For all those who leave for a trip, especially if it is tourist holidays visiting other countries, it is essential to have a smartphone equipped with some useful applications not only to find the best streets, restaurants and things to see, but also to keep travel directory, to organize the stages, times and all movements.
Both for those who go out of town for work, and for those who go on vacation, we see here some of the best tools to make every trip a little easier and without unwanted surprises.
Here, then, the best apps to organize travel and holidays for Android smartphones and for iPhone .
READ ALSO: Best travel sites with tips, photos and guides to organize your holidays
1) Google Maps
Google Maps is not only the app to find driving directions, but it is also very useful when you go on vacation or travel to a new place, to find places to see, restaurants and interesting places and to orient yourself during an excursion on foot.
You can also book hotels, ask the restaurants for availability, call a taxi or an Uber, check opening and closing times and avoid the queues, keep a diary of where we have been (with the history of Google Maps locations) and explore scenic roads in the event that we go by car to a new place that is worthwhile (from Route Options to exclude highways and tolls ).
In addition, Google Maps can be used offline, to save maps and consult them even without an internet connection.
We have seen several tricks to use Google Maps while traveling also in the guide to plan itineraries and guided tours in each city.
2) Google Trips no longer exists. its functions have been partially integrated into Google Maps and Google Assistant.
Google Trips is the most effective all-in-one travel app ever, to organize holidays and itineraries, to know information regarding travel reservations (taken from the emails received in Gmail), to be used also as a travel guide with descriptions and reviews of each place (also works offline by downloading the itinerary from home). For each city or place searched, any reservations are displayed, where to eat and drink and things to see and do. The to-do section is made up of several lists, including the top places, indoor places, i.e. indoor, outdoors places, i.e. outdoors, places suitable for children and the most important places of interest in the area also if far apart. Each list is sorted by the quality of the reviews left by those who have been to those places previously, except in the AZ list, which lists the attractions and things to do in alphabetical order. For each museum, bar, park, place of interest or restaurant, you can see the map, address, telephone number, opening and closing times and reviews. By touching the star you can save your favorite places which are then found in the list of favorite places (saved places), from the initial screen of a trip.
3) Airbnb for Android and for iPhone
Airbnb is the best travel app for finding accommodations and beds to sleep around the world, covering over 4 million homes for rent from over 200 countries.
4) TripAdvisor for Android and for iPhone
TripAdvisor is the largest app you can find to find reviews and information on each place, to find the best hotels, restaurants, places to see and even the lowest airfares.
The app also shows reviews, opinions and videos shared by other travelers and can also work offline.
5) Kayak for Android and for iPhone
A complete app to organize travel and holidays, plan and book hotels, cars and flights, to find shops, cafes, rooms for rent and anything you want in every city in the world is definitely Kayak.
6) Skyscanner for Android and for iPhone
As the name of the app says, Skyscanner is the app to find air flights by sorting them by price for each destination.
The app also finds the cheapest flight dates and can be used to receive alerts when prices change.
7) Booking.com for Android and for iPhone
This is clearly the best app for booking hotels in any city where you travel, with over a million motels, hotels and other types of accommodation, often with lower prices than normal.
8) PackPoint for Android and for iPhone
This is a useful tool for organizing things to take on vacation.
The app shows what you need to pack based on various factors such as weather conditions, travel time and more.
9) Tripit for Android and for iPhone
Tripit is another travel organizer, to plan itineraries and also keep all the details tidy including air tickets, hotel reservations and rental cars or other.
10) Google Translate for Android and for iPhone
One of the most important apps when traveling in a foreign country is to translate from other languages
The app also allows you to translate texts from photos captured by your phone's camera and become a voice interpreter.
Google Translate can translate languages even without internet connection, you only need to download the language dictionaries first.
READ ALSO: Ways to use Google Translate with the most useful functions
11) FLIO for Android and for iPhone is the app for those who often stay at the airport, which has information on all the airports in the world, with internal maps, timetables and indications on shops and restaurants.
12) XE currency conversion for Android and for iPhone is a very efficient and complete currency converter, to know the updated value of all the currencies of each country.
13) TravelSpend for Android and for iPhone is an application to keep a record of travel expenses, so that we can check if we are spending too much.
The app does not rely on an Internet connection to function and automatically converts foreign currencies into the local currency.
14) App in the Air for Android and for iPhone works as a control tool and travel diary that includes real-time flight maps, information on updated timetables to know of any delays and much more.
