2019 is already here! How did that happen so fast?! With new apps coming out constantly, here are my 5 favorite new travel apps on my phone.
Google Translate – Google Translate’s new update, could prove to be a traveler’s best companion. A new feature now allows travelers to snap a photo that features text, highlight it, and then translate it into English for 37 languages. (Previously, you could translate English into other languages but not the other way around.) The new update allows translations of Arabic, Thai, Vietnamese, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marthi, Nepali, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu, among others. This can be especially helpful when it comes to street signs, menus and store signs. There is also an offline translation feature, a talk feature for conversations and writing option.
- Platform: Android, iOS
- Cost: Free
Drops – Drops is an app that turns learning language into an audio-visual game, with vibrant colors and easy-to-follow illustrations. The app features over 30 languages and dialects, including Arabic, Icelandic and Mandarin and offers daily scheduled lessons that will enhance your next trip. Use it in the month ahead of your next trip and you’ll saying obrigado with the best of them.
- Platform: Android, iOS
- Cost: Free for 5 minutes per day; 1 language only. Premium allows unlimted access with monthly, yearly or lifetime packages.
At Your Gate – Every traveler knows this story: You arrive at your terminal a bit hungry but none of the options seem great. Wasn’t there a Blaze Pizza in the other other terminal? What if you could go there instead? At Your Gate is a new app that functions like Uber Eats or Seamless, but inside an airport and with security clearance. The app is not just for food, it offers a look at all the retail options. You can browse product lists, pay, and wait for delivery. Currently available only at five U.S. airports, including JFK, Newark, San Diego and Minneapolis. That said, At Your Gate, which launched last fall, is still adding amenities and retailers, even within airports. For example, it’s currently only available within JFK’s Terminal 7, and it doesn’t link to the food options in Terminal 4 (where Shake Shack is). In San Diego, however, you can order M.A.C. lipsticks along with your Panda Express. While the app doesn’t offer everything yet, it’s worth checking out before your next flight. It could mean the difference between going hungry or indulging in your favorite burger just before takeoff.
- Platform: Android, iOS
- Cost: Free, delivery charge varies
Lounge Buddy – Access to an elegant lounge, especially ahead of a long trip or during a long layover, can make all the difference in the world. Lounge Buddy loads up all the lounges near you, including photos and lists of amenities, and offers access to them via one app. Book ahead when you know you have a layover, or open it up when you arrive. When lounges are not accessible, the app will explain restrictions so you can avoid wasting your time. On-demand lounge access starts at $25.
- Platform: iOS only
- Cost: Free, lounge access is not free, starts at $25
FLIO – FLIO offers you the possibility to track and save all your flights and gives you an overview of information like miles, flights, airports, countries and your FLIO ranking. Also, as a registered user, you will receive updates about boarding times, gate changes or any delays in your flights. With our flight alerts, you have all the important information at hand on your app and will never miss a flight again! And the best: Flight tracking is a 100% free of charge service and there will be no in-app purchase required.
- Platform: Android, iOS
- Cost: Free
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