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iPhone Applications for Travel

06 Nov   |   Author: Ivan Komarov  |  Category: Flight Trackers, Mobilization in Travel

People say iPhone has changed the mobile ecosystem — its mobile Internet is so convenient that finally the Internet has been accepted on small devices.

What’s more, applications are cool as well. I have decided to review apps in iTunes store in terms of their applicability for travel.

Please add you favorites as comments!

BA Flights

Information about arrivals and departures of British Airways flights. Flight updates. Flight schedules, flight booking from ba.com

Size: 0.4 MB

Cost: FREE

Language: English

Average rating: ***

Truphone – low-cost VoIP calls

Cheap international calls. Calls to cell phones in the US, Canada, China 6c/3p per min. Calls to landline phones in 40 countries 6c/3p per minute; to cell phones — 30c/15p per min.

Size: 1.1 MB

Cost: FREE

Language: English

Average rating: ***

TravelocityTravelTools

Flight schedules including gate numbers and boarding time, security wait time, “Hotel Near Me” — hotel booking.

Size: 0.4 MB

Cost: FREE

Language: English

Average rating: **

Flight Status

Flight status information for 1143 airlines and 4246 airports worldwide. Information includes the gate number and the luggage transporter number.

Size: 0.4 MB

Cost: $4.99

Language: English

Average rating: ***

Seller: Krishna Vegensa (Copyright TouchMeme)

FAAwait

Information about flight delays throughout the US airports (but you can’t inquiry a particular flight).

Size: 0.3 MB

Cost: $0.99

Language: English

Average rating: *** 1/2

Seller: Bryan Figler (Copyright Tactical Logic LLC)

There is also a good presentation of Travel applications from New York Times.

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3 Responses to “iPhone Applications for Travel”

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  2. Josh Says:

    What about Showtimes or Munch? Those apps are perfect for someone who is traveling and doesn’t know where a restaurant or movie theater is.

  3. Matt Jovchelovich Says:

    I just found out that in World Travel section at Apple website here
    http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-your-life/world-travel.html
    4 out of Top 6 iphone applications are related to flight tracking!

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