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Gone are the days of visiting your local travel agent or hauling around an obscene number of travel accessories such as travel books, cameras, video cameras, laptops and other paraphernailia. A digital travel revolution is on the rise thanks to smart phones. By simply downloading mobile applications, travellers can book flights and make reservations, automatically check into airports and hotels, use their phones as a GPS device, currency converter, get online maps and driving instructions, organise their travel itineraries, keep close track of their expenses, network, get-up-to-the-minute travel alerts and locate nearby friends and businesses.
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Our favourite top travel apps
Hummba
This all in one mobile application allows you to download free travel audio guides to over 100 countries around the world, and share you travel experiences as they happen in a unique way by allowing uploads of geo-tagged photos, routes and travel posts. Download app
Healix travel
This application helps you find out what vaccinations you need when travelling. It also provides information on travel risks and gives useful health advice. Download app
Tripit
Once travellers have made their reservations, or booked their flights, Tripit is an application that can scan travellers confirmation emails and ensure that they have the flight and hotels confirmation details. Download app
XE Currency Converter
This mobile app converts all currencies and gives the user real-time foreign exchange rates. Download app
Wikitude
See the world with different eyes - your phone's camera that is. Wikitude is an augmented-reality global travel guide which overlays wikipedia and other user-contributed content over the phones camera view, giving you information on your surroundings. Download app
Google translate
Language barriers are always a problem while on the go. This universal translator has more than 50 languages, and travellers can speak the phrases and hear corresponding translations. Download app
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