Top Travel Apps You Need on your Smartphone

You might want to make sure you'll get all the necessary information handy before you travel elsewhere. Aside from passports and important cards, your mobile phone is at the forefront on your what-to-bring list whenever you travel. Mobile phones, as it caters almost all the practical information through applications to ensure you have the best trip imaginable.

1. 1. Dime Connect
   

   Dime Connect, an OTT social communication application for business entities and individuals seeking for secured and integrated communication system. Offers real-time communication and collaboration tools where you can send images, texts, videos and audio messages. Generate Online and Offline calls, Group calls, contact nearest establishments through Public Phonebooks. Dime Connect ensures secured messaging as users can hide contact information in the application's corporate directory and chatrooms where such activity groups can be held without hesitations of information being leaked.

2. 2. Airbnb

   This is for frequent travelers who find hotels and resorts over-crowded and congested. If you are seeking for a place with home-like ambience, Airbnb provides portfolio of furnished spare rooms, apartments and houses mostly being rented out by private individuals for temporary lodging at affordable rates.

3. 3. PackPoint

   PackPoint is a free packing list application which will help you organize everything you need to pack based on the extent of your travel. Your customized packing list gets its own website where link can be shared to fellow travelers, helpful specifically for those that are traveling for the first time.

4. 4. Duolingo

   Before heading to a different country, make sure to learn some of their language which can be helpful in conversing particularly with non-English speaking locals. Duolingo is a fun and addictive gamified application where you can earn points for every correct answer, race against the clock and level-up.

5. 5. Klook

   For DIY travelers, traveling made easy with Klook! Klook is one of the world's leading booking platform wherein you can book tickets at its best prices especially during day trips and holidays. Discover best attractions, affordable transport tickets and Wi-Fi. Read reviews and travel experiences, explore tourist attractions at its most affordable prices wherever you are!

6. 6. Google Flights

   Need a quick check on airfare for one-way, roundtrip, or multi-city flights? Google Flight's got your back! Google flight:

   • a) Lets you track flight prices over time.
   • b) Shows what it thinks are the best flights. Provides affordable and convenient flights possible based on duration, number of stops and airport changes.
   • c) Shows price graph for users to see and compare price ranges over the months.
   • d) Can predict flight delays.
   
   
7. 7. Maps.Me

   "Not all those who wander are lost", says J.R. R. Tolkien. On the other angle, who wants to get adrift while they wander? Gone are the days of folding gigantic printed maps, Maps.Me lets you navigate locations around the world. Unlike any other applications, Maps.Me allows you to view your maps offline. Helpful if you are cautious to get charged on your roaming plan just to check where you are.

Indeed, travel apps make our travel lives smoother and less stressful. With the continuous growth of technology, the use of mobile applications will increase and evolve in the coming years making our lives easy peasy.