We all know how hectic and busy business travelling can get. It is to get stressed out, running around in an unfamiliar environment between hotels, taxis, restaurants, airports and meetings. Add to it the difficulty of being in a foreign country, where you can’t just ask people on the street for help while you are on the go.
Fortunately, modern technology has evolved rapidly in response to the needs of modern day man, and now we have everything we might possibly need at the tip of our fingers, on our phones. The number of phone apps is growing every day, but we have selected the top 7 ones we think are the best for travelling businessmen.
Asana
Asana lets you do business with your team while you are travelling. You don’t need to use emails to communicate with your team since Asana keeps all tasks and conversations in one place, in an organized fashion. You can view deadline progress and manage various tasks, you can add images, links, and files to them, in unlimited amounts and all for free. You can include up to 15 people in your team and communicate, delegate and complete tasks in a simple way.
Circleback
Circleback is perfect for business travel as it keeps all your contacts in one place and keeps them accurate and up to date. It notifies you when there are any changes with contact info, so you can’t lose touch with anyone. It recognizes duplicate contacts and organizes them into one and it is always in sync with your address books in all your devices. There are two amazing features – Circleback transforms business cards and email signatures into contacts you can use.
Trippeo
Trippeo is an easy to use travel and expense management app that lets you keep track of your travel expenses without saving all the paper receipts and worrying about losing them. With Trippeo, you can just take a snapshot of your receipts and add them to the database. If you are using your credit card, it lets you sync the credit card with it to automatically keep track of your payments. It keeps all the data in one place making it easy both for you and your finance department.
TripIt
This is probably the most useful app for any traveler, and you are sure to appreciate it tremendously for keeping all your travel itineraries in one place. All you need to do, after you have booked your hotels, taxis, flights and so on, is to forward the confirmation emails to TripIt and it will convert them into detailed itineraries and keep them organized. You can access it offline and get your travel reminders with zero effort.
Field Trip
Field Trip is like a Google Map but with recommendations on where to go and what to see and it works on the go notifying you as you get close to something that might be of interest to you. It is your smartest navigator and the digital version of a friendly local showing you around pointing out historical sites and architecture, giving you tips on best restaurants and bars or whatever your chosen preferences are.
Skype
Skype mobile phone app lets you make low cost calls over the internet, so if you are travelling abroad, you won’t need to use your mobile. You can call Skype users alike for free and you can call landlines affordably. All you need to find then is some free Wi-Fi in the hotel or at the airport and you’re all set for low-cost phone calls. Most internet users have Skype installed so that makes things even easier.
GateGuru
The name of this app is rather self-explanatory, as it stores all your flight itineraries in one place and keeps good track of your gates and gate times, notifying you promptly of any changes. It gives you the layout of the airport, and gate-by-gate lists of restaurants, ATMs, shops and services. With GateGuru, you will know your whereabouts at any airport and you will be able to enjoy your airport time in a coffee bar rather than sit at your gate for hours.
With the help of these apps, you can relax and enjoy your busy travel days and make the best of each moment. You will know where you are, what to do and see, all the while managing your business tasks and being in touch with your team. Welcome to the world of 21st century business travel!
