We bring to your attention a short overview of the most useful smartphone applications that will definitely be useful to you on the road.
1) Roomguru and Trivago
Both of these services are aggregators of the most popular hotel search sites. That is, the search for hotels and the comparison of prices for accommodation takes place in several online booking services at once, including booking, ostrovok and other sites.
Clear navigation, convenient sorting, guest reviews – all this will help you to quickly select and book a hotel without much trouble.
2) Redigo
One of the most popular travel guides. This is a very convenient and compact guide to many countries around the world. All you need to do is select the city or region you want to visit and upload information with descriptions of the main attractions and all tourist routes.
3) Maps.me
This application is a cartographic service of the highest quality. The maps show locations such as gas stations, hospitals, markets, catering facilities, and train stations. Thanks to the GPS system built into almost any smartphone, the application can work as a navigator.
An indisputable advantage is the possibility of full-fledged operation of maps without the Internet. Set routes, look for the necessary places, put your marks on the map, in general, the possibilities are huge.
4) Wififree
It's more like a group of applications, the essence of which is that they provide information about passwords of nearby wifi networks. As a rule, these are free chains belonging to various cafes, shops, etc. You can simply launch the app to see where the free WiFi is located in the vicinity and connect to it.
5) Tripadvisor
An application from the world's largest travel website, with which you can do a lot: from searching for flights and booking a hotel to organizing a cultural program. The section with reviews and reviews of tourists about various places is particularly popular: cafes, restaurants, local attractions and other interesting things.
6) Googletranslate
If you are going to travel abroad, but you clearly do not have enough knowledge of foreign languages, then this application will become your loyal friend.
With it, you can easily translate almost any foreign word, and using the voice input function, you can easily communicate with any inhabitant of the planet.
There is another very useful feature of this application. It is most often used by tourists who are brought a menu in a foreign language in a cafe. In order not to figure out what it says for a long time, you can simply point the camera of your smartphone at the menu and the program will quickly translate the entire text itself. Very convenient.
7) Uber and Rutaxi
Each of these applications is a service for finding and calling a taxi. Their main difference is that the latter works in Russia, while the former also works in many countries around the world.
As a rule, the prices for trips with these applications are significantly lower than those of traditional taxi companies. Especially compared to taxi drivers working at train stations and airports.
8) Viber and WhatsApp
Probably, there are no more people who do not know about these very practical applications, thanks to which we can always stay in touch. Simple and intuitive to use, these messengers with a call function will help save a significant amount of money in negotiations.
This is an overview of the most useful applications, in our opinion. Use them when planning a vacation, on the road, or already on vacation, and your trip will become truly comfortable.