At our last Thursday CONNECT meeting of the spring, an enterprising and well-traveled group, led by member Dan Keyport, pulled together a list of smartphone apps that they find useful when traveling. Here they are, in no particular order.
- Airline Apps (e.g., Delta, United, American)
- Cruise Line Apps (e.g., Norwegian, Carnival)
- MyTSA (Wait times!)
- ArriveCan (Preload passport info for frequent Canada Travelers or Calgary Rotary Convention goers)
- Uber/Lyft/Grab (in Asia)
- Turo (Peer-to-peer rental car service)
- VRBO/Airbnb (Lodging)
- Airbnb Experiences – Highly recommend!
- Tours by Locals
- Booking.com
- Places Been (Who doesn’t like keeping track!)
- Google Translate
- Xe (Currency converter calculator)
- Trip Advisor (reviews and recommendations for restaurants and attractions)
- Rome2Rio (route planning)
- Kayak
- Google Flight
- CityMapper (local transit info)
- Flight Aware (get the big picture on your flight)
- Seat Guru (find the best seats)
- All Trails (detailed trail maps)
- WhatsApp (essential communication tool internationally)
- SNCB (Rail service in Europe)
- Rotary Club Locator (Find the nearest meeting! Be sure to confirm date/time/location using the contact info provided)
- AXUS – (Supplied by some Travel Agents to help manage your essential travel information)
- Units Plus (converts everything — distance, volume, temperature, and currency)
- https://www.seat61.com (
train website – no app)
