ticket confirmations, flights, rental cars, trains, even Stub hub and Open table events are supported with TripIt.
You can also send your travel plans to friends and family to let them know where you are.
The pro version of Tripit costs $49/year and includes features such as check-in reminders, security wait times, and monitors for fare refunds.
Packpoint is a free packing list organizer that helps you pack based on the length of your stay, the destinations weather, and the activities you will be participating in.
Let Packpoint know if you will be swimming, going abroad, or traveling for work and it will make sure to include the necessary items.
Share your packing list with others so they can see your list and pack accordingly.
The Premium version of Packpoint allows you to customize your list, connects to TripIt, and gives the ability to view your lists across all devices.
For your Flights
Hopper is a flight monitoring app.
The app claims to predict prices up to 1 year in advance with 95% accuracy. Search for flights and the app will show you which dates have the cheapest prices. After selecting your dates, Hopper will notify you if you should book now or wait until prices drop. You can choose to view flights or create a flight alert to be notified of price drops and increases. You can search, book, and complete your reservation without ever leaving the app.
Skyscanner compares flight prices from over 1200 sites at once to find you the cheapest airline tickets.
Use their flight map to see prices for flights all over the globe.
The app also includes car rentals and hotels for no stress planning.
Use Momondo to search and compare cheap flights.
They do not sell flights but their advantage is that they can find flights sold by smaller travel agencies with lower prices.
Accommodation
Booking.com is a hotel booking service that hosts over 170,000 hotels, hostels, and apartments worldwide.
Browse, book, and manage your bookings all in the app. There are often free cancellations offered on most rooms and options to book now and pay later. Join their Genius loyalty program and receive savings up to 10% off.
Airbnb is a home rental app that allows you to rent private rooms and entire homes. Choose from over 7 million listings around the world and reserve your stay. Homes and hosts have photos, descriptions, and ratings based on their reviews.
Choose your location, price range, whether you prefer the entire place of a private room, and the desired number of rooms and beds for the perfect stay.
Airbnb Plus offers homes verified for their top quality and design. Super hosts are hosts that are known to go above and beyond for their guests. Look for the super host title
Review homes, save your favorites, inbox your hosts, and keep track of your trips all in the app.
HomeAway is another home rental app that offers only entire vacation homes. Unlike Airbnb they do not offer private rooms within homes with over 2 million rentals worldwide. Choose from condos, villas, cabins, farmhouses, or whatever suits your tastes. With HomeAway guests are given the opportunity to pay before or during check-in.
Choose the city, state, or country you want to travel to along with your travel dates and use filters to help narrow your search. In-app messaging provides secure communication between guests and hosts. Manage your booking information and save your favorite rentals all within the app.