Avoiding the busy nature of traveling, it becomes important to consider using these seven tools to plan your next business trip.
1. GateGuru
GateGuru gives you a door-to-door solution for your travels, such as receiving updates and alerts to any delays, gate changes, layovers, or time adjustments. All you need to do is input your upcoming trips and GateGuru automatically takes care of the rest. You can easily discover the food options at various terminals and even rent a car with this app.
2. Travel Ticker
Travel Ticker offers users the opportunity to get the best hotel deals. As a business traveler, you do need to understand the pros and cons of places you will be staying. Travel Ticker offers you a detailed comparison of a number of hotels and allows you to find the optimal choice which suits your needs and expectations. This tool helps you with your hotel choices.
3. Wi-Fi Finder
When you are traveling it is important for you to stay connected. However, it can be difficult to find a Wi-Fi hotspot while you are traveling. Wi-Fi Finder is an app that helps you stay connected while you are traveling. With more than 650,000 locations in more than 140 countries, this tool will help you find both free and paid Wi-Fi while you are on the go.
4. Points
Points.com is a site where you can add up your reward points from different programs, such as popular airlines, pharmacies, and banks. You can either buy more miles or points to get more points. You can also exchange your miles with other users or redeem your points. If you are a frequent flier who has more miles built on a bunch of different airlines, you can use this tool to get a free flight.
5. Expensify
It can be a huge pain keeping track of receipts when you are traveling. To have a full report of your expenses, Expensify will import your expenses straight from your credit card or bank account. This app makes putting together your expense reports seamless and easy. It doesn’t matter if it is cash or the money in your bank account, Expensify will log it in your expense report.
6. AllSubway
AllSubway is an app that doesn’t want you to get lost. Getting around in over 160 cities in the world becomes easy and less painstaking with AllSubway. Whether it is London or New York, this is one tool that will help you navigate your way through different subway systems with ease.
7. XE Currency
XE Currency is an app that helps you convert your currency into the local currency you are in. With more than 180 currencies, this tool is free and easy to use, helping you know the latest currency exchange rates. Even when you are offline, the app stores the last updates exchange rates so you can still access it.
8. Yelp
If you are a food aficionado and are concerned about new diets or cuisine, you need this tool. In between your meetings and the business you accomplish, Yelp serves you excellent reviews and directions to the best restaurants around. With this app you can have the menus on your phone and know what you should treat yourself with at the end of the day.
Conclusion
Before you travel for your next trip, make sure you have these tools (or at least some of them) to make you itinerary easier to accomplish. Featured photo credit: http://www.picjumbo.com via picjumbo.com
