100+ Travel Apps and Resources
Planning a trip or thinking about moving abroad?
Check out the latest apps, blogs, websites and resources that we think make travelling and relocating easier, faster and cheaper!
Planning your trip

trip.meย – Find personalised trips & itineraries to destinations all around the world.
Trip Tunerย – Choose the perfect destination for you based on your personal preferences.
Utripย – Plan the perfect multi-city trip in 5 minutes.
My Tabย – Crowd-fund your holiday.
Roadtrippersย – Make a detailed and unique road-trip plan for the US. Expanding internationally next year.
Go Volunteeringย – Find volunteering projects overseas. Use filters to discover the perfect volunteering excursion for you.
Nezasaย – Discover exotic travel routes around the world. Ignite your wanderlust.
Go Pet Friendlyย – Find dog friendly hotels, restaurants, beaches, campgrounds, wineries and more.
Trusted House Sitters – We help home and pet owners find trusted sitters to care for their home and pets while away.
Cranky Conciergeย – Flight and journey planner. And urgent assistance when the worst happens.
GoEuroย – Find the best way to travel in Europe – Rail, Air, Bus, Car … all in one search.
PointsHoundย – Earn air-miles and other rewards while you travel.
Cayole.comย – the only website that offers future cruise price prediction i.e. you can learn whether they should buy a cruise now or wait for a cheaper price.
Top Cashback –ย a free site that helps people save money by giving them a percentage of an online purchase back.
Drungliย – Generate a new adventure instantly, based on your preferences.
3FLOZย -Travel-ready beauty and bathroom products. Airport-proof.
Apps:
Trip Caseย – Free travel planning app.
TripItย – Hugely popular trip-management app. Email confirmation emails to the app and it will populate “auto-magically”
Weekend Student Adventuresย – Find the “Must See's” in European cities, organized by food, night-life, hostels, sights, parks and markets.
Booking flights
Flights with Friendsย – Make planning and booking flights and hotels for groups of friends easier.
dealcheckerย – Compare flights, holidays, hotels and hire cars. A one-stop holiday price comparison website.
Mile Valueย – Get more miles from your airmiles
Last Minuteย – Book flights, hotels and more at the last minute to save money.
Frequent Flyer Academyย – Flight-hacking, discover how to fly for free!
ExpertFlyerย – Find the best tickets anywhere. Free or subscription ($5 or $10 per month) and Freeย Seat Alertsย App.
AZairย – Metasearch engine for mega-cheap flights.
Sky Scannerย – Instant online comparisons for millions of flights on over a thousand airlines, as well as car hire and hotels.
Matrix ITAย – Google's flight search engine. Search the freshest flights straight from the ITA.
Apps:
Flight Awareย – Free flight status app.
Hotels & Rentals
HotelChainsย – online database with over 16000 hotels in 32 countries in Europe
Jetaportย – Group travel and hotel booking experts.
Vacation Home Rentalย – Family-to-family home rental. When a hotel won't do!
Oysterย – Find out what hotels are really like before it's too late.
Tablet Hotelsย – A curated list of the best-of-the-best boutique hotels.
Hotelsย – Find and book hotels anywhere in the world.
Owner Directย – Find world-wide holiday rentals easily.
Lovelyย – Find US rental homes easily.
onefinestay.comย – Stay in someone's house while they're away.
Movebubbleย – Move, manage and maintain your home from anywhere in the world.
Apps:
Lobby Friendย – Connect with other travellers in your hotel.
When things go wrong
International SOSย – Emergency travel, medical and security assistance.
Amber Child Safetyย – Keep you child safe anywhere in the world.
Repair Palย – Find trustworthy mechanics anywhere in the US.
Apps:
iTriageย – Identify symptoms and find local medical care quickly.
ICEย – In Case of Emergency – store all your vital medical and emergency contacts info in one place.
Learn the language
Byvoxย – Communicate between languages via your phone. Connect with professional translators via phone, email or internet via this translation app.
Busuuย – Connect for free with native speakers worldwide and enhance your language learning with interactive courses.
Words & Worlds of New Yorkย – One woman's personal journey through studying 17 different languages using courses available online. Truly inspiring.
Duolingoย – Learn a new language and translate the web at the same time.
Apps:
Word Lensย – Translate languages instantly, with your smartphone camera!
Google Translateย – Translate the lingo on your phone.
Transport
Citymapperย – The best journey planner for London, NYC and Paris.
Shuttle Wizardย – Easy Airport Transportation.
Parkopediaย – Going on a road-trip or hiring a car? Find a parking space anywhere in the world.
