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Top 50 Travel Tablet Apps
1.
2. About The Luckie 50
The Luckie 50 is an annual report on the best, newest and all-
around handiest digital tools for today’s traveler. The report,
now in its fourth year, has evolved with technology, moving from
a primarily website-focused list to an app-centric one today.
This year, we at Luckie & Company are dedicating our entire list
to the emerging field of tablet apps, which has seen explosive
growth in recent months and will no doubt continue to expand in
the years to come.
3. The Authors
Edward Bowser, Community Manager
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David Griner, Director of Digital Content
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Whitney Massey, Communications Planner
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4. State of the Tablet
In April 2010, Apple launched the iPad, selling more than 15
million units in one year and ushering in the true Tablet Era.
Less than a year later, the iPad 2 was released, adding two
cameras and a gyroscope — both of which opened up
tremendous new opportunities for travel apps.
5. State of the Tablet (Cont.)
As of July 2011, travel-related apps made up more than 10%
of the nearly 100,000 iPad applications available from
Apple’s App Store.
The competing Android platform announced a tablet-
optimized version called "Honeycomb" in May 2011, though
relatively few apps have been upgraded to make the most
of it.
In this edition of The Luckie 50, only Honeycomb-optimized
applications are listed as Android apps.
7. Maps Organization
Point Inside TripIt
AllSubway HD FlightTrack Pro
UpNext 3d Cities FlightBoard
Google Earth Packing Pro
Maplets Essential Travel Checklist
World Travel Atlas Springpad
Glympse
RV Parks
MapDroyd Learning
iExit Fotopedia Heritage
TRVL Magazine
Couch Traveler
Resources Endless Vacation
XE Currency for iPad Jetsetter
Free Wi-Fi Finder Tour Wrist
World Clock Rough Guides World Lens
Weather Channel Max Lonely Planet Discover eBooks
Cabulous 50 Places of a Lifetime
Call a Taxi
OpenTable
myLanguage Reservations
Park’n Find Hipmunk
Discovery
GEICO GloveBox Kayak HD
Yelp
Disaster Alert Urbanspoon American Airlines HD
Survival Pocket Reference Trip Advisor Booking.com
Disneyland/Disney World Wait Times Goby
Trip Splitter Wikihood
Trip Viewer Where To Go? Top Pick
9. 1. TripIt
Having trouble keeping track of
all your upcoming trips? Just
forward your confirmation emails
to TripIt, and it can serve as a
central hub for flights, car rentals,
dinner reservations and lodging.
While there's still room for Platform: iPad
improvement, especially in how
Cost: Free
you create and save local maps
for your trip, you definitely get a
lot from a free app.
10. 2. FlightTrack Pro
Get up-to-the-minute information
on almost any flight in the world
with FlightTrack Pro, which can
even sync with your TripIt
account to import itineraries.
This app gives you a freakish
amount of info on a flight: current
altitude, remaining flight time, you
name it. Pro version isn't vital,
but it has a few neat bells and Platform: iPad, Android
whistles such as push Cost: $9.99 (Pro)
notifications.
$4.99 (Standard)
11. 3. FlightBoard
When you're in a rush, hunting for
the departures/arrivals screens at
an airport is a real pain.
FlightBoard lets you pull up the
current info for any airport.
Minimalistic, accurate and useful
in a pinch.
Platform: iPad, Android
Cost: $3.99
12. 4. Packing Pro
If you're both OCD and forgetful
(a rare combination, admittedly),
then you'll love this checklist app
for all your packing needs. Also
includes pretravel necessities like
buying tickets and setting your
out-of-office email, but for these
tasks, we preferred the Essential
Travel Checklist app on the
following slide.
Platform: iPad
Cost: $2.99
13. 5. Essential Travel Checklist
While similar in form and function
to Packing Pro, this app has a
different interface that some will
prefer. We found it a bit more
streamlined for pretravel tasks
that required more explanation
than just "get dogsitter."
Platform: iPad
Cost: $2.99
14. 6. Springpad
Whether you're planning a trip or
just trying to organize your goals
and discoveries, Springpad is a
fantastically flexible app.
Create "notebooks" by adding
everything from your own notes
and photos to information from Platform: iPad, Android
scanned bar codes and Yelp
Cost: Free
reviews. The Clipper browser
extension is a great way to add
snippets you find online, too.
