Travel Apps for Mobile Phones

Over time we will profile our selection of worthwhile travel Apps. We also welcome suggestions from our readers.

If ever there was a 'rapid growth area' this would be one. Overall the number of Mobile Apps per se is increasing at such a daily rate that we doubt there is an accurate daily record of the increase. We are only intending to look at Apps related to travel and even this area is swamped! We will cheery pick and highlight Apps we have used, heard about from clients, or seen profiled (and been tested) at conferences, or from specific newsletters we subscribe to.

Hopefully this will help some of you to wade through this overwhelming world library we now have 24/7 access to.

 

Australia’s passport to events: Everguide App

Never miss a food or music festival again with the new travel iPhone App Everguide, the free App and online resource is your new mobile travel guide whilst travelling.

No matter which capital city you live in around Australia, Everguide provides a complete list of events and then let’s you plan, personalise and share what you plan to do, all with the stroke of a few buttons.

This intelligent App provides you with the ability to search over 15,000 current and future event listings across Australia covering all genres of music, entertainment, arts and culture. It also makes you feel like a local in an unfamiliar city by providing up to date minute news, reviews and photo galleries.

For the frequent flyer, you can personalise the service by selecting your personal taste in music genres and events, Everguide will then flag the events of your choice directly to you.

Some of the Apps functions include:

Guides: This section groups together customised event content into one tab.
Real time interaction: Allows you to broadcast your experience and upload photos.

Nearby: Allows you to pinpoint an area and updates you on events that are happening there. Near me: When heading to a new town or suburb and want to find out what’s on simply type in the town’s name and you will receive maps and a list of events.
 
   
Singapore Guide App

The answer to all things Singapore is now in your pocket. Whether you’re a frequent visitor or in town for the first time, you’ll discover how easy it is to find and enjoy the things you love with this official travel app. Especially when you’re out there creating YourSingapore experience.

Data charges for downloading this app, however, still apply. Nevertheless, you can utilise the 30MB free data provided by the StarHub Preferred Tourist Prepaid Card to download this app as well as fulfill your other surfing needs. You can also download it for free at any Wi-Fi hotspots in Singapore.

Singapore has lots to offer that will leave you spoilt for choice. Which is why we sorted the things to see and do based on your interests. Just to help you explore with delight and ease. And if you have something exact in mind, you can also find it very quickly with our robust search engine.

Get the StarHub Preferred Tourist Prepaid Card at just $15 to enjoy free use of this app. With this prepaid card, you will also be entitled to exclusive merchant privileges and FREE IDD018 rates to 18 destinations.

Getting around Singapore is easy, made it even easier by providing effortless directions to wherever you want to be. You can even call a taxi straight from our app. What’s not to love about that?

   
Postino Postcards

You may be travelling with the latest tech gear and be similarly connected to most of your friends, BUT your grandparents, or that local friend you made in some remote part of the world may not be. here is a way to make and send a personalised  'snail mail' postcard from your smartphone. It is also interesting to note that even tech savvy folks like to receive traditional postcards, quite a trendy thing to do it seems.

Take out your iPhone or Android, launch Postino, create a real postcard with yourself in the photo and send it to your friends and family!
We don't just mean send an "e-card" (although Postino can do that too).
We mean send a "real, physical postcard".
That's right, we print your postcards on super high-quality paper, and send them worldwide (4/5 business days for Italy, USA and for most European countries).

* Snap a new photo or pick one from the library.
* Photo can be zoomed and positioned accurately.
* You can download only the frames that you like.
* Draw a message, signature or picture with your finger.
* Optionally include your GPS location in the postcard.
* Physical postcards are printed on super high-quality paper.
* Easily check the delivery status of your postcards.