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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