Before you leave home make sure you’ve loaded up your mobile device with the very best of the latest travel apps.
1. Gogobot (iPhone/Android)
More than just a list of interesting things to do at each destination, Gogobot serves up recommendations from friends on your social network and others who travel like you. Suggestions are made around specific needs such as family-friendly, business, outdoor, sporty. Save these activities and when you’re travelling Gogobot will find points of local interest, hotels, restaurants near to wherever you are.
2. Tripit (iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows)
Keep all your travel plans together in one place with Tripit. All you need to do is send it your confirmations and it will sort them all into a travel planner complete with confirmation numbers, flight times and reminders.
3. WiFi Finder (Android, iPhone, iPad)
A simple app to help you track down free or paid-for public access wifi wherever you are in the world. This app works online or offline.
4. Kayak Mobile (Android, iPad, iPhone, Windows, Kindle Fire)
Make reservations for flights, hotels and cars while you’re on the go with this nifty app. It will update you with the very latest prices and even give you an alarm reminder to make sure you don’t miss your flight.
5. XE Currency (Android, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Windows)
Get the very latest, live currency rates while online, or store them for when your offline with this easy to use currency converter. Including every world currency the rates are updated with just a quick shake of your device.