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Must use travel apps for winter holidays

Planning a winter trip? Here are some apps that may help plan better and enjoy the locations more

What makes ClearTrip (right) a tad more interesting than others is the Activities section which can light up your trip by showing option for interesting outdoor activities, tours or adventure sports.
What makes ClearTrip (right) a tad more interesting than others is the Activities section which can light up your trip by showing option for interesting outdoor activities, tours or adventure sports.

This is the time of the year when school are on the winter holidays, and a lot of professionals also use this as an opportunity to use up their remaining leave allocation, and head out of town. While some head towards hills to enjoy the snow or for winter sports, some simply want to get away from the cold weather, to the warmth of a coastal city down south. Here are some apps that can help you discover new places, book tickets and even maintain your travelogues for you.

Google Trips

Free

Android, iOS

Google Trips can help users by showing places and what makes them a treat for travellers. Once you have booked your tickets, it will pull out your travel details from Gmail and put them in a folder in the app, so you won’t have to search for it again. The app’s key highlight is the City guide which can be downloaded and accessed even when you are offline. The city guide help by finding places to see, dine, and stay and also provides information on transportation options.

Esplorio

Free

iOS

Esplorio is a unique travel app that records your places, routes and photos to create a journal of all your travels without letting you worry about it. It uses their phone’s location history and then compiles the photos saved on the phone by itself. The idea is to provide a one stop solution for all your travel memories. The option to add text or note to the images gives it the look and feel of a proper journal.

ClearTrip

Free

Android, iOS

ClearTrip is one of the leading travel booking apps for booking train and flight tickets or hotel room. What makes it a tad more interesting than others is the Activities section which can light up your trip by showing option for interesting outdoor activities, tours or adventure sports. You can type the name of the place you are travelling to, see all the activities in the area and book your activity from the app itself. So if you are travelling to Goa, it will show options such as New Year parties, island trips, scuba diving, sailing, and paragliding.

Yatra Mini

Free

Android

This is a travel booking app that is designed to help users take advantage of slow mobile networks. It offers bus, air and hotel booking options in a simple and data friendly format allowing users to carry out booking within a few minutes. It also offers the option to book hotel rooms and shows the affordable ones’ first.

Rightstay by MakeMyTrip

Free

Android

Rightstay by MakeMyTrip is a travel booking apps for user looking for affordable hotel rooms. The app doesn’t miss out on options, and shows photos to let you know about the condition of the rooms, provides details about the owner along with the cost of the stay. User can book a room from the same app. What is interesting is that the app shows plenty of options even if you are travelling to a small town.

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