There’s a lot that goes into traveling, from choosing and saving up for travel expenses to deciding what you need to bring with you. Thankfully, there are a plethora of apps on the market to help simplify the process and make your vacation exactly what it should be: relaxing.
Here are six of those apps.
1. Travel Planning: TripIt
Platforms: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows
No longer do you have to store your flight plans in a different spot than your hotel and restaurant reservations — with TripIt, you’ll have all your travel plans in one place. And all these details will automatically sync to your calendars, making everything about your travel easier, whether for business or pleasure. With TripIt Pro, you can add additional features — like notifications for when a better seat or alternate flights are available or the ability to store your reward program points in the app — for $49 a year.
2. Helping You Save: Unsplurge
Platforms: iOS
There are several apps on the market to help you budget, but Unsplurge is a great one to help you focus on saving for a specific item or event. You can upload a photo of your dream destination to help you stay motivated and track your savings toward your goal. The app also offers savings tips to help you achieve your goal. If you decide to put your trip on a low-interest credit card, for example, you can tell this app that your goal is to get your card paid off sooner so you can have a stress-free vacation. (In the meantime, you can keep an eye on how that balance is affecting your credit by viewing your free credit report snapshot, along with two free credit scores, updated every 14 days, on Credit.com.)
3. Tracking (& Using) Rewards: AwardWallet
Platforms: iOS, Android
If you’re part of several different travel loyalty programs, AwardWallet can make keeping track of those perks easier for you. After all, you don’t want to miss out on using those hard-earned rewards. You may also want to see if you can add to these perks with some of the plastic in your wallet. These stellar credit cards for international travel, for instance, can help you rack up extra points or miles.
4. Figuring Out What to Bring: PackPoint
Platforms: iOS, Android
Packing for vacation is probably one of the worst parts, but this app can help simplify the process for you. PackPoint checks the weather at your destination so you know what you’ll need to bring. You can also tell it what you plan to do on your trip and receive recommendations on how to pack accordingly. Bonus: PackPoint has its own free travel podcast you can enjoy and garner smart travel insights from.
5. Exploring Your Destination: Time Out
Platforms: iOS, Android
You’ll certainly want to discover the best things your destination has to offer once you arrive, and this app can help you do that. Featuring big cities from all over the world, Time Out can give you suggestions on places to dine, grab drinks or even events to attend while you’re in town. And if you’re out and discover something you’d like to share with other travelers, you can do so right on the app.
6. Understanding Different Rates: Units Plus
Platforms: iOS, Android
This is great for those trips you take abroad so you understand currency differences, which can help make purchases (and tipping) easier, but it doesn’t end there. If you’re somewhere with different metrics of speed, weight, temperature or almost anything else, this app can convert the unit for you. Best of all: The app frequently updates, so the exchange rate stays very current.
Longing for the day your bank account can fund that dream vacation? We’ve got 28 (mostly) pain-free ways to save for your next big adventure.
Note: It’s important to remember that interest rates, fees and terms for credit cards, loans and other financial products frequently change. As a result, rates, fees and terms for credit cards, loans and other financial products cited in these articles may have changed since the date of publication. Please be sure to verify current rates, fees and terms with credit card issuers, banks or other financial institutions directly.
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