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iPhone apps for the road warrior

Updated on: 08 May,2009 10:05 AM IST  | 
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Spend a lot of time travelling? Here's a selection of nifty travel applications for users of the iPhone and iPod Touch

iPhone apps for the road warrior

Spend a lot of time travelling? Here's a selection of nifty travel applications for users of the iPhone and iPod Touch

There are a lot of applications available for the iPhone, but knowing which one to download is not always so easy.

While there are apps to suit all tastes, tools that deal with travelling are especially useful for people who might have to travel to cities that they are not familiar with. This list may prove helpful to you if you are the sort who lives out of a suitcase most of the month.


>>World Nomads: A series of free language guides for adventure travellers. It gives you conversational language lessons, plus about 50 basic phrases to help keep you travelling safely.

>>AroundMe: Offers a complete list of all businesses in the category you have tapped on, along with the distance from where you are.

>>Free Wi-Fi Finder:
JiWire's Global Free Wi-Fi app uses your iPhone's GPS to locate free Wi-Fi Internet access.

>>AirportStatus:
Lets you know the status of airports: whether there's bad weather or other airport problems.

>>Quintessentially:
Quintessentially City Guide offers free and easy access to a wealth of travel information.

>>Roadtrippr:
Helps you search for places based on where you are, and get directions right to them.

>>Language Translator:
Translates words, phrases, sentences and whole paragraphs of text between languages.

>>Choice Hotels:
Use Choice Hotels International to book from a list of more than 5,800 hotels anywhere.

>>Hotels.com:
Search for hotels near your current location, or by city, airport, landmark or address. Sort your search results by price, guest rating, star rating, or hotel name.

>>Urbanspoon:
Shake your iPhone and the Urbanspoon slot machine will pick a good restaurant for you to try.

>>Traveler:
Finds all travel information you need. Travel guide, restaurants, hotel reviews in cities throughout the world.

>>Trapsters:
Trapster alerts you as you approach police speed traps, red light cameras, and speed cameras.

It works using the GPS and Wi-Fi location capabilities of your iPhone.

Especially for India
>>Indian Flights: Lets you check the status of all flights in India. It gives you info from 12 Airline carriers running between 83 cities.
>>India Travel Guides: Has a super fast loading page. No Internet connection needed. It provides guides to transport, sights, entertainment.



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