16. 7. Hipmunk
Hipmunk’s easy-to-read grids
makes finding the perfect flight a
cinch. The app even sorts flights
based on "agony," which
incorporates factors such as how
long you’ll be traveling and how
many stops you’ll make.
Platform: iPad
Once you pick your flight, you
Cost: Free
can book it from the iPad app,
email it to someone else or book
it using the Hipmunk website.
17. 8. Kayak HD
Kayak has long been one of our
favorite sites for booking flights,
and its iPad app doesn’t
disappoint.
Users can narrow search results
by airline, number of connections,
airport, flight times and price. You
Platform: iPad
also get to pick which site you
want to buy from without leaving Cost: Free
the app. Kayak simply pulls it up
within a browser
18. 9. American Airlines HD
Not only can you book flights with
American Airlines’ app, but the
tool also saves your mobile
boarding pass, shows you
terminal maps, provides gate and
seating details, and even lets you
play a game of Sudoku to pass
the time.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
19. 10. Booking.com
Access more than 135,000 hotels
from across the world. Pricing,
photos and ratings are readily
available to help users make a
selection.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
21. 11. Fotopedia Heritage
Fotopedia Heritage offers more
than 25,000 amazing photos from
World Heritage sites around the
planet.
The app provides brief
descriptions of destinations, via
UNESCO and Wikipedia. Users
Platform: iPad
can bookmark their favorite sites
and access them through Cost: Free
TripAdvisor for ease in travel
planning.
22. 12. Couch Traveler
Couch Traveler combines Google
satellite images with Wikipedia
entries to explore different
landmarks throughout the world.
Click the Master List tab to see a
selection of landmarks —
including bridges, mysteries and
theme parks — and a satellite Platform: iPad
image will give you a view of the Cost: $1.99
locale. Tap the description field to
learn about the location via
Wikipedia.
23. 13. TRVL Magazine
Check out photos, videos and
articles from across the globe
through this fully digital
magazine, staffed by a
community of travel buffs.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
24. 14. Endless Vacation
Endless Vacation shares articles
featured in the print edition of the
magazine, along with breath-
taking photos, destination guides
and tips for making your travels
more memorable.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
25. 15. Jetsetter
Using Jetsetter, users can search
vacation destinations, view
photos and read reviews by travel
experts. By using the app to
make reservations, you can
reportedly save on
accommodations at select
destinations.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
26. 16. Tour Wrist
One of our favorite apps for
learning about destinations
around the world, Tour Wrist lets
you use your tablet as a window
into incredible scenes.
The app uses high-resolution
panoramic photos, which you can Platform: iPad
browse by touch. And for Cost: Free
maximum coolness, you can turn
your iPad in any direction to see
more of the location.
27. 17. Rough Guides World Lens
A truly stunning app to peruse,
Rough Guides World Lens
showcases hundreds of photos
by professional photographers.
Images feature cultural events,
architecture and scenic vistas.
Users can share images, mark
them to return to later or
download as wallpaper.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
28. 18. Lonely Planet
Discover eBooks
When it comes to making the
most of travel ebooks, Lonely
Planet is leading the pack.
Currently available for five
countries — Great Britain, Ireland,
France, Italy and Spain — the
Lonely Planet Discover eBooks
are thoroughly interactive, linking
easily within the book or to Platform: iPad
external websites. A vast majority Cost: $14.99 each
of content is stored on your tablet (through iBooks app)
and available offline.
29. 19. 50 Places of a Lifetime
Published by National
Geographic, 50 Places of a
Lifetime highlights top
destinations around the world.
The app features photo and video
galleries, maps, facts and tips for
each destination. The "Personal Platform: iPad
Places of a Lifetime" feature Cost: $1.99 each
allows users to note "Places I
Want to Visit" or "Places I've
Been."
31. 20. Yelp
While not the prettiest app on the
planet, Yelp is our go-to tool for
finding great restaurants, coffee
shops and more in any city.
Business profiles go far beyond
star ratings by including helpful
info such as whether a restaurant
is kid-friendly or accepts credit
cards.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
32. 21. Urbanspoon
Best known for its (rarely very
useful) slot-machine tool that lets
you find random restaurant picks,
Urbanspoon is actually more
useful as a place for reviews.
Unlike Yelp, Urbanspoon profiles
also include links to related blog
posts and articles across the
Web.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
33. 22. TripAdvisor
Long considered the gold
standard for hotel reviews,
TripAdvisor these days is a
comprehensive and content-rich
tool for either planning a trip or
finding fun destinations while
you're in town.
