I travel, a lot. My travel jaunts to various locations vary from work related travel to fun related spots for shred and related adventure.
I’ve learned that no matter how much you travel and how well you plan, things can always go awry, and you can always use a hand in streamlining the planning process and having quick fire solutions for snags on the go.
As the snow starts to fall across the globe, I won’t leave home without these handy dandy iPhone apps to keep me organized, sane, looking cool, and save me a bundle of green.
SEAMLESS TRAVEL IN STYLE
These app’s will keep you in check and travel with pizazz.
EASY RIDER: An Army of Drivers at Your Command
We don’t know why you’re going to Rio for the long weekend. We don’t care. We just won’t rest until we’re sure you’re going to make your flight. With this thing, you’ll book a car right when you need it, then track it. (It’s good in more than 100 countries.) It’s a wonderful life.
GroundLink, get picked up here
ON THE MAP: 700 Maps. No Folding Required.
A string of vacation days are taking you to some far-flung spots (plenty of thanks to give in Honolulu). You’ll need maps. This has ones for more than 700 cities, and you can look at them when Google Maps stubbornly refuses to work. (Maybe your stand-up paddleboard tour will have cell phone reception next year.)
700 City Maps, be the master of everywhere here
THE TERMINAL: Dinner, Delivered to Your Gate
You’re in the security line at O’Hare (or JFK, or St. Paul). Your shoes: nestled securely in the bin, next to your dignity. At that moment, you’ll use this and order up dinner—which will be waiting for you at the gate. (Yes, Chili’s Too is an option. No comment.)
B4 You Board, bring the airport bar to you here
NEXT FLIGHT: Change, At Your Finger Tips
The biggest hassle of your ski vacation can often be dealing with flight logistics. This app allows you to track scheduled departures from thousands of airlines and airports. Want to extend your trip? Flight grounded by a blizzard? Next Flight allows you to sift through different carriers and puts you back in control of your flight itinerary.
Bailing is now OK, the choice is yours here
PACK SMARTER: Not Harder
You might wonder why you’d need an app to help you pack your bags, but just wait until a bad TSA worker steals something from your or your bag gets lost. Having an inventory will suddenly seem worth the trouble. PackTM is a very simple bag-packing app that’ll let you put together your bag inventories for multiple trips. To avoid re-entering items, you have a master catalogue to keep track of the items you pack. While PackTM will cost you $2, if you only need to keep track of one trip at a time the free version (Pack Free) will work just fine.
The future of travel organization awaits, your neatly packed shred pack can be found here
SHRETASTIC TIMES
Once you’ve arrived to your snow destination, you may need some virtual mountain guidance, a place to lay your head and après ski advice.
THE MAP: Custom Built
More than just another trail map app, the RealSki app allows users to point the iPhone camera, scan the mountain and this nifty app will overlay an augmented view labeling markers, ski runs, chairlifts, and other points of interest. RealSki from RTP offers a nice interplay between the iPhone’s mapping, camera, GPS, and 3G features all synthesized into one sharp app.
Create your own mountain map, the land is your oyster here
STEEP AND DEEP: Recorded For Your Viewing Pleasure
This new app records the steepness and speed of your run so that you finally have proof to back-up your bragging to friends at the end of the day. Phresheez includes a function that tracks all the members of your ski party on the mountain and makes meeting up on the slopes even easier. This app is also set up to upload your run maps directly to Facebook.
Bragging rights earned, now show them off here
HotelPal: On The ground- Need a Bed
While it is always recommend securing a hotel at your destination before you travel, it’s understandable that sometimes sorting those details out once you arrive just can’t done. Created with these scenarios in mind, HotelPal uses the iPhone’s GPS functionality to show all the hotels around you. Going further, it also allows users to view rates after inputting their desired length of stay, see pictures of the hotel in question and view a compatible list of the hotel amenities. In other words, it’s a great way to avoid endless drives searching for vacancy signs.
Sleep peacefully; find your temporary lair here
Airbnb: Home Away From Home
The company that has revolutionized the way people book their vacation accommodations now has an app to match. With a couple of taps on your phone, you can find available residences, book them, communicate with the property’s owner, score crazy-cheap time-sensitive deals, and much more. Plus, you can access your online profile so that you can upload freshly taken pics in real-time.
Find your perfect snow home, it’s easy here
Foodspotting: Eat The Way You Imagine You Should On Vacation
Perfect for travelers in search of the best restaurants, this app is powered bu users’ own reviews and pics, making it a foodie‘s best friend. For each city, users can browse the app’s selections alphabetically, by category, rank, and even neighborhood location. Naturally, you can also search for nearby restaurants on the list based on your current GPS location.
Eating is heavenly; pick your version here
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