Pack Light With These Apps

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Packing for business trips can be a challenge, even for the most experienced travelers. The goal of most travelers is to pack as light as possible so moving through the airport and security is easy and quick.

Thankfully, for many business travelers, packing light can take on a new meaning with the growing power and multi-tasking ability of smartphones. Whether you’re heading to the beach or spending a few weeks in a new city, your smartphone may be your best travel buddy. No one wants to feel lost, stressed or confused while traveling to a new city or a more familiar location. Thankfully, smartphones can make the experience of traveling smoother and more comfortable.

You can make your trip easier and your packing lighter by utilizing these must-have travel apps in your smartphone.

TripIt. If you travel often, this may be a very useful app for you. TripIt is your ultimate travel itinerary, keeping all of your flight, hotel and rental car email confirmations in one master itinerary. This app is easy to use and helps you stay on track with all of your plans.

Local Eats. Once you have your itinerary set, you can allow yourself the freedom to explore whatever location in which you find yourself. Locals almost always know the best hole-in-the-wall restaurants in the area. Local Eats features independently-owned restaurants in your vicinity. Search for the type of food you want and let the app direct you to it. If you’re interested in finding authentic local cuisine this is definitely an app for you.

Instagram. Leave your camera behind, because you don’t need it anymore. With the constant improvements of smartphone cameras, you can take high quality photos and edit them with this fun app. Instagram takes instant photos and offers fun features including a variety of filters. It also lets you add filters to photos from your photo album. Snap a photo, enhance it and share it on your social media sites with this easy and fun app.

Gabe The Guardian. Are you heading out late at night or unsure about the area? Then let Gabe The Guardian be your wingman. According to Michael Monahan, founder of Gabe The Guardian, “This app helps give you peace of mind when traveling alone. It can send a photo and email of your GPS location as well as a text message directing the recipient to check their email for your location.” The app allows you to pre-program a list of contacts so you can stay in touch and keep friends and family up to date with your location whenever you want.

Remember, traveling, even for business, should be fun and stress free. The less stress you have, the more you can relax and enjoy your trip. So try to plan ahead when you travel and load up your smartphone with these convenient apps to take in the local scene, enjoy some local food and stay safe.

For more information about the safety app Gabe The Guardian, visit http://www.GabeTheGuard.com

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