Did you know that smartphone in your pocket can do a lot more than make phone calls and check emails?

It also can save you a lot of money.

Today’s smartphones contain tons of apps that will help you plan and organize your next business trip.  By using various apps on your smartphone, you’ll save a lot of time and money.

Finding the right travel smartphone apps can be more difficult than booking a flight on TWA or Pan Am.  The Apple App Store alone nearly has half a million apps.

To help you pick out the best travel smartphone apps, we’ve identified the top five smartphone apps for airlines, concierge service, transportation, dining, hotels and more.

See our top travel apps below!

The Top Airline Apps

1. Kayak – Find the best deals on flights with the Kayak app.  Like the website, it is fast and easy to use.  This app recently won a prestigious Webby Award for its design and ease of use.
2. GateGuru – This is a great app to have when you’re in the airport.  Get info on where to eat and more.  You’ll also be able to see your wait times to get into various terminals at the airport.
3. Travelocity – This app allows you to book flights and more.  With the Travelocity app, you also can book hotels, find gas, manage your trip and more.
4. Expedia – Easily look up flights and compare prices with this app.  The Expedia app allows you to sign up for text message alerts to keep track and get reminders of your flights.
5. Orbitz – Book your flights from your smartphone as well as your iPad.  This app allows you to view your flight information anytime anywhere.

The Top Apps To Use At Airport

1. FlightTrack – You’ll never have to look at a flight board again thanks to this app.  With FlightTrack, you can keep an eye on the flight board to see when it boards.  It also has weather maps and route maps.
2. Southwest – If you fly Southwest Airlines, you’ll want this app.  With this app, you can easy check-in to your flight without any hassles.  You can even change your flight status from the app.
3. Delta – Download your boarding passes right onto your phone.  This app also allows you to check flight and weather information.  Additionally, you can access your SkyMiles account right from your phone.
4. AA – The American Airlines app provides tons of convenient features to make traveling easier.  It includes a mobile boarding pass, terminal maps as well as a parking lot reminder feature.
5. United – United Airlines has a solid mobile website for checking flight information.  You can check-in to your flight as well as look at flight mileage as well as other helpful information.

The Top Hotel Apps

1. HotelPal – This app has a great selection of hotels.  It has more than 100,000 hotels worldwide.  It contains easy to use maps and makes it real simple to book a hotel.
2. Priceline Hotel & Car Negotiator – You’ll be able to compare prices on hotels as well as rental cars.  It features live, up-to-date hotel prices.  All you need to do is enter your check-in and checkout dates.
3. HotelFinder – This app compares the rates of different websites, so you find the best hotel rate.  It includes maps, reviews and descriptions of the hotels.
4. Hotels – This is a great hotel app if you own an Android smartphone.  This app uses GPS to find the nearest hotel.  It often helps you find better rates than when you book directly. 
5. Trip Advisor – Find the nearest hotel, restaurant and things to do with this app.  This app is great to start your hotel search.  However, we also would suggest using one of the apps above.

The Top Transportation Apps

1. CarRentals.com – This is the easiest way to book a car rental on the go.  You can search more than 15,000 national and international car rental businesses for the best price.
2. Rental Car Sites — Compare and review prices from all the major rental car companies.  With this app, you can quickly locate the nearest car rental company.
3. Taxi Magic – If you’re looking for a taxi, try using Taxi Magic.  This app allows you to book a taxi as well as track its arrival to your destination.  You can book taxis in the 40 largest cities in the United States.
4. ZipCar – This is an interesting service that allows you to share cars in major cities.  With this service, you share a car with others.  This app helps you book your ZipCar.
5. Cabulous – This is another great app to help you find a taxi in an unknown city.  This app tells you when the taxi driver is on their way.  It’s easy to use, but it’s limited to several cities at the moment.

The Top Dining Apps

1. Urbanspoon – This is by far one of the most popular dining apps.  You can search nearby restaurants using GPS.  Urbanspoon allows you to search by price, food type and location.
2. Yelp! – If you want to read local reviews on restaurants, you need to use the Yelp! app.  This app contains lots of great information about restaurants so you find the right place to eat.
3. Zagat – Zagat has been a go-to source for travelers for years.  Now, travelers can use their smartphones to learn about different restaurants from Zagat.  This is a must have on your smartphone.
4. Citysearch – Like Yelp! Citysearch has lots of great reviews to help make your dining decision a lot easier.  With this app you can discover local restaurants, bars and more.
5. Open Table – Find a restaurant and make reservations right from your phone.  You can search for restaurants by cuisine, price and reservation time.  Not all restaurants participate in app at the moment.

The Top Convenience Apps

1. Expense Tracker – Keep track of important business expenses on the road.  This app allows you to conveniently keep track of your business expenses.  You’ll never need a pad of paper again.
2. Weather App – Need a detailed weather forecast on the go?  The weather app from the Weather Channel will give you current weather conditions no matter where you are located.
3. Wi-Fi Finder – Are you looking for a free wireless internet connection?  With this app, you can find the nearest free Wi-Fi connection no matter what city you are visiting.  This is a must-have app for the business traveler.
4. Kindle – Do you love reading books from your Kindle?  Now read them from your smartphone with this app.  Leave your bulky books and Kindle at home on your next business trip thanks to this app.
5. iClock – If you don’t trust the alarm clock in your hotel room, use iClock.  This alarm clock for your smartphone is easy to use.  It also gives you a weather report right from your phone.

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