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Do you travel frequently for your business? Do you want to stay equipped with instant hotel booking and air tickets? Will you like to organize your notes in seconds before your flight takes off? Do you want to translate your thoughts into a foreign language? Do you want to have actual conversions and rate charts? Do you like to steer away those road jams when you travel in a new city?
Business travel is getting more and more hectic. You have to take frequent short trips and meet tight deadlines. Often, you have to stop in countries with different time zones. As MNC moves at a faster pace than others do, you have to travel frequently. To make your travelling hassle-free, technology has constructed fantastic apps to make business travel stress-free and smoother.
We live in a Smartphone era, so to make your life smarter, we have options to use numerous apps that can comfort us while travelling. Here are 10 free apps for business travelers:
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone
Function:
- When you forward confirmation emails from airlines, hotels, bus companies, Tripit organizes it all into a single trip, which you can view from your phone.
- It has an easy option to share itineraries with friends, family members and co-workers.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone
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- If you start feeling hungry in the midst of short time between your travel flights, or thinking to buy a new book or searching for the nearest ATM! For all your queries, GateGuru is here. Get the first lay of the airport land including lists of restaurants, shops and services
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone
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- Get rid of the crazy cell phone bill while you travel with the use of Skype. Make low cost calls over the internet without using those costly per-minute international plans.
- Pair your Skype with free Wi-Fi in the hotel lobby or café of your choice for free.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Amazon
Function:
- If you are new in a foreign city, then you are unfamiliar with the public transportation system. Plug the start and ending locations into HopStop to find out the best train or bus route in the foreign city.
- HopStop is available in the US and Europe, New York City, Long Island, San Francisco, Paris and New Jersey.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone
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- If you are a foodie and who loves to taste new cuisine in the new cities you explore while travelling, then Yelp is the right app for you. Search for restaurants and shops by category or by search term in Yelp.
- Yelp uses the phone’s GPS to search by ZIP code or city. You can read reviews and look for a good place in a new-to-you city.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android
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- Get the best seats on the flight.
- Find access to electrical outlets to work on the go
- Best view of the in-flight movie.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry
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- It can be used for the North American road trips, which helps to find cheap and convenient parking spaces.
- If the app leads you astray, the company is will send a $5 Starbucks gift card as an apology.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone
Function:
- This app helps to track all your expenses seamlessly.
- Synchronize your credit and debit cards to Expensify, and track each penny you spend.
- At the end of the trip, you will get a report of your trip expenses in the form a PDF.
- If you pay with cash, then you can scan the receipt using the phone camera and the app will record it.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone
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- Kayak allows you to compare, coordinate and book flights, hotels and rent cars.
- Kayak links to TripAdvisor to provide their users with information about hotels using real travelers’ ratings and reviews.
- Helps to manage your itinerary while traveling and helps to plan after work time and various budget options to plan accordingly.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone
Function:
- This app helps to calculate and make conversions for 180+ worldwide currencies.
- Access live foreign exchange rates and up-to-date currency news with the use of XE Currency.
- You can receive emails or follow the economic indicators calendar on several central bank interest rates.
- It helps to create and track comparison charts and helps to calculate prices even in remote areas.
Here, we have ten popular apps to make your travel exciting through text, call, navigation, planning, etc., to help you make good plans for your business trips. So have a happy journey from the next trip.
World Business Travel courtesy of Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee / www.freedigitalphotos.net
Author’s Bio: Linda Jacob is a small business consultant and often has to make business trips to regulate different marketing channels. She has used these apps, and she was satisfied with the results. Therefore, she shares them in this blog to help her readers with their business trips.
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