Top 5 Free Travel Apps for the iPad

Posted by Julia on Apr 13, 2010 in Education, Travel

The iBooks store from Apple (Photo credit: Apple.com)
The iBooks Store from Apple (Photo Credit: Apple.com)

With its light-weight body, intuitive touch screen and multi-media features, the iPad is shaping up to be a handy gadget for avid travelers.

Strikingly similar to the iPhone, I don’t think it’s as revolutionary as advertising would suggest, but, with tons of entertaining features to kill time at an airport, I can certainly see the value for those like me who spend a lot of time trapped in transit.

Not only can you can surf the web, check your email, store your photos, watch high-quality videos, surf YouTube, listen to music through iTunes and read thousands of e-books with the mere flick of a finger, but you can access a growing amount of travel apps made exclusively for iPad.

There are new iPad travel apps being launched everyday, but here are some of the best:

1) Kayak.com: Leading the ratings race in the “travel” category, Kayak allows travelers to quickly search and book flights, hotels and car rentals from their iPads. Just like the website Kayak.com, this app helps you compare prices across hundreds of sites to find the best travel deals.

2) Submaps HD: Now you can navigate a spider web of underground transportation systems across some 16 cities. Maybe this means I’ll finally stop getting lost in subways around the world.

3) Loopt Pulse: Search the best of events, bars, restaurants and music venues across a variety of cities. Read reviews, get directions and, for those who like to stalk, this app helps you find where your friends are, what places they like and what they’re doing.

4) Beat the Traffic: Great for road trips across North America, this app helps combat your inner road rage. With live traffic maps, up-to-the-minute weather conditions and incidents on major routes across 100 cities, Beat the Traffic helps for a hassle free commute.

5) DishFinders: Satisfy your cravings for a particular dish with this new app. Dying for a juicy hamburger, tuna sashimi, pesto pizza or foie gras mac and cheese? Search your stomach’s desire and DishFinder will set you up with local delicacies in the area.

What do you think of the iPad? Indispensable gadget for frequent fliers or pure marketing genius? What iPad travel apps do you recommend? Leave your comments below….

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