Whether it's organizing your once-in-a-lifetime trip, finding a nearby restaurant, or coming up with a quick foreign translation, travel apps have the ability to make your upcoming honeymoon a lot more convenient. Check out these useful tools below and see how a few quick downloads can assure of a smooth trip from start to finish.
When it comes to travel planning and organization, Trip It stands out as the leader of the pack. Access flight, hotel, restaurant, and vacation specifics and easily manage your honeymoon with one master itinerary. Couples can keep their trip organized in one spot, complete with confirmation numbers, reservations, maps, helpful links, contact info, and more.
Cost: Free.
Compatible With: iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android.
TripAdvisor is an ideal application for couples to use before and during the honeymoon. Access thousands of user-generated reviews of hotels, restaurants, and sights and then figure out which are best suited for you. It's especially helpful during your trip if you've missed a flight or travel plans changed and you need to find accommodations fast. The ability to sort results by price, rating, type of accommodation and neighborhood is also a highlight.
Cost: Free
Compatible With: Android, iPhone and iPad.
Get live flight arrivals and departures information for any airport in the world. Updated every five minutes, you'll be able to view all flight information in real-time no matter where you are. The app also lets you easily share flight info with friends and family via e-mail, Twitter or Facebook.
Cost: $3.99
Compatible With: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android.
Get the local scoop through Yelp, particularly helpful when searching for a bar, restaurant, or nearby attraction. Millions of reviewers have added their ratings to more than 12 different categories, from eating to shopping and drinking. Simply read the reviews and ratings to narrow down your choices and come up with a plan. Yelp also provides detailed contact info and maps to aid with your selections. It also works everywhere from big cities to rural towns.
Cost: Free
Compatible With: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, Blackberry and Palm Pre
Need to figure out the exchange rate on the go? Traveling to a number of countries and need updated currency information? Through MoMPF Currency Converter, users have the ability to get daily updates of exchange rates for more than 30 currencies. Downloaded rates are also stored in your device for use at another time, even when you aren't connected to the web.
Cost: $0.99
Compatible With: iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
Looking for a walking tour of a historic city but would rather ditch the touristy group tour? Well, Pocket Guide offers a collection of audio tours featuring the best attractions and local sites within many of Europe's top tourist destinations. Simply, it's like having a local tour guide in your pocket. Meanwhile, the app also features a number of tours with different themes - sure to fit anyone's style or interests. Plus, it doesn't require an internet connection. Once you've downloaded the contents, the applications will work in offline mode. Notable cities include Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Dublin, London, Paris, Prague, Rome and Vienna.
Cost: Free for application, but fees apply for In-App City Guides, usually between $2.99-$5.99
Compatible With: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android.
Use Google Translate to interpret text between 58 languages. This simple and extremely useful app enables you to speak the text instead of typing it in 15 languages, though typing works just as well. Then listen to your translations spoken aloud.
Cost: Free
Compatible With: iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Android
Produced by JiWire, this app gives you mapped listings of the nearest free and paid Wi-Fi areas in your region. Simply just click on an icon and you'll be able to figure out how much the Wi-Fi costs and exactly how to get there. The online database updates weekly and has nearly 500,000 free and paid hotspots in more than 144 countries. Best of all, it even works offline.
Cost: Free
Compatible With: iPhone, iPod and Android