The last holiday season of the year is nearly upon us and chances are, you're planning a trip for the next couple of weeks. This set of apps will get you through the planning phase, actual travel phase, and post arrival phase of your trip.
The planning phase
If you're visiting a new country or place and are clueless about where to stay or how to travel, your best bet is to do a bit of research. This can easily be accomplished with dedicated apps. Once you're sure of where you want to go, you have to get the bookings done. These apps (and websites) will let you decide where to stay and get you through the booking phase:
With the upcoming festive season and hiking tourism, India is lagging nowhere in the technological framework towards providing you the best-of-time hassle-free travel. The more you are prepared for a trip, the better it gets!
Here we have listed 5 such must-have applications that will not only make your travel easier, but also provide such value offers and services that you won’t regret using.
1. ChargeEZ – When you go to a different city and hire a vehicle, an EV specifically, charging stations must be in reach. If you are planning to go to Bangalore, ChargeEZ, a destination EV charging platform, has charging stations present throughout the city and you can find similar stations in other cities as well.
2. EaseMyTrip – India’s second largest OTA, EaseMyTrip makes it easy for its users to make all kinds of bookings at one platform from buses to hotels to charters. Though they are known for their air ticketing services, the other offers like the travel guide, the flight+hotel booking, corporate bookings and the exclusive offers can surely make your travel hassle-free and economical.
3. Medulance – We never know when we might need medical assistance and especially when travelling. Being unaware of the facilities and medical spots in a new place, Medulance is the application that you can use 24/7 for the same, avoiding any hassles and ensuring a safe travel.
4. TripLingo – Not only does this platform provide translation services, but you can also find yourself using TripLingo’s wifi dialer services and the cultural guide. What’s more is that they also offer learning tools for languages.
5. Incredible India – When travelling around India, this application makes it much easier to know the facts and important information about the cities you are in, making it great for both the international and domestic travellers.
6. Snapseed - Making your memories Instagram worthy
For those who love small touch-ups and edits on their photos before you Instagram it, Snapseed is a must-have app. With various editing features and options to edit it to your shots to your liking, this app is one of the best to have on your phone if you are a photography or a social media person.
7. Flight Track 5
Flight Track 5 is one of the best designed travel apps available and it is the best flight tracking app out there. The interface is slick and it does the job quickly. You have granular control over trips and flights along with notification support and detailed flight information.
8. FlightBoard
FlightBoard, by the same developer as Flight Track 5, is a great companion app for a flight tracking app. It lets you view the flight schedule of a particular airport and get into flight information quickly. It basically transforms your touch device into an arrivals or departures board for an airport of your choice.
9. Google Now
Google's Now (bundled into Google Search on iOS) is one of the best things to exist on mobile devices - if you're willing to open up your data to Google. If you've been sent an email on your Gmail account with your ticket or flight details, it intelligently scans through and adds a reminder for said flight.
Now will then notify you about any changes, and also updates you with push notifications and Google Now cards within the app. My only complaint with Google Now for flights is the lack of the ability to manually add a flight to track.
You have to search for a flight for Now to start tracking it which is hit or miss. Google is built into Android, but the iOS app needs to be downloaded.
After you're there
Once you've reached your destination, there's a lot of stuff to do and keep track of. Don't overwhelm yourself because we got you covered. Whether you're in a country that speaks a foreign language, or are just interested in tourist locations, these apps have you covered.
10. Google Translate
Google Translate is a superb translation app that allows multiple forms of input and output. I've used it in Japanese bookstores to browse through category names thanks to the photo translation mode and even had it read out translations for books I wanted in the same store. It works brilliantly. Translate is definitely one of Google's best apps and services for travellers.
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