The Best Travel Apps to absolutely know in 2022

Because making a travel plan can be hectic and overwhelming, we have compiled the 11 most useful mobile apps to travel in 2022! You can now easily book your trip, find the best things to do in town, plan your journey and budget, access to plenty of tools during your road-trip and share your best travel memories!

The Best Travel Apps to absolutely know in 2022

Skyscanner

- find the best flight deals

Every traveller will tell you they are always looking for the best deal to travel to their next destination – booking a flight has never been that easy with Skyscanner mobile app! You select your destination, your travel dates, your ticket class and there you go – the best deals will appear directly! You can even use the filter option to select specific airlines, timings or price ranges – making your results even more straightforward. News – you can now book a hotel or a car via the same mobile app.

Booking

– find the best hotel deals

One of the leaders in the hotel booking industry, Booking mobile app guarantee the best deals while looking for a room wherever is your destination. You only need to enter your destination, date of stay and number of travellers – Booking mobile app will show you a long list of results classified by score attributed by travellers’ reviews. You can also make your research via the map, so you can find accommodation close to touristic places. However, be aware that for some countries, the taxes are not included in the price listed.

Trotter

– plan your trip

From planning your next trip to creating a Travel Guide you can share with the community, Trotter mobile app is so far the best in its category! You will be able to list the best attractions in one place and add comments to guide you during your journey. Another great option is the download icon to be able to access all your planning offline! And if you require some help, you can always ask tips to other travellers in the newsfeed section. 

Rome2rio

– find the best way to reach your destination

Travellers will love the Rome2rio mobile app for its simplicity and straightforward feedback. Indeed, to go from point A to B, it will find all possible transportation options (car, bus, train, boat, plane) and describe each of them with a type of transportation, timing, price range, travel map and ticket booking website.

Uber

– find a driver in your area

Available in big cities around the world, Uber mobile app is one of the leading transportation services. You will need to create your profile with your preference of payment, and then in just a click with your address of the destination, you can order a ride to the drivers nearby. The cost of the ride is indicated at the beginning of the trip, so you won’t have to argue with the driver about it. Also, you can follow your entire trip live via the GPS map. Uber mobile app recently added additional services such as carpool and shuttle bus, offering competitive trip cost.

Easy currency converter

– get instant currency rates

Travelling to a new country often implies a change of money and let’s be honest, none of us knows the value of each currency by heart. Easy Currency Converter mobile app will be helping you make the money conversion – you just need to select the two currencies to compare! Additional information such as the currency fluctuation during a time-period to select manually is also available. 

Google Translate

– translate every language

Because travelling abroad means sometimes to be facing a language barrier, Google Translate mobile app will be your life saver as it can translate more than 100 foreign languages to your mother tongue. Very intuitive, Google Translate mobile app proposes to choose from direct writing, scanning a picture of the text you need to translate or even straight talk through the microphone. Another good thing, it keeps a list of your last researches, so you don’t have to look for it again!

Fizzer

– send a personalized postcard

Sending a postcard is becoming rarer nowadays, however, anyone receiving one will tell you how happy they were when reading these few words coming from the other side of the world! So let’s keep this travel tradition strong! With Fizzer mobile app, you can send your most beautiful travel memoriesin few clicks only – choose a theme among the + 1,000 available, add your pictures, write your message on the back with a personalized signature and your postcard is ready to go! The postcard will be sent in the next 24 hours via post office from France. The service includes the postcard printing, envelop and stamp and cost only 2.13 £ per shipment. 

Cheerz

– print your favourite memories

After a travel adventure, we all want to share these beautiful memories! Some do it online via social media or blog, but others prefer to keep a more concrete souvenir such as a photo album, a poster or simply individual pictures! Cheerz mobile app is user-friendly and delivers excellent quality pictures. The good thing about this app, you can choose from many photo formats, letting space for your creativity! My favourite ones are the fridge magnets and the Cheerz picture boxes that you can customize.

TripIt

-Your itineraries and documents in one place

​TripIt declutters your itineraries and documents by keeping them organized in one place. You can set your reservations to be automatically sent to TripIt, which will let you view travel confirmations, flight itineraries, tickets, hotel and Airbnb booking info, rental car reservations, ferry tickets and driving directions without ever leaving the app.

TripIt also makes it simple to share your trip plans with whoever is picking you up from the airport or train station, or anyone else who may need to coordinate with you or know what your travel plans are. TripIt Pro subscriptions cost $49 per year and include extras like real-time flight alerts, security wait times,  baggage claim info and updates on your loyalty reward programs. If your employer uses Concur, you may be eligible for a free TripIt Pro subscription. TripIt users can now even download the app to their Mac desktop.

LoungeBuddy

- ​access to premium airport lounges around the world

​LoungeBuddy offers access to premium airport lounges around the world, regardless of the airline or class you’re flying. When you create a trip in the app, it tells you which lounges you have access to based on the airports you’ll be transiting through, as well as how to purchase access if you don’t already have it. You can purchase access on the day you’re traveling or up to two months in advance if you’re the plan-ahead type. If you prefer to search by lounge or lounge program, the app will tell you exactly what is needed to use them.

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VISION Destinations | Updated March 22