The Best Travel Apps

With the launch of the Daily Telegraph's new Travel App for iPhone, iPad and the Android market it seemed a good time to look at some of the best Apps available now FREE to download and free to use. Here are 5 to begin with:

However, before downloading loads of Apps and using up all that precious iPhone space, you should first decide what you want an App to achieve. For example you can download an App to give you up to date currency conversions but this would surely be limited in application whilst using up precious internet time to provide the information; an App that gave you information about the whole of Spain whilst you were holidaying in Ibiza would also be of limited value. Yet an App that showed you great places to eat, drink or play while on that Island could prove to be invaluable. So, as always, some research is useful.

For search and booking, Expedia is a great App with unique deals available from time to time (Android and IOS)

Gogobot is a great App for finding out what to do in cities around the world. User friendly and easy to use for a wide range of applications from restaurants, parks and itineraries. (Android and IOS)

Trip Advisor Offline City Maps does what it says on the tin and allows you to plan your way around varios cities having downloaded the information at a free WiFi spot previously. (Android and IOS)

Tripomatic  has over 40,000 listed in over 300 destinations including the dates of special events such as carnivals, fairs and public holidays. Use it with an offline map system like Trip Advisor for best results. (Android and IOS)

Finally, TripIt is a great Application to compile all your travel email information automatically, storing items of use such as telephone numbers, rental confirmations - even restaurant reservations. (Android and IOS)

With portable devices now becoming more and more the norm, many are making use of these Apps  and many more to book, arrange and even Blog about their trips, holidays and experiences. It's a huge market, but fun to explore.

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