The most important thing is that these applications are all international applications, helping you to use them even when you want to travel abroad and save costs to the maximum. Let's take a look at the top 9 applications that are voted by travel addicts as a must-have this travel season.
1. The world's most popular and quality ride-hailing app Uber
Topping the list of most voted by tourists is Uber. Uber is the fastest growing ride-hailing app in the world today. Currently, Uber is present in nearly 500 cities worldwide, especially with its algorithm, Uber's app always scores points for its simplicity, speed, and convenient card payment. Uber's fares are also always competitive, so you don't have to worry too much about your budget.
Uber also gives its customers 2 options to travel by car or motorbike so you can freely choose the form of transportation you like. With just 1 step of installation, you can use this application in Vietnam and globally.
2. CouchSurfing “stay-at-home” service
CouchSurfing is an app that allows users to stay for free for those who like to meet and chat with budget travelers and backpackers.
CouchSurfing not only offers free accommodation around the world, but also gives you the opportunity to actually communicate with locals, learn more about the language and culture, and make local friends.
The interesting thing about CouchSurfing that is different from other accommodation finding applications is that it costs you absolutely nothing, because you will sleep on the homeowner's sofa and bring your sleeping bag so you can sleep anywhere without worrying about bothering the homeowner or being cold.
3. Hotel Quickly hotel booking application
Hotel Quickly is an application that has been very popular in the world, and has only recently entered the Asian region but is considered a formidable competitor of Agoda. What makes Hotel Quickly special is the ability to book rooms at the last minute. Imagine that you just booked a room that day but Hotel Quickly can still give you hundreds of options without having to pick up the phone and receive the answer that there are no rooms available. The supplier also announced that Hotel Quickly has exclusive promotional room rates that are on average 28% cheaper than other online agents.
Hotel quickly can operate on iOS, Android and Blackberry 10 platforms, with an interface that supports Vietnamese.
4. XE Currency Exchange application supports foreign currency conversion
Have you ever had a headache when you didn't know the exchange rate when shopping abroad? This is a very convenient currency exchange application when traveling abroad, XE Currency Exchange provides detailed exchange rates of many different currencies around the world, and also helps you calculate the detailed amount when converting currencies between countries.
In addition, this application also updates exchange rates continuously every minute and can convert many different currencies at the same time. XE Currency Exchange can operate on iOS, Android and Blackberry 10 platforms, however, this application does not have an interface that supports Vietnamese.
5. Pack Point luggage arrangement support application
Have you ever had a headache about what to bring and what to leave behind because of the limited capacity of your suitcase? Or have you carefully packed too much but then didn’t need it, or arrived at your destination only to realize you forgot something?
That is why the Pack Point application was born, to help you make your trip much easier. Pack Point will help you analyze your trip, based on the number of days, the weather where you go, the activities you will participate in to list the things you should bring.
Pack Point is supported on iOS, Android and BlackBerry operating systems. The simple interface even without Vietnamese support is also a big plus for this application.
6. Pocket Guide travel guide app
PocketGuide is like a virtual tour guide with all the necessary information for almost every place you go.
Although Pocket Guide information is conveyed by recorded voice in English, Chinese, German, Italian, etc., the most basic information about tourist destinations is displayed in text and helps you know in advance what to prepare before visiting the destination.
You can use the PocketGuide app even when you don’t have an internet connection. No more hiring a private tour guide or lugging around a heavy travel guide on every trip to a new city. Just bring a pair of headphones and a power bank and you can explore the city all day long.
7. Google Directions Apple Maps
Although there are many navigation applications launched regularly with superior features, Google Maps is still the top choice of everyone. Not only providing maps with the usual zoom feature, users can also easily look up bus routes, subways... through this application, even giving users the most optimal travel plan and estimated travel time.
You can also use Google Maps even without an internet connection after this application was recently upgraded by Google. Users can save a part of the map and use it, which is really useful because when going out, catching Wi-Fi signal is quite difficult. However, the memory is only saved for 30 days. The application is free for all 3 operating systems.
8. Google Translate quick translation application
It can be difficult to travel to a country where English is not spoken or where your English is limited. Even if you have the support of local people or have prepared information before your trip, it is difficult to anticipate all situations when communicating. Although there are now many applications to support this, Google's product still has a large number of users and combines many different features.
With the latest improvements to the Google Translate app, you can now translate from voice, images and text. This makes traveling to countries without Latin scripts such as China, Japan, Russia... easier than ever.
Currently, Google Translate can translate up to 80 different languages and can be used even without an Internet connection. The application is free and supports all 3 operating systems.
9. Foody food search application
There will be no more headache question “What to eat today”, now you can be completely assured with the Foody application that helps you “check” all the famous dishes at the place you go and the location of the store. All the information provided is based on suggestions from local people, so you can be completely assured of the quality.
In addition, you can find cheap places to eat through the integration of classifying places by dish, price and location. This will help you be more proactive in learning and discovering local dishes.
