7 travel apps you should have on your phone during your next vacation

Technology has made our daily lives so easy, hasn’t it? Now everything you need has an app- and we can’t be thankful enough for it. When comes to travelling, technology has an even greater significance- what with apps that help you solve any problem you are bound to encounter during a vacation in an unknown land.

Have apps, with travel smarter!

Make use of your smartphone and download these seven cool travel apps that are bound to make your trip non-fussy and the best, ever.

Theuy’ll help you out the world in a pocket- literally!

1. A packing app

PackPoint

Say goodbye to packing bloopers with PackPoint! This personal packer customises your packing list after you provide it with necessary partiuclars like destination, date of travel, activities and events. And, voila. You now have a checklist of stuff that you should not leave home without.

2. A translation app

Google Translate

If you’re travelling to a foreign land and have no idea how the phonetics works, then Google Translate is your best bet. It will act as your personal language superpower and help you translate from up to 90 languages. And if the foreign babble is in text and not in spoken form, this app also allows you to conveniently point your camera at the image for a quick translation! You can also type, draw or speak words into it if you find yourself linguistically challenged on foreign shores.

3. A trip organiser app

TripIt

TripIt will automatically create a trip itinerary for you. All you'll have to do- besides pack- is forward all your confirmation emails for flights, car rentals, hotel bookings and dinner reservations- to TripIt- and it will assemble all in a neat itinerary for you. As simple as that!

4. A currency converter app

Easy Currency Converter

This is one useful app that will help you out when you're shopping, sight-seeing or just counting the moolah left before you go partying again. This power packed genie converts up to 180 currencies from around the world besides providing live feeds for exchange rates. You can also use it offline. Pretty much all you need while travelling overseas.

5. A local food places app

Zomato and Foodspotting

The restaurants are not going to find themselves, are they? That's where Zomato, present in 23 countries around the world, steps in. Other than helping you choose your restauarnt for the moment, it also helps in useful stuff like online ordering, table reservation and cashless payment. There is another app like Zomato but with a slight gastronomical twist, called Foodspotting. It points you in the right direction in terms of a specific dish you may be salivating for; not restaurant. This app- with extremely well-shot photos- is for the real foodies.

6. A budgeting app

YNAB- You Need A Budget

You don't have to be a budget traveller to need this app. This budget guru is less about curbing your expenses and more about making you aware of them. This way, you can easily keep track of your expenditure as you go; instead of ending each day in your hotel room with a pad, pencil and calculator.

7. A WiFi spotter app.

WiFi Finder

This one is not only a keeper but also a lifesaver. I mean, what do you do with an app unless you have WiFi? Track free WiFi hotspots on a map in the area you are in. The app also helps you get to those places-directions and all. Best app ever? We certainly think so.

(This post is in association with Skyscanner)