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A signpost in Shoreditch, London, pointing to key destinations like Old Street Station, Hoxton Market, and Liverpool Street Station.
Credit: Made in Shoreditch Magazine

Top Five Free Travel Apps

1. Google Maps unnamed

Available on Android smartphones and tablets, Google Maps sports an easy-to-use interface. The voice-guided turn-by-turn GPS navigation quickly helps you to reach your destination. Alternatively, you could try public transport, cycling or walking directions, instead. Reviews of local entertainment and dining spots are included to plan the best night out. Maps also features the option to tour cities in Street View mode, giving the user 3D panoramic views of restaurants and museums. The user can also sign in to save locations, see recommendations, and access search history.

2. TripAdvisor   TripAdvisor

With over 100 million reviews and opinions by travelers, TripAdvisor displays the lowest air prices, the greatest hotels and restaurants, no matter where you decide to go. Booking options are just a finger tap away. With TripAdvisor you can compare airfares and find great deals, as well as discovering the most ideal hotels with the winners of the Travelers’ Choice Awards. The intuitive community aspect allows you to add restaurants and hotels not yet listed by TripAdvisor.

3. Kayak  Kayak

Kayak compares hundreds of travel apps to find you the best deal. Included are hotels, flight, car search and booking. Added to Kayak are flight trackers and itinerary management. Everything can be booked from the app itself. The status of your flight can be viewed in real time on the app, as well as baggage fees, airline numbers and airport information.

4. Booking.com Booking

Simply install the Booking.com app to get top class hotel deals from over 350,000 properties across the globe. Holiday-goers can also view villas, apartments, bed and breakfast, hostels, and much more. Users can sort by what is important to them from best price to guest review score, and from deals to the distance from the current location. With a tap this travel app can switch to map view to find locations in the user’s preferred neighborhood. Booking.com users can also view over 8 million photos and read reviews from 24 million travelers.

5. Skyscanner Skyscanner

With Skyscanner you can compare 1000s of budget and scheduled airlines and more than a 1,000,000 routes around the planet in mere seconds. It saves the traveler more time and money. You can buy air tickets direct from airlines, or a travel agent, whilst getting the best deals. When busy the user can e-mail flight information to themselves later through the app itself.