{"id":1544,"date":"2015-05-08T11:05:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T11:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aesu.com\/blog\/?p=491"},"modified":"2015-05-08T11:05:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T11:05:30","slug":"apps-make-travel-planning-little-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobeckmedia.com\/aesu\/apps-make-travel-planning-little-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Apps to Make Travel Planning a Little Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8299\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bobeckmedia.com\/aesu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Travel-Planning-Apps-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bobeckmedia.com\/aesu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Travel-Planning-Apps-1-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"Travel Planning Apps\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8299\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These travel planning apps can help you unlock a whole new world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Travel apps are great for helping you navigate, find restaurants, or take the perfect picture during your trip but they can be useful before you start your journey too. Try out these apps before your trip to help with your trip planning. Or if you\u2019re really addicted to your phone and totally unafraid of cracking it on some cobblestones, use some of these make your overseas usage more efficient.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Apps to Make Travel Planning a Little Easier<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Packingpro<\/span>&#8211; Packingpro lets you create detailed packing lists you can sort and get weight approximations. <i>Costs $2.99, works offline<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Free Wi-fi Finder<\/span>&#8211; One of the questions we answer most often is- Do the hotels have free wifi? Some do and some don\u2019t. We know how important updating your family back home is so download this app and find free wifi anywhere. \u00a0<i>Free, works offline<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">XE Currency<\/span>&#8211; Use this app and you\u2019ll always know what your money is worth. And it works with live currency rates so your spending will always be up to date. <i>Free, works offline<!--more--><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jetlag genie<\/span>&#8211; Everyone wants to maximize their time abroad as much as possible. This app helps prepare you for jetlag with gradual alarms. You just put in your home location and where you are going. <i>Costs $2.99, works offline<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Simply Declare<\/span>&#8211; Simply Declare lets you keep up with your spending while you\u2019re traveling. It even has a built-in currency converter so you can use it when visiting multiple countries. And makes going through customs so much easier. <i>Free, needs at least wifi<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Onavo Extend<\/span>&#8211; Onavo Extend magically reduces the amount of data required to do every day things like checking your email or posting to Facebook. So if you\u2019re really addicted to your phone and want it to be running on your network while you\u2019re abroad, this app will save you from some of those roaming charges. <i>Free<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Measures<\/span>&#8211; This app is a one-stop-shop for all conversions; be it currency or temperature or distance. It\u2019s really easy to use and will undoubtedly help you out while you\u2019re traveling. Costs $<i>1.99, works offline \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to travel and put these travel planning apps to good use? Please contact AESU by calling 800-638-7640 or fill out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aesu.com\/Contact_Us.aspx\">contact form<\/a>\u00a0found on our website. And don\u2019t forget to check out all of our great\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aesu.com\/blog\/category\/travel-tips\/\">Travel Tips<\/a>, especially the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aesu.com\/blog\/category\/europe-travel-tips\/\">Travel Tips for Europe<\/a>,\u00a0before you head overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Travel with us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AESUTravel\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aesutravel\/\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/aesu\">LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/+Aesuworldtravel\/about\">Google+<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/aesutravel\/\">Pinterest<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel apps are great for helping you navigate, find restaurants, or take the perfect picture during your trip but they can be useful before you start your journey too. Try out these apps before your trip to help with your trip planning. 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