Best Travel Apps every Traveler Must Have

We live in an era that is dominated by the internet and technology, and many transactions are carried out online via various apps and websites. In this regard, when it comes to planning and vacationing many travelers tend to weigh their options online. There are hundreds, if not tens of apps that are very useful for any traveler intending to explore the world. The underlying benefits of these apps include easy navigation of new cities, Translator apps that assist in case of language barriers, and weather apps to help you understand the atmospheric conditions for the length of your stay in any foreign city, just to name a few.

Travel apps also exercise their fair share of usefulness when it comes to booking and managing logistics. This includes apps that are able to predict flight prices, hotel reservation prices, and the best Airbnb in any region. They also come in handy when you need the best recommendations for restaurants, bars, shopping malls, museums, and child-friendly activities. Basically, everything you would want to know in advance or while traveling is all one app away.

In this article, I feature the Best Travel Apps every Traveller Must Have, in my opinion.

Check all your Flights Options using Skyscanner

When planning any vacation, flight options to your destination should be first on your priority list, and the Skyscanner app spoils you for choice when it comes to this. In my experience, the sooner you settle on your flight options, the friendlier the cost is in your pocket.

The Skyscanner app offers flight options across various airlines with the best deals where you get to choose which one you’re comfortable with, proceed to book the flights, choose your seats and make payments via the respective airline’s website.

I would recommend you check your flight options on Skyscanner at least 2 months before your intended trip. This helps you to stay one step ahead with the latest travel updates, free hotel, and car hire cancellations, and COVID-19 travel insurance. The Skyscanner app is quite versatile as it is available in over 30 languages. The app is free to download for apple and android devices.

Explore Accommodation options on Airbnb

We’re living in the thick of the digital era where most decisions are just a website away. After Flights, accommodation should be second on your priority list as a traveler. Accommodation options in this day and age have been made simpler with the invention of the Airbnb app.

While in the past many of us depended on hotel bookings, our options have now been expanded by the entry of Airbnb. Airbnb whose full name is Air Bed and Breakfast created a disruptor for the hotel industry. As a frequent user, I can report that the app is very user-friendly allowing you to maneuver and search for the destination of your choice and what kind of accommodation you want. The options range from studio apartments to as many bedroom houses as you would want to have depending on how many people you’re traveling with.

The Airbnb app offers a preview of the different accommodation offers available for most cities in the world, and you get to pick what you want based on the budget you’re working with. You also choose the duration of your stay and then check the availability of the premise. It is highly advisable to book your Airbnb say a month or two in advance of your stay so as to heighten the chances of its availability.

I would highly recommend Airbnb as it offers zero interruption of privacy to all its users. It also gives a home away from home feel where you get to cook your own meals and be in your own little space, no matter where you have traveled to in the world.  The rates are also cheaper as compared to hotel bookings.

Organize all your luggage using Packr

Packr is a life-saving app for all last-minute packers like myself. It is also unrivaled when it comes to organization.  Immediately after you input all the details regarding your destination and your travel dates, the app generates a packing list that offers recommendations on everything you need to pack for your trip.

The Packr app is very useful in providing all the details in regard to your destination’s weather for all the days of your trip so that you’re able to organize the different outfits you’ll pack. The packing list automatically updates depending on weather and temperature.

Using the recommendation, it offered you can also enlist to participate in different activities like skydiving or paragliding and pack the relevant gear for that. I would highly recommend the Packr app as it’s very efficient and offers a checklist to include a list of clothes, toiletries ad other essentials for the trip like your phone charger. This leaves no room for missing any important items. The app also gives you a breakdown of a to-do list which should be marked done prior to your trip. The app is free for iPhone and iPad users.

Explore all local tours available on Viator

The essence of Travel is to experience your destination in its entirety. Prior to making your trip, I would highly recommend you do extensive research on your destination. Narrow down your search to include the places you want to visit during your trip and also activities you want to engage in at your destination. Say if you’re visiting Paris, you’d want to see the Eiffel tower or if you’re visiting Mexico, you should try their street food.

Now with these experience, you intend to have in mind, the Viator app comes in to offer over 300,000 experiences to explore everything from simple tours to extreme adventures. The experiences they offer meet high-quality standards and are backed by millions of reviews, so you know you’re getting the best for your money.

Depending on your budget, you can get a local guide on the app who will assist you in maneuvering the streets of your destination and give you a local’s perspective of the city. If your travel budget is a bit tight, do not fret as this app also offers free tours for various cities.

Eliminate communication barriers using Google Translate

Google Translate app comes highly recommended on our must-have travel apps list, especially when traveling to foreign lands whose primary language isn’t familiar to you. Not only does Google translate make communication seamless in a foreign city, but it can also scale up your knowledge of the new language.

Google Translate is very easy to use as it instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages. The mobile app is available for Android and iOS.  You can also use the icons at the top and click on them to draw, take a photo, speak or type. The app is also free to download and is an alternative to hiring local translators who might cost you an arm and a leg during your entire trip.