Top 10 iPhone Travel Apps
• iPhone users have become habituated to using complete access to every digital resource imaginable. Need to check the status of your next flight without moving from your airplane seat? There's an app for that. Or probably you want to call home from abroad for just pennies a minute. There's an app for that too. You might already have a few favorites of your own, but here's a list of top 10 iPhone travel apps that I can't live without.
1. Trip Advisor
One of the famous travel review websites has made its way to the iPhone. This Web-based application pairs your GPS coordinates with content from the TripAdvisor website, so you just need a data connection to use it. You can see ratings, book hotels and read reviews with this app, that is making it an excellent resource for last-minute planners.
2.Skype
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Skype transforms your data connection into a virtual cellular network, enabling calls to anywhere in the world for pennies. And its apps great too, assuming you are able to find a high-speed data connection in abroad. You can also use the app stateside to place calls to destinations abroad, starting at 2.6 cents per minute. And Calling Skype to Skype are always free.
3. TripIt
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After sign up an account on TripIt.com, simply forward your flight, rental car and hotel confirmation emails to plans@tripit.com, and all details will be stored online. Use the iPhone app to access all your trip information on the go, including flight status info. Its all for free. Trip details are saved on your device, then you just need a data connection to synchronize updates.
4. Yelp
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With user reviews of businesses in virtually every city in the World, Yelp has become a priceless resource for users. Looking for a new doctor or physician? Search with their name on Yelp to pull up many of recent user reviews. The same goes for restaurants, hotel and virtually any type of business imaginable.
5. AroundMe
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This Google app utilizes your iPhone's GPS to find your current location, then provides categorized lists of nearby restaurants, shops and hospitals. The app doesn't show any reviews, but plots business locations on a map, which can be saved as a contact on just one click. AroundMe requires a data connection for run, so it's better suited for domestic travel than trips abroad.
6. OffMaps
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OffMaps allows you to download maps to your iPhone for offline use, so you can locate your way around without any international data usage charges. The costs of this app is $1.99, but it includes two Guide credits, for downloading cityspecific travel listings and maps. International listings are limited at this time, but the application can still pay for itself in a day, considering how much you'll save on data usage.
7. Urbanspoon
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This a kind of slot machine-style restaurant selector that can help even the most indecisive diners find a great restaurant nearby. With this app u can see restaurants in categorized by neighborhood, cuisine, and price. The app will randomly select a cuisine and price range. Or give up all control and leave all three categories blank, letting the app lead you on a culinary journey across town.
8. OpenTable
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Need to reserve a table on the go? OpenTable's iPhone application provides realtime inventory of table availability for all major cities around the world. And you can also earn points by booking a table using the free of cost service.
9. iTrans
• iTrans are available for cities around the world, providing free of cost transit information even when you don't have a data connection. You can find a new route without heading above ground for a signal, calculate trip distance, and you can also see when the next train will arrive.
10. Twitter
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Twitter is much more than a social networking Site. it can also be a time saver when you need to find travel status information, such as length of airport check-in lines, real time updates on political events that may impact your travel. Users can use the service to meet up with other travelers abroad.