True Traveler Stories: The Most Useful Travel Apps

Every experienced traveler will tell you that you need to plan a suitable route before preparing for your next trip. Sometimes a tour operator can help with this and sometimes you have to suffer. But you have to admit that these jobs are much more enjoyable than the others.

Few people know, but smartphone apps can play a big role in travel planning. At least, because now among them there are not only convenient platforms for booking tickets, but even tools for finding free accommodation. But more after that.

We asked travelers the best and most innovative mobile apps that help them get away from home. Save and use whenever you want to plan your ideal itinerary.

Pack your luggage fast – PackPoint

Packing a suitcase is perhaps one of the most enjoyable chores of anyone who travels. But sometimes even that is not enough strength in the days before the holiday. In that case, there’s the PackPoint app – it creates a personalized list of things you need to take with you.

You write down your destination, travel dates, and any planned activities that may require a special outfit. And the application itself compiles a checklist of necessary things and personal items.

Cheap international calls – Rebtel

Rebtel is a salvation for those who for some reason do not get a local SIM card while traveling. The app connects to phone lines and provides cheap international calls. And the best thing about it is that you don’t need to connect to Wi-Fi to use it.

Comfortable transfer waiting – Dayuse

If you suddenly have a long connecting flight in another country, be sure to use the Dayuse service. The app helps you find hotel rooms for 75% less than the regular rate per night. And by the way, you can book a room here, even for a few hours. The choice of hotels is large: from premium class to ordinary hostels.

The price includes all the amenities of the existing hotels: swimming pools, saunas, laundries and rooms for children. In general, everything is better than waiting for a transfer at the airport.

Dinner with a local – Eatwith

If you think it’s worth getting to know a new country from its cuisine, this app is for you. The author of this text and your part-time gourmet editor is always interested in places where locals can try delicious food. So, in the Eatwith app, you can not only where to have a snack to feel all the flavor of the national cuisine, but also have dinner with the locals at their home. Often times, the owners will ask you to either send money for the meal or bring a bottle of sparkling wine for dinner.

No Jet Lag – Time Slider

Those who travel a lot are no strangers to jet lag, a temporary interruption of sleep due to rapid jet lag. If you can’t stand it and can’t get going for another week, try Timeshifter. It examines sleep rhythms and offers personalized recommendations based on the characteristics and duration of the journey. The app tells you when to avoid or look for daylight and when to take a nap or stay awake.

Free overnight – Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is one of the most famous apps among experienced travelers. Our assistant editor-in-chief and part-time travel blogger confirms this. The service can help every tourist spend the night for free. No need to worry about security, the support service checks every registered flat owner.

To meet

If you consider yourself a person of the world and are open to anything new, including meeting strangers, download the Meetup app. There you can meet other people with “the same interests” and go anywhere together: from a restaurant to the mountains. And the most convenient thing about it is that you can search for people nearby.