July 16, 2010
iPhone Flight-Tracking App
FlightTrack Pro gives you everything you need to track your flights in real-time. With over 5,000 airports listed and over 1,400 airlines tracked, it’s the most comprehensive flight tracking app in the world. It even has an offline mode for in-flight use. ($9.99)
For more info, click here
March 15, 2010
Travel’s a breeze when you let your smart phone provide key local info, build your travel itinerary and find gates in unfamiliar airports via these handy apps, most of which are free. All are available at Apple’s iPhone App Store and BlackBerry AppWorld.
Wallpaper* City Guides
Wallpaper* magazine has released apps for some of its city guides. Priced $3.99 USD, city-guide apps are available for Amsterdam, Milan, Barcelona, New York, Paris, Berlin, London, Rome, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
Wallpaper* City Guides list top hotels (including which rooms to request), restaurants and bars, along with noteworthy stores, sites and must-see architecture and design.
Click here for more information.
Sportstap
Frequent-travelling sports fans can now stay abreast of their teams’ scores thanks to Sportstap, an iPhone app available for free.
The app tracks the major North American professional sports leagues (NHL, NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball), as well as NCAA, golf, tennis and auto racing.
Click here for more information.
HRS Hotel Finder
Thanks to Hotel Reservation Service’s handy app, business travellers have access to 230,000 hotels worldwide at the touch of a button.
A GPS-based search function lets you find the best hotel offers nearest you. Plus, you can change or cancel your reservation on-the-move. An ‘organization master’ remembers the hotel address and copies the reservation details into your smart-phone calendar and address book.
And you can reserve your corporate rates via your smart phone. Simply enter your customer number and then make reservations at particularly favourable rates.
Available free, for iPhone and BlackBerry.
Click here for more information.
January 18, 2010
Where (BlackBerry and iPhone: Free)
A local portal that connects you with the vital information you need when travelling on business. Local info includes weather, news, restaurant reviews, a store locator for top brands of your choice, cheap gas, traffic updates, movie show times and trailers, and the ability to connect with other people, anywhere, for a quick chat.
Click here for more information.
WorldMate (Blackberry and iPhone: Free)
WorldMate builds your business-travel itinerary and puts it on your phone, automatically synchronizing your agenda with your mobile device. The itinerary includes all your travel bookings flights, hotels, car rentals, etc. plus your meetings. Everything is synchronized with the WorldMate Live online travel planner and with your calendar, making it easy to share with your colleagues or assistant.
Click here for more information.
My Gate Maps (iPhone: $2.99)
When you don’t have a minute to spare looking or asking for directions as you rush through unfamiliar airports, My Gate Maps lets you find your way easily and smoothly from gate to gate, a boon when you’re in a hurry and don’t have time to ask for directions. The app also locates each airport’s concessions.
Click here for more information.
November 23, 2009
iTranslate
iTranslate allows you to translate whole sentences – in 42 languages, including Chinese, Hebrew, Indonesian and Swedish. You can e-mail translated text and the app boasts a beautiful user interface. Free.
Click here for more information.
Pocket Sherpa
Puts you directly in touch with those-in-the-know – locals who can make your visit more enjoyable. An invaluable source for local services, by providing links to local newspapers, databases and even Twitter posts. Free.
Click here for more information.
Currency
This handy app provides up-to-date exchange-rate information for over 90 currencies and 100 countries, so you always know how much your money is worth. Supports all 18 languages that the iPhone and iPod touch support. Free.
Click here for more information.
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