Booking your wellbeing holiday is one thing; getting ready to go, and making sure you make the most of your getaway, is quite another.
We know most of you are armed with the essential survival kit that is the smartphone. That’s why we’ve researched travel apps to help you reduce the stress of planning, packing, navigating and managing your finances while you’re away.
In a series of travel apps reviews, we’ll bring you details of nifty tools that could make your trip even more enjoyable.
Here’s our pick of apps to help you get organised before you set off. To make sure you don’t miss future posts with travel apps reviews and other travel tips, sign up for our regular email updates.
Trip up stress with travel apps?
Ever struggled to find that flight confirmation, hotel reservation or the details of the car-hire pick-up in the maze that is your overflowing inbox? Ever lovingly prepared a neat stack of printed travel arrangements, only to leave them neatly stacked on your desk? Yes?
Well, this one is for you. Just forward all your confirmation emails to TripIt, and this free app will ‘automagically’ produce your very own personal itinerary to make sure you never lose track again. Start banishing stress before you even land at your holiday destination. Free
Remember the milk
Look past the cute cow and the milk reminder (not necessarily something you worry about when you’re away), and you’ll find a great tool that helps you manage hectic schedules, mundane chores and helps you prioritise key dates.
Remember the milk is one of the free travel apps that help you plan your trip. It’s great for organising timings, appointments and every to-do list under the sun, including priorities in the days before you set off. Sun? Did anyone say sun? Free
A wish for genie
Arriving in holiday paradise only to be floored by jetlag can be pretty annoying. You might not be able to change the time zones of Sri Lanka or the Bahamas, but here is a trick that might just help you minimise the time you spend in bed after you arrive.
Enter your flight details and sleeping patterns into JetLag Genie, and it’ll suggest when you should sleep, wake up, sit in the sun or stay in the dark, to get you acclimatised ahead of arrival. If you try it, be sure to tell us if it made your trip that bit more comfortable. £2.29
Pack like a pro
From adventure-packed getaways to relaxing pampering holidays, and weekends to longer escapes, Packing Pro could help you save time and energy in deciding what to bring with you. Give the app your destination, the length of your holiday, and details of your travel buddies, and it will make handy suggestions for essentials and nice-to-haves you can bring. Choose from over 800 items, or add your own. £2.29
Offline mapping
The wildcard among our trip-planning apps. Despite mixed reviews, we’ve thrown in Tourist Eye because of its free offline maps tailored for your getaway. Plan your itinerary and download text, photos and other relevant content before you go to avoid data charges while you’re away. Might be wise to bring one of those old-fashioned fold-out paper thingies too, just in case. Free
Over the coming weeks and months we’ll bring you plenty more travel apps reviews, for apps that suit all sorts of interests and trips. Watch this space, and sign up for our free updates if you don’t want to miss an article.
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