Leaving your own review is also
a snap, especially now that the
iPad 2 has a camera, allowing
you to share pictures. Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
34. 23. Goby
While most apps of its kind focus
on locations, Goby adds the
ability to find "things to do" based
on upcoming events, concerts,
tours and more.
While events may be the priority,
the app's place finder is highly
visual and is just as helpful for
finding food and lodging as it is
for finding live music and art
shows. Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
35. 24. Wikihood
Despite having an interface that's
far from intuitive, Wikihood
features an incredible array of
info about neighborhoods and
institutions, organized as
Wikipedia-style articles. You'll get
much more context about
communities than through typical
review apps.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
36. 25. Where To Go?
If you want a stripped-down app
that uses your GPS to find
nearby points of interest, Where
To Go? is worth checking out.
The ability to zoom in for walking
directions, coupled with the
massive number of location types
you can search for, makes this a
handy and minimalistic tool for
the traveler, even if it is one of the
few paid apps within its category. Platform: iPad
Cost: $2.99
38. 26. Point Inside
Point Inside is a complete
directory of maps for more than
100 U.S. and international
airports and more than 750
shopping malls.
It features a pull-down menu for
services such as eateries,
restrooms, elevators and ATMs.
Information can be accessed via
a pop-up without pulling you
away from the map. Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
39. 27. AllSubway HD
No Internet connection is
needed to view AllSubway’s
system of maps, providing
immediate access to 137
mass transit systems at all
times. Which is good, since
you’ll probably be using the
app underground.
Platform: iPad
The bad news? This is truly a Cost: $0.99
no-frills app. AllSubway
essentially is an image viewer,
with no other features.
40. 28. UpNext 3d Cities
Maps of New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Boston, Portland,
Washington, San Fransisco and
Austin are featured in full 3-D
glory, letting you visually tour
shops, restaurants, nightlife,
recreational spots and
landmarks. You can also tap a
building to see which offices are Platform: iPad
based there. Cost: Free
41. 29. Google Earth
Global satellites and aerial
imagery put the world at your
fingertips. Type any location into
the search field and watch
Google Earth track it down. The
auto-tilt feature can change the
terrain from flat to 3-D as you
explore locales around the world.
Platform: iPad, Android
The large screen of a tablet Cost: Free
makes it a truly beautiful display.
42. 30. Maplets
Need a map? Maplets features
more than 4,000 maps from
around the world. National and
state parks, bike maps, ski
resorts, college campuses, zoos
and theme parks are all included.
Platform: iPad
Cost: $3.99
43. 31. World Travel Atlas
World Travel Atlas features not
only a collection of maps from
across the globe, but also
information files on individual
countries. Use the fact files to
browse through categories
ranging from people, wealth and
climate to World Heritage sites.
Platform: iPad
A free version is available, but the Cost: $2.99 (Premium)
most interesting content requires
an upgrade to Premium.
44. 32. Glympse
Glympse is a quick and private
way to share your location with
friends and family. Touch the
Send tab and you can email
details of your location to anyone
you desire. (You can also tell the
app when to deactivate your
locator.)
Platform: iPad
It’s a fast way to let people know Cost: Free
where you are and how quickly
they can reach you, and the
recipient doesn’t even need to
have the app.
45. 33. RV Parks
One of the most avid subcultures
in U.S. travel is the RV crowd, so
it’s not too surprising that they
have an app of their own.
RV Parks features maps and info
for more than 19,000 recreational
vehicle parks nationwide. Parks Platform: iPad
can be found on a map or Cost: Free
searched by city, state and ZIP
code. Visitors can upload their
own photos and reviews from
their stops.
46. 34. MapDroyd
Google Maps are great — until
you're roaming or otherwise out
of signal range for an online
connection. MapDroyd lets
Android phone and tablet users
download detailed maps and use
them offline.
While technically not tablet-
optimized, this app scales well
and serves as a nice stopgap Platform: Android
until Google launches its own Cost: Free
offline maps support, which is
supposedly in the works.
47. 35. iExit
On the road and wondering
where you can find a decent cup
of coffee? iExit lets you know in
real time what’s coming up as
you drive on an interstate.
The "Select Favorites" tab allows
you to pick your top chains, such
as Starbucks, and be notified Platform: iPad
when they’re close by. The Deals Cost: $1.99
tab even lets you know which
locations are running promotions.
Obviously, 3G access is a must
for this app.