Andes Transitย – Extensive bus schedules for South America. Very useful for a huge number of bus routes including any imaginable small town.
Apps:
Best Car Hireย – Hire a car anywhere in the world.
Hop Stopย – Get public transport directions for nearly every city in the world.
Uberย – Hire a private car with your mobile in 19 countries with one click.
Find out about your city
Wiki Voyageย – Find out about every city in the world with this huge Wiki.
Pilotsย – Get unprecedented access to elite travel writers for 1-to-1 advice over the phone.
Peekย – Share & discover peoples favourite way to spend 24 hours anywhere in the world!
LocalGuidingย – Local's from 100+ countries offering great local advice.
Shop Trotterย – High street shopping around the globe, filter by brand and item to find shops in over 80 cities.
Virtual Touristย – Get travel questions answered by real locals.
Trip Advisorย – Huge numbers of reviews and travel guides.
Party Earthย – Find cool things to do in your city.
Nerdy Day Tripsย – Find nerdy day trips in cities around the world.
Spotted By Localsย – Detailed city guides and insider tips written by local people.
Tiplistย – Share and discover lists of things you must do in any city.
Yelpย – Find reviews for restaurants, bars and services in 11 countries around the world.
Apps:
Spotted By Localsย – Local insight for 51 cities around the world a series of blogs and mobile
apps with up-to-date tips by handpicked local writers in 51 cities in Europe and North America.
CityBotย – Create detailed a customised itineraries in 15 major US cities and international cities.
Foursquareย – With over 4.5 billion global check-ins discover what's going on in your city.
Scoutย – Find things to do anywhere. Free iPhone and Android app.
Around Meย – Find nearby ATMs, bars, restaurants and more. Free on Android and iOS.
Notedย – Record your favourite places and services in cities around the world and share with friends (Brand new iPhone app!).
Food and drink in your city
Untappdย – A social network for beer drinkers, what more could you want?!
Find Eat Drinkย – Food and drinks recommendations around the world. Now withย iPhone app!
Apps:
Triposoย – Great offline content available linked to your phones GPS to tell you about interesting places and restaurants near you.
Food Spottingย – Find and share great local dishes. Free on iPhone and Android.
Essential relocation resources
Pet Relocationย – Don't leave family members behind! Relocate your pet internationally.
Constitute Projectย – Read, search and compare constitutions around the world.
Visa Mapperย – Maps which countries require a visa.
Project Visaย – Visa and embassy information for every country.
Meet Upย – Find local people who share your interests to do things with.
Movehubย – International relocation advice and in-depth city guides.
London Svenskarย – Hugely popular expat website for Swedes in London.
Here Barcelonaย – A marketplace for tourists and expats in Barcelona. Find and offer services.
Apps:
XEย – Everyone's favourite currency converter now has a downloadableย app.
More travel apps
Troverย – Discover the world around you through a beautiful mosaic of peoples photos.
Ship Mate Appย – Massively popular cruise app. Book and plan everything for your cruise.
Trail Walletย – For recording your expenses on the go.
Rebtelย – Make calls over WiFi easily and avoid roaming charges.
Spot Caymanย – Everything you might need for the Cayman islands.
View Rangerย – A Must Have for Adventurous Rock-Climbers. Download specialist maps for offline viewing.
Sygicย – Use GPS and maps abroad with no data fees. $10.99 for a month of worldwide maps.
Whats Appย – Share text, pictures and videos with friends around the world over WiFi.
yuilopย – Free worldwide communications over phone data or WiFi – bypass those roaming charges.
Must-read travel blogs and websites
Map Happyย – Practical tips to get you travelling smarter.
All over the mapย – Experimental family travel from two mothers.
Escape Artistesย – Family travel blog from nomadic mother and son duo, Zac and Theodora.
1 dad 1 kidย – Family travel advice from Father, Talon and Son, Tigger.
Travel with Benderย – Travel blog from a whole family of dedicated sojourners.
LL World Tourย – Three-time Emmy award-winning television writer/producer who quit to travel the world.
We said go travelย – Award-winning travel blog from two award-winning travel writers.
Bonjour Parisย – A great resource for any Parisian, expat or tourist in Paris.
Out Of Eden Walk – One journalist retracing mankind's first steps, starting in Africa.
Upgraded Points –ย A handy, in-depth guide to visiting New York City
Fathomย – Detailed travel guides and helpfulย toolsย for your trip.
Stuck in Customsย – The best travel photo blog on the internet!
Video:ย Pack Like a Proย – How to pack like a pro.
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