Traveling is a favorite pastime of countless people, and for good reason. People vacation to visit new places, see new sites and experience new experiences. While this can be exciting and adventurous, however, it can also carry its own set of difficulties. When visiting new places, travelers are confronted with all kinds of questions. Where to eat? Where to stay? Where to visit? And to many travelers, finding the answers to these questions is all too burdensome.
There is good news for travelers who aren’t fond of the unknown variables that always come along with visiting new places. Technology is making traveling easier and easier by providing travelers with all kinds of new tools and devices to simplify their trips. A recent post in The New York Times highlighted two new apps, for instance, that are designed solely to help travelers find their way around new locations. And unlike many expenses that arise while traveling and vacationing, these apps come in at just a few dollars a piece.
One of the apps discussed in the Times post is NileGuide. NileGuide presently provides data on 290 of the worlds most traveled to destinations. For each of these locations, NileGuide provides a variety of suggestions for travelers visiting there for the first time. Of course, what makes NileGuide different than merely relying on a Website powered by 3G is that this app relies on GPS technology to provide real time suggestions that correlate with the traveler’s geographical location. Nileguide users, then, will have instant access to directions and information on all of the attractions and potential destinations that are in their immediate vicinity.
Another thing about this app worth mentioning is its trip-planning feature. Users will be able to create itineraries from home before leaving on their trip and then upload the itinerary to their iPhone or iPod Touch. This way, those travelers who prefer to travel with step-by-step instructions will have their agendas at their fingertips.
Technology has indeed created an environment where the days of travel guides are surely coming to an end. With an iPhone and a few apps, travelers now have access to more information than even the most adept travel guide could provide. Just the iPhone by itself provides consumers with confidence that wherever they are, they can surely find their way around. With built in GPS technology, access to the World Wide Web, and 3G network service, iPhone owners have all of the tools they need to locate any destination and find the most efficient route there.
Traveling in style has never been easier than it is today. And with the iPhone as a travel companion, people can rest assured that they will find what they want, and arrive at their destination without a hitch. NileGuide, and other travel apps are extremely inexpensive, and yet provide consumers who enjoy traveling with an invaluable service.
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