49. 36. XE Currency for iPad
Need to figure out the dollar’s
current exchange rate anywhere
in the world? Well, XE Currency
has your back. Real-time rates
for 180 currencies are available
whenever you have Internet
access.
Users can save up to 10 of their
most-used currencies for
convenience. Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
50. 37. Free Wi-Fi Finder
Free Wi-Fi Finder locates Internet
hot spots worldwide. Users can
search "near me" to find wireless
based on current location or
a specific place you plan on
going to.
You can even download the
entire database for offline
viewing, as long as your device
has 26 megabytes of space to Platform: iPad
spare. Cost: Free
51. 38. World Clock
World Clock converts time for
more than 230 countries and also
provides information on daylight
savings transitions.
The app can display up to 24
different clocks and set specific
alarms for each travel destination.
Platform: iPad
Cost: $1.99
52. 39. Weather Channel Max
The Weather Channel Max offers
detailed, location-aware weather
information, maps featuring radar
with past and future views, as
well as weather alerts.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
53. 40. Cabulous
Need to hail a taxi? Cabulous
makes it easy by letting you find
and track rides in your vicinity.
Taxi drivers must download the
app and register in order to be
found by the app, which means
it’s mostly just useful in San
Francisco for now. But the
developers are actively pursuing
growth in other markets. Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
54. 41. Call a Taxi
A bit more rudimentary than
Cabulous, Call a Taxi is (for now)
a more practical solution if you're
looking to hail a ride.
The app finds cab and limo
companies based near your
location instead of actual nearby
cabs. It's essentially just an easy
way to find a phone number, but
it's a lot faster than plowing Platform: iPad
through most online directories. Cost: $1.99
55. 42. OpenTable
OpenTable helps you get a meal
reservation by finding restaurants
that have availability for your
date, time and party size.
After picking a restaurant, you
can review menus, browse
reviews or book your reservation
directly from the app.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
56. 43. myLanguage
myLanguage translates more
than 50 languages and offers
specific dialects based on the
area where the language is
spoken.
One nice feature is the audio
version that users can listen to
in order to get the pronunciation
right.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
57. 44. Park'n Find
Finding where you parked your
car – especially in a new city –
can be a headache. Park'n Find
records both where and when
you parked. You can even follow
the map directly to your car
instead of just the general area.
The app’s parking meter
reminder will send alerts when
you’re running out of time. Platform: iPad
Cost: $0.99
58. 45. GEICO GloveBox
GEICO continues to make good
use of its apps. GloveBox helps
you record vital information from
an accident scene (including
photos), find the nearest auto
service center when your car
breaks down, or call a taxi.
Platform: iPad
The app also offers how-to Cost: Free
guides for minor auto
emergencies such as flat tires or
getting a jump-start.
59. 46. Disaster Alert
Disaster Alert by the Pacific
Disaster Center provides a list
and map of current hazards
around the world. Disaster
information can be viewed and
shared with others. Alerts can
also be set for specific areas or
regions.
Platform: iPad
Cost: Free
60. 47. Survival Pocket
Reference
If your travels take a turn for the
worse – or even the catastrophic
– this app could be a literal
life-saver.
Based on U.S. military field
guides, the app walks you
through everything from first aid
and emergency shelter to
Platform: iPad
surviving a nuclear explosion.
Handy! Cost: $0.99
61. 48. Disneyland/Disney World
Wait Times
The Disneyland and Disney
World Wait Times apps are must-
haves for vacations that include a
stop at either coast's Disney
theme park.
Platform: iPad
The apps estimate wait times Cost: Free (Disneyland)
based on park crowd levels and $0.99 (Disney World)
feedback of other app users.
They also use GPS to help users
see nearby rides and their wait
times.
62. 49. Trip Splitter
When you're traveling, splitting
the tab for meals and expenses
can create a bit of friction, often
because it's so hard to keep track
of who paid what.
Trip Splitter is an easy way to
track every group transaction Platform: iPad
(lodging, gas, supplies, food and
Cost: Free
more), then settle up at a
convenient time.
63. 50. Trip Viewer
Trip Viewer offers a modern spin
on travel scrapbooks as it
documents your vacation routes,
primarily through photos and
videos taken along the way.
The "replay" feature is a great
way to relive your favorite Platform: iPad
journeys or let your friends and
Cost: Free
family share in the experience.
64. The Luckie 50 is compiled by
Luckie & Company
a digitally focused agency specializing in destination
marketing, financial services, telecommunications and
consumer packaged goods.
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