Five ways to use a smartphone while travelling

Whether you are bored on the plane, or you have to research a restaurant, hotel or resort after climbing out of the cab in a strange land, a smartphone can really come in handy.

Still, making the most of your travel plans is not always easy. When using your imagination is not enough, it’s a good idea to take a look at some of the most useful ways to use your phone during your travels.

A smartphone can be extremely useful while travelling, since these days you can do almost anything with apps. Not only are you able to use the Internet effectively to get yourself out of a bind, but advanced messaging apps, applications for minimising data usage and many other useful and entertaining solutions are also available.

Here are five of the most fun, efficient and interesting ways to use your phone while travelling:

Flight search apps like ‘Google Flight’ will help you get all the info you need on upcoming flights, round trips, one-way tickets and the perfect discounts for saving up a few dollars on your journey.

There are also flight and ‘hotel search’ apps you can consider that also give you a lot of insight on available hotel vacancies in the area you are travelling to. Details about rooms, apartments and accommodation amenities, as well as reviews about the best services in town will also be included if you use apps like Hipmunk or Hotel Tonight.

Highway exits can be easily monitored by phone and will help you avoid getting lost and missing your exit at inopportune moments. You can use apps such as ‘iExit’ to get all the information you require.

Need help finding the best restaurants, shops, cafes and even antique stores? ‘Yelp’ comes to the rescue, and it can quickly and easily be accessed from your phone to give you perfect insight on all that and more.

You can even get information about the transit system and when the next bus or train arrives in the area you are located in. Apps such as ’Transit’ will help you at a single glance.

Of course, all of these methods are much easier to put into action, if you have a good data plan, especially when you’re travelling abroad. Roaming can be very expensive and there are lots of other challenges you will have to face. Fortunately, there are other alternatives.