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Our Top 5 Smartphone Travel Apps

17/02/2015

Here at Travel Insured, we want your holiday to be exciting, calm, relaxing, adventurous and safe - everything but stressful.
 
New apps are available for our smartphones practically on a daily basis and so we have scoured the net to find the most useful apps for travellers:

Top Holiday Booking Apps

Skyscanner

Skyscanner aims to save you time and money by letting you search millions of flights from hundreds of airlines to find the best deal.

You can also download Skyscanner Hotels, which, as the name suggests, compares prices for hotels and allows you to make a booking. The app also offers hotel reviews as well as information on nearby landmarks.

To finish the set, there is Skyscanner-Car Hire which is designed to help you find cheap car hire deals; you can filter the search by vehicle type, fuel type and features.

You can book flights, hotels and car hire from anywhere with these Skyscanner apps. They are multi-award winning apps and available to download free to all smartphone users.



Make Packing Easy and Forget Nothing!

Packpoint


Never forget anything you need for your holiday again when using Packpoint.

Packpoint is a tidy app for iPhone users which helps you pack for your trip, whether it’s business or leisure. The app asks you where and when you are going, how long you are going for and whether you are male or female. You can then specify a range of activities you are planning. For example, will you be travelling internationally, swimming, hiking or travelling with a baby, etc.

Packpoint checks the weather at the place and time of your trip, then calculates a custom packing list based on your answers to the above questions. From the list you can delete items you do not need and add ones the app has missed out and also change the quantity of some items.


Up to the Second Finance App!

XE Currency

With this app you can check rates for all world currencies. It’s easy to use and claims to be completely accurate, due to live currency rates that are updated every 60 seconds! XE Currency also has a handy currency converter so you can calculate prices while you are shopping during your holiday.

With over 25 million downloads, this free and simple currency calculator is a must have for everyone travelling abroad.

XE Currency is a polished app and free for all smartphone users.

http://www.xe.com/apps/

 

Take a Translator with you - Language App

Google Translate/Word Lens

Word Lens is the future. With the Word Lens app you can "see the world in your own language”, invaluable whether you’re dining in Spain or booking a room in Moscow. The app instantly translates foreign text via your smartphone’s camera.

Word lens translates printed words from one language to another, best of all no internet connection is needed, so it works without draining your allowance when you are abroad. It’s available free to download and comes with the ability to translate a set of European languages into English. Other language sets are available as an in-app purchase. It is available for IOS and Android smartphones.

http://questvisual.com/


Know what's there - Sightseeing App

World Explorer

World Explorer is a world travel guide in your pocket. The app has information on 850,000 points of interest around the world.

You can either type in the name of the place you are visiting for a list of interesting things to see and do or, if you are already at your destination, you can use the app's GPS feature to find your location. It will then give you a list of museums, landmarks, monuments and the best places to visit near to where you are.

For more detailed information, the app lets you link to Wikipedia to serve up pictures and detailed information.

World Explorer is free to download for IOS, Android and Windows.


Your Travel Insurance Information


Lastly, don’t forget your Travel Insurance documents and contact numbers – we will send them to your smartphone on request – no app required!

This product is provided to Travel Insured by goodtogoinsurance.com who are appointed representatives of Ancile Insurance Group Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority – no.471641 By clicking the box at the foot of this page, you will be taken to our dedicated travel insurance site provided by goodtogoinsurance.com where you will be able to get a travel insurance quotation and view full policy information. The quotation you will obtain is provided on a non advised basis which means that no advice is given or implied and you are solely responsible for deciding whether the policy is suitable for your needs. Contact us if in doubt or if you require advice.

This insurance would meet the demands and needs of someone who wishes to insure their trip away from their home for cancellation costs, medical expenses and other specific risks required for that trip according to their individual circumstances..


If you experience any problems when using the site, contact us on 0845 850 1066.

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This product is provided to Travel Insured by Ancile Insurance Group Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority - no.471641. By clicking the box at the foot of this page, you will be taken to our dedicated travel insurance site provided by Ancile Insurance Group Ltd where you will be able to get a travel insurance quotation and view full policy information. The quotation you will obtain is provided on a non advised basis which means that no advice is given or implied and you are solely responsible for deciding whether the policy is suitable for your needs. Contact us if in doubt or if you require advice.

This insurance would meet the demands and needs of someone who wishes to insure their trip away from their home for cancellation costs, medical expenses and other specific risks required for that trip according to their individual circumstances..

If you experience any problems when using the site, contact us on 0845 850 1066.

I have read and understood the above detail.

click here to obtain an online quote

This product is provided to Travel Insured by Ace European Group Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority – no.202803. By clicking the box at the foot of this page, you will be taken to our dedicated business travel insurance site provided by Ace European Group Ltd where you will be able to get a travel insurance quotation and view full policy information. The quotation you will obtain is provided on a non advised basis which means that no advice is given or implied and you are solely responsible for deciding whether the policy is suitable for your needs. Contact us if in doubt or if you require advice.

This insurance would meet the demands and needs of a business which wishes to insure business trips away from the UK for cancellation costs, medical expenses and other specific risks required for that trip according to their individual circumstances..

If you experience any problems when using the site, contact
us on 0845 850 1066.

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