top 5 traveling apps
Top 5 apps for Traveling
With summer finally here, tourists will be hitting their holidays whether it be abroad or domestic, killing time on the journey will be key. When going away, it is important to know what is going on and where you can enjoy the culture to its fullest.
There are many recommendation sites that aim to provide a service within this industry, such as TripAdvisor and Yelp. However, these apps offer the information required to get the most out of your holiday and keep you entertained at the same time.
Gogobot
https://itunes.apple.com/app/gogobot/id459590827?mt=8&ls=1
Within the last few weeks Gogobot provided its customers with a complete redesign, which makes the app easier to use in terms of trip planning and organisation. Also, the company has enhanced the visual display for better use. Recommendations include lodging, dining and entertainment.
Gogobot has a unique way of grouping its travelers, labeling them as ‘tribes’ allowing them to recommend restaurants and activities to suit them. According to its founder Travis Katz, the idea behind Tribes is to portray information based on what people with similar travel styles have enjoyed. This gives the service a more personal feel.
Locish
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/locish/id598278416?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo=4
Locish co-founders Alexis Christodoulou and Grigoris Zontanos set out to address the problem of a “one-size-fits-all” approach for online recommendations.
With this app, the main aim is to save time. When looking at holidays we often spend a remarkable amount searching vigorously for what sort of activities the destination has to offer. Also, when looking for reviews, more often than not, its liking searching for a needle in a haystack. Even we do find a good review, the information provided can be quite vague or lackluster. As an app, Locish allows you create your own personal preference page so you can build up a recommendation platform based of specific information, rather than unwanted and useless words.
Nara
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nara-personalized-recommendations/id562989437?mt=8
The key aim of Nara is to enable the customer to save time when browsing reviews. Born in Cambridge, Nara is another app that was created to put an end to the needless searching of poor reviews and recommendations. The app uses computational neuroscience to build a firm choice of selected information based on the traveller’s personal preference is.
Paddy Power
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/paddy-power-for-iphone-sports/id382030091?mt=8
Paddy Power have totally excelled themselves with their betting app
as they have produced on of the best look, most functional and largest
mobile betting market selection of any app currently in the industry.
So whilst you’re on your travels make the most of this great app and you can play Paddy Power mobile bingo on your iPhone.
Conde Nast Traveler’s Gold List
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/conde-nast-traveler-gold-list/id871039115?ls=1&mt=8
This week has seen Condé Nast Traveler unveil a brand new travel app that collects information from all of the hotels, resorts, cruises, restaurants and bars recommended in the issues of their magazine, and organises them based on information required. The service also includes a section for the more lavish customers, providing a definitive guide to all of the ‘posh properties’. Labeled the ‘Gold List’, it shows recommendations from VIT’s (Very Important Travelers) and they include stylist Ann Caruso, artist Natasha Law and hotelier Jeff Klein.
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