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No matter where you look in the airport, train station, or bus stop, you’ll find people with their heads down staring at a handheld of some sort. Many of them are even searching desperately for quick travel information<\/a>\u00a0to get where they’re going.\u00a0Unfortunately, you sometimes see people doing the same thing while driving to their destinations. Sidebar: not cool, stop doing that.<\/p>\n

To avoid the hassle of finding last-minute directions and details, you need to know which travel apps to load on your smartphone to help make your trip as smooth as can be–and you really should do that before you leave the house. We decided to do the research for you and here are what we think are the top travel apps for people on the go.<\/p>\n

Cheap Gas:<\/strong>\u00a0This one shows you where to get the cheapest gas wherever you are. It\u2019s a free app that uses your handheld’s GPS system to pinpoint where you are, and then lists all the gas prices within a certain radius.<\/p>\n

Zagat<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Gives you <\/strong>access to restaurant reviews and ratings from Zagat Guides. Browse online or off to find the closest Thai take-out, 50s diner, or fine dining restaurant. Very handy when you’re in a strange city.<\/p>\n

UrbanSpoon:<\/strong>\u00a0With this little app all you have to do is shake your phone and watch the dials spin like a slot machine .When it stops, up pops a guide to the best local restaurants. It\u2019s a fun, free app.<\/p>\n

Where<\/strong>: Need to know what\u2019s around you within a few blocks? This app helps you find everything from Starbucks to movie theaters and show times. Another free app.<\/p>\n

Find My iPhone<\/a>: <\/strong>Obviously this one\u00a0helps you \u2026 yep, you guessed it \u2026 find your phone! A few simple setup steps and if you leave it somewhere accidentally, you can view a map on any computer to see where you left it. You can also send a message to help retrieve it, and remotely erase its data.<\/p>\n

Wi-Fi Finder<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t pay int\u2019l data rates, just find the nearest Wi-Fi signal. This finder tracks over 200,000 hotspots in 135 countries. This one’s free, too.<\/p>\n

HD Video recording<\/strong>: This app is built into the new iPhone, so you don\u2019t have to download it. It allows you to film every memorable moment of your life in 1080p HD, which makes your vids crystal clear.<\/p>\n

Do you have a few favorite travel apps that our readers might find really handy? We want to hear from you, please share it with us below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No matter where you look in the airport, train station, or bus stop, you’ll find people with their heads down staring at a handheld of some sort. Many of them are even searching desperately for quick travel information\u00a0to get where they’re going.\u00a0Unfortunately, you sometimes see people doing the same thing while driving to their destinations. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[3617],"tags":[],"modified_by":"Amanda Stancati","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22316,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions\/22316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}