33 useful apps and services for travelers

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Useful resources to help you plan your trip, prepare the essentials, and be prepared.

Traveling economically

1. Couchsurfing

An international project that allows travelers to find new friends who are ready to take them for the night free of charge and introduce them to their city.

2. Staydu

An analogue of the previous service, within the framework of which a symbolic payment or help with the housework may be provided for the night. Conditions and requirements are discussed in advance.

3. Workaway.info

This service allows you to find volunteer work with residence in more than 135 countries around the world. It can be as simple as helping to clean up houses or doing hard work on the farm.

4. Worldpackers

A similar portal for volunteers, supplemented by a large number of articles and stories about their stay in various countries. There are also convenient mobile applications.

We order air tickets

5. Aviasales

A fast and convenient metasearch for flights that can also search for accommodation options in hotels around the world.

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6. Momondo

A universal service for searching for air tickets, booking hotels and car rental. On the site's blog, you can always find valuable tips from experienced travelers.

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momondo - Cheap Momondo flights

7. KAYAK

This is already a real "combine", able not only to find flights, hotels and cars, but also to link all this in a visual planner. In addition, the service has a function for predicting ticket prices, which is also very useful.

KAYAK: flights, hotels, cars KAYAK.com

KAYAK: flights, hotels, cars KAYAK

We book accommodation

8. Booking

The largest online hotel booking service around the world. Fast, reliable, with good support and bonuses for active users.

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9. Trivago

A more universal service for finding hotels and comparing prices for them online. Data is collected from 238 booking sites, which allows you to jump directly to the best offer without a long search.

trivago: compare trivago hotel prices

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10. Hostelworld

Convenient service for booking hostels around the world. Its database has about 35,000 placement options for any wallet.

Hostelworld: book Hostels Hostelworld.com

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11. Airbnb

The most famous online platform for the rental and delivery of private housing. An excellent option for those who do not use the services of tour operators.

How to rent an apartment through Airbnb →

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We are looking for excursions

12. Tripster

This portal will help you find a local guide who can arrange a personalized tour for you. Also, using this service, you can get answers to the most exciting questions before the trip.

13.izi. TRAVEL

Guide and Russian-language audio guide rolled into one. Before the trip, you can download all the necessary routes and select the most interesting sights.

izi. TRAVEL guide Informap Technology Center

izi. TRAVEL - Guide to Informap Technology Center LLC

We make routes ourselves

14. Sygic Travel

A handy planner with popular tourist routes, offline navigation and tons of auxiliary information. Everything you need is there, from calculating the walking time to forecasting the weather.

Sygic Travel Trip Planner Tripomatic s.r.o.

15. Wikiroutes

A universal guide to public transport around the world with the ability to suggest your own route. The database already contains more than 1,500 cities with prices for travel, schedules and traffic features.

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16. Citymapper

Another useful service for tracking the movement of public transport, including the subway. The app also allows you to build the best routes for pedestrians and cyclists.

More about Citymapper →

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Metro and transport with Citymapper Citymapper Limited

17. Currant

Travel planning portal in Russia. It offers an extensive list of points of interest, marked on a map, and makes it easy to find cafes and hotels nearby.

18. Redigo

A guide to many countries around the world with lots of photos, information about sights and a basic phrasebook in six foreign languages.

Travel guides and offline maps Rambler & Co

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19. TripAdvisor

The largest online resource with reviews and opinions on more than 7 million properties from around the world: housing options, airlines, attractions, restaurants. The service will be useful when choosing hotels and places to visit.

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Tripadvisor: Everything for Travel Tripadvisor

Looking for a car

20. Rentalcars

An international online car rental service working with major suppliers in 160 countries. There are tons of machine options and different rates available.

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21. Sixt

Another well-known car rental service from a well-known German company with thousands of cars in 105 countries.

SIXT: Car rental, carsharing and Sixt taxi

SIXT rent share & taxi Sixt

22. Bla Bla Car

The world's largest international online service for finding car travel companions. The most simple, fast and transparent resource for those who wish to save money on travel.

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We pack suitcases

23. PackPoint

A handy mobile application that helps you pack your bag for a trip. You just need to indicate where, why and how far you are going, and the service will tell you what things you need.

What to take with you on a trip →

PackPoint: Wawwo Stuff List

PackPoint Premium Packing List Wawwo

24. uPackinglist

A similar service for creating lists of things with the ability to integrate entries with the calendar. There is also a weather forecast for the selected date, allowing you to choose the right clothes and accessories for the trip.

uPackinglist list of things NIX Ltd.

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We orient ourselves on the spot

25. HERE WeGo

A navigator with information about traffic jams, a guide to public transport routes and just maps that work even without an Internet connection.

HERE WeGo - City Navigation HERE Apps LLC

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26.2GIS

An ideal travel companion in Russia and beyond. With it, all interesting places, cafes, shops, ATMs, cinemas and other objects will always be at hand, and even offline.

2GIS: offline maps and navigator DoubleGIS, LLC

2GIS: Offline maps and navigator LLC "DoubleGIS"

27. MAPS. ME

An alternative offline option with very detailed maps and a navigator that has the function of building routes for various vehicles, be it a bicycle or a car.

MAPS. ME - Offline maps, navigation and routes MAPS. ME (CYPRUS) LTD

MAPS. ME - Offline Maps, GPS STOLMO LIMITED

Communicating with locals

28. Google Translate

One of the best translators who works offline with 59 languages. Instant translation of inscriptions using a camera is supported, which can be especially useful abroad.

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Google Translate Google LLC

Google Translate Google LLC

29. Microsoft Translator

Analog from Microsoft with phrasebooks and a lot of useful phrases. There is also support for simultaneous translation of speech in split screen mode for conversations in different languages.

Translator Microsoft Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Translator Microsoft Corporation

30. XE Currency

When the language of money comes into play, you need a fast and convenient currency converter like XE Currency. It is able to track changes in rates and make recalculations even without a network connection, based on previously obtained data.

Xe - Currency Converter & Global Money Transfers XE.com Inc.

Xe Currency & Money Transfers XE.com Inc.

31.xCurrency

It is already a more modern application with a minimalistic interface, themes to choose from, and the ability to define local currency according to location.

xCurrency - Bridging All Currencies Travel Tao, Ltd.

Currency converter - xCurrency TRAVEL TAO LIMITED

Looking for free internet

32. WiFi Map

A locator app that lets you find the closest Wi-Fi networks to you. Both free and closed ones are determined, for which there is a password in the service database. The application will help out in countries where Internet access is a problem.

WiFi Map® - Free Passwords, Offline Maps & VPN WiFi Map LLC

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33.osmino Wi-Fi

A similar manager to automatically connect to free Wi-Fi around the world. All access points nearby can be viewed without connecting to the network.

WiFi App: passwords, TSDC hotspots

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