READ ALSO: Best apps for traveling and going on vacation Android and iPhone
Both for those who go out of town for work, and for those who go on vacation, we see here some of the best tools to make every trip a little easier and without unwanted surprises.
Here, then, the best apps to organize travel and holidays for Android smartphones and for iPhone .
READ ALSO: Best travel sites with tips, photos and guides to organize your holidays
1) Google Maps
Google Maps is not only the app to find driving directions, but it is also very useful when you go on vacation or travel to a new place, to find places to see, restaurants and interesting places and to orient yourself during an excursion on foot.
You can also book hotels, ask the restaurants for availability, call a taxi or an Uber, check opening and closing times and avoid the queues, keep a diary of where we have been (with the history of Google Maps locations) and explore scenic roads in the event that we go by car to a new place that is worthwhile (from Route Options to exclude highways and tolls ).
In addition, Google Maps can be used offline, to save maps and consult them even without an internet connection.
We have seen several tricks to use Google Maps while traveling also in the guide to plan itineraries and guided tours in each city.
2) Google Trips no longer exists. its functions have been partially integrated into Google Maps and Google Assistant.
Google Trips is the most effective all-in-one travel app ever, to organize holidays and itineraries, to know information regarding travel reservations (taken from the emails received in Gmail), to be used also as a travel guide with descriptions and reviews of each place (also works offline by downloading the itinerary from home). For each city or place searched, any reservations are displayed, where to eat and drink and things to see and do. The to-do section is made up of several lists, including the top places, indoor places, i.e. indoor, outdoors places, i.e. outdoors, places suitable for children and the most important places of interest in the area also if far apart. Each list is sorted by the quality of the reviews left by those who have been to those places previously, except in the AZ list, which lists the attractions and things to do in alphabetical order. For each museum, bar, park, place of interest or restaurant, you can see the map, address, telephone number, opening and closing times and reviews. By touching the star you can save your favorite places which are then found in the list of favorite places (saved places), from the initial screen of a trip.
3) Airbnb for Android and for iPhone
Airbnb is the best travel app for finding accommodations and beds to sleep around the world, covering over 4 million homes for rent from over 200 countries.
4) TripAdvisor for Android and for iPhone
TripAdvisor is the largest app you can find to find reviews and information on each place, to find the best hotels, restaurants, places to see and even the lowest airfares.
The app also shows reviews, opinions and videos shared by other travelers and can also work offline.
5) Kayak for Android and for iPhone
A complete app to organize travel and holidays, plan and book hotels, cars and flights, to find shops, cafes, rooms for rent and anything you want in every city in the world is definitely Kayak.
6) Skyscanner for Android and for iPhone
As the name of the app says, Skyscanner is the app to find air flights by sorting them by price for each destination.
The app also finds the cheapest flight dates and can be used to receive alerts when prices change.
7) Booking.com for Android and for iPhone
This is clearly the best app for booking hotels in any city where you travel, with over a million motels, hotels and other types of accommodation, often with lower prices than normal.
8) PackPoint for Android and for iPhone
This is a useful tool for organizing things to take on vacation.
The app shows what you need to pack based on various factors such as weather conditions, travel time and more.
9) Tripit for Android and for iPhone
Tripit is another travel organizer, to plan itineraries and also keep all the details tidy including air tickets, hotel reservations and rental cars or other.
10) Google Translate for Android and for iPhone
One of the most important apps when traveling in a foreign country is to translate from other languages
The app also allows you to translate texts from photos captured by your phone's camera and become a voice interpreter.
Google Translate can translate languages even without internet connection, you only need to download the language dictionaries first.
READ ALSO: Ways to use Google Translate with the most useful functions
11) FLIO for Android and for iPhone is the app for those who often stay at the airport, which has information on all the airports in the world, with internal maps, timetables and indications on shops and restaurants.
12) XE currency conversion for Android and for iPhone is a very efficient and complete currency converter, to know the updated value of all the currencies of each country.
13) TravelSpend for Android and for iPhone is an application to keep a record of travel expenses, so that we can check if we are spending too much.
The app does not rely on an Internet connection to function and automatically converts foreign currencies into the local currency.
14) App in the Air for Android and for iPhone works as a control tool and travel diary that includes real-time flight maps, information on updated timetables to know of any delays and much more.
READ ALSO: Best apps for traveling and going on vacation Android and iPhone
