There are many websites and apps out there with hotel reviews. What’s typically absent is the ability to see these properties side-by-side. Enter SmartDepart. With this app – or through their website – you can sort hotels in a city by price, number of stars, reviews, or amenities. The web version won’t win any awards…
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How Much Compensation Can You Get?
A frequent topic on talk boards is how much compensation is a passenger entitled to when a flight is delayed or canceled. Startup AirHelp might be able to help you. They created a free app to help you get through the maze of receiving the compensation you are entitled to. AirHelp states that only 0.1…
Favorite Photography Apps for Travel
The best camera is the one you have with you, and these days most of us carry one with us almost everywhere. Your cell phone can take some great pictures, and they’re getting to the point where they’re challenging traditional point and shoots. Using your phone as your main travel camera also means one less…
The Best Note Taking Apps for Syncing on the Road
Do your to-do’s always pop into your head when you’ve got paper/pen in hand or a tablet at your fingertips? Yeah, right! They pop up at the most inconvenient times, then you stress about remembering them later. You most likely have a to-do list for work, a to-do list for your household, and a to-do…
Packing List Apps and Ideas
Ever have that nagging feeling that you may have forgotten something important, when it’s too late to go back home to check? Even us seasoned travelers sometimes get to the airport and realize we left something important behind. Rather than having to buy a new toothbrush, phone charger or what-have-you at your destination, it would…
Mileage Tracker Apps
Driving is as big a part of business travel as flying. When getting compensated for your mileage, how do you ensure that your expense reports are accurate? Do you estimate after the trip? Note the miles on your odometer when you pick up your rental car and again when you drop it off? Or do…
Apps for Your Next Road Trip
With over 90% of smartphones operating either Apple’s iOS or Google’s Android operating systems, chances are you’re using some apps on your business trip. Whether it’s a full day of driving, or just a short trip in the rental car from the hotel to the office, these apps for your next road trip should help…
Hipmunk’s Top Features for Searching Airfares
Booking travel can be daunting. There are so many flight, hotel, and car rental sites out there that promise the best deals with the best companies. To stand out from the competition, a site has to develop a unique way to easily book the best trip for you. Hipmunk succeeds with several really useful features. We’ve…
Awesome Airport Grocery App – But You Can’t Use It
Recently, I read about this grocery shopping app and got real excited. Seriously, an app that could go to Whole Foods and do my shopping when I arrive at my destination? Better yet, they will arrange for your grocery shopping when you return from a trip? Sounded too good to be true but what a great…
Presence – A Pretty Neat Smartphone App for Travelers, But …
Some apps are great for travelers so when I discovered Presence, I just had to try it out. It is a free app for all Apple mobile devices (iPhone/iPad/iPod) that creates a remote camera with many potential uses. It requires two Apple products, one to act as the remote monitor and the other to be…
