There’s an app for that?

Presented by: Randy Hellrung International Tour Management Institute

Copyright 2014 – International Tour Management Institute

• Accuweather and Weather Channel: Push notifications for severe weather alerts in the United States.

• For worldwide locations, when AccuWeather forecasts snow, ice, rain, wind, or the probability of thunderstorms, you’ll see an orange exclamation point displayed within the location’s current and 15-day screens.

• Customizable My AccuWeather lifestyle forecasts for specific health concerns and outdoor activities. Categories include: Outdoor Fitness, Travel, Respiratory Health, Fishing and Game, etc.

• Award Wallet and Key Ring: List of all loyalty programs which you've added to your AwardWallet.com profile with a “quick search” capability.

• Detailed view of any given reward program (if you are an AwardWallet Plus member you get to see all properties).

• Ability to update your accounts • Ability to see all of your travel plans. • Ability to see flight statuses and alternative flight options.

• AroundMe: Quickly identifies your position and allows you to choose the nearest Bank, Bar, Gas Station, Hospital, Hotel, Movie Theatre, Restaurant, Supermarket, Theatre and Taxi.

• AroundMe shows you a complete list of all the businesses in the category you have tapped on along with the distance from where you are.

• City Maps 2Go: Find directions with detailed offline maps, in-depth travel content, popular attractions and insider tips.

• Book your hotel and enjoy restaurant reviews and shared user content. • Works offline!

• Brightest Flashlight: Turns on all available lights on the device • Camera Flash LED at Maximum • Screen at Bright Maximum • Keyboard Backlight at Maximum • Soft Keys Backlight at Maximum

• Dropbox: Always have your stuff with you, no matter where you are!

• Save photos and videos to your Dropbox.

• Share your photos and docs with family and friends.

• Save email attachments straight to your Dropbox.

• Easily edit docs in your Dropbox.

• HearPlanet: Use to learn all about the places you go, as well as what’s around you every day. It’s a great way to learn about your surroundings and you’ll be amazed at what you find.

• City Walks: Detailed city maps for 470 cities worldwide

• Touring routes clearly diplayed

• Precise turn-by-turn walking directions

• The “Find Me” feature displays your exact location so you always know if you’re going in the right direction

• Many Walking Tours come with audio narration

• Google Earth: Explore the world at street level with detailed maps & routing assistance. • “Earth Gallery” – exciting maps such as hiking trails, city tours, etc. • “Tour Guide” – virtual tours using 3D imagery. • Directly accessible from Google Maps

• Google Goggles: Scan barcodes using Goggles to get product information

• Scan QR codes using Goggles to extract information

• Recognize famous landmarks • Translate by taking a picture of foreign

language text • Add Contacts by scanning business cards

or QR codes • Scan text using Optical Character

Recognition (OCR) • Recognize paintings, books, DVDs, CDs,

and just about any 2D image

• Google Translate: Translate between more than 70 languages

• Converse naturally and let Google translate

• Speak, type, write, or take a picture to translate

• Translate offline while traveling. No internet connection needed.

• Save your translations and access from any device

• History Here: Select your current location with GPS or choose any location across the country.

• Customize your search to see historic points of interest—from right next door to 100 miles away.

• View images and stream HISTORY video directly within the app.

• Display historic locations in a zoomable, map-based view or in a scrolling list.

• iTriage Health: You can search symptoms, learn about potential causes, and then iTriage will help you find the most appropriate treatment, facility or doctor

• iTriage Doctor Search lets you find any doctor or physician quickly and easily

• Thousands of medical symptoms, diseases, conditions, procedures, medications and drugs

• Find the nearest hospital, emergency room, urgent care, retail clinic, pharmacy, physician, doctor, imaging center, mental health clinic, and community health center

• TravelSafe Pro: Country Emergency Numbers

• Embassies • Quick Dial Home Widget • Localization in 12 different

languages • No internet Connection

Required

• Hipmunk: Fast and easy flight and hotel booking

• Find the lowest prices on airfare

• See flights sorted by “agony” to save time by minimizing duration, layovers and price

• Book hotels directly on Hipmunk within the app

• Get up to 60% off with last minute “Tonight Deals”

• See TripAdvisor reviews, star ratings, and easily comparison shop

• Hotel heat maps show how close lodging is to shopping, dining & more

• Leafsnap: Contains beautiful high- resolution images of leaves, flowers, fruit, petiole, seeds, and bark.

• This free mobile app uses visual recognition software to help identify trees from photos of their leaves.

• Currently includes the trees of the Northeast and will soon grow to include the trees of the entire continental United States.

• Latitude: Send your location (latitude and longitude) to your tour guests to meet with you by email, sms, facebook, hangouts, Google+, Skype, Twitter or any other possible way.

• The link to google maps with your gps location (latitude and longitude) will allow you to find your friend and show your gps location on the map whenever you need to.

• Tipping Bird: Gives you suggestions for these situations:

• Restaurant, Bar, Taxi, Hotel (Porters), Hotel (Maid), Organized Tour

• Tipping Bird provides basic tipping guides for a long list of countries.

• T-Counter: A Tally Counter app A perfect for counting guests as they board the motor coach.

• Will count up to 10 motor coaches with total

• Use volume button to count

• UNESCO World Heritage: Explore all the World Heritage sites, choosing your favorites and marking them off as you visit them.

Search by:

• Favorites

• A-Z List

• Sites near me

• Year inscribed

• SkyView: Simply point your iPhone or iPad at the sky to identify stars, constellations, planets, satellites and more.

•You can also follow the sky track for any object to see it’s exact location in the sky on any date and time.

• Vivino: Take a photo and get to know any wine in seconds

• Remember wines and explore more of them

• Get personalized wine recommendations

• Share experiences and be inspired by friends

• Find the best rated wines in nearby shops

• Waze: Live routing based on community generated, real-time traffic and road info • Community contributed road alerts including accidents, hazards, police traps, road

closures • Complete voice guided navigation • Automatic re-routing as conditions on the road change

• Wikitude: Explore places in augmented reality or show them on a map or list

• Browse more than 100 million places from thousands of content providers or so called “Worlds”

• Search for specific places, for example “thai restaurants”

• Organize and bookmark your content in "Worlds" according to your preferences and lifestyle

• Get updates and “Featured Worlds” to see what’s new

• Find events, tweets, Wikipedia articles and ATMs

• Find restaurant and Hotel reviews from Yelp, TripAdvisor, Hotels.com, etc…

• Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia containing more than 20 million articles in 280 languages.

• Save article to read later or offline

• Search articles nearby

• Share articles using Android "Share" function

• Read article in a different language

• WiFi Finder: Scan for Wi-Fi hotspots around you

• Search for public Wi-Fi anywhere in the world

• View Wi-Fi hotspot detail, call location, get directions or share the hotspot

• Filter results by location (cafe, hotel, etc.) or provider type

• Works both online and offline

• Triposo: Pick a country or major city to download its guide. • A downloaded guide works offline. • The app is a self starter, it suggests you things to see and do. • Each guide includes a country map and detailed city maps for the top cities. • Each guide includes info about the major sights, great restaurants, nightlife options and more. • Currency converter. • Phrasebooks for the non-English locations. • Weather forecast (updated when online). • Current events (updated when online). • Information about local wildlife, festivals, culture, food.

• WhatsApp and Viber: Use your 3G or WiFi (when available) to message with friends and family. Use these to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages.

• You can also make free phone calls with Viber.

• OANDA Currency Converter: Free currency converter uses OANDA Rates-the same daily filtered exchange rates used by banks. Convert 190+ currencies.

• Postagram: Delivered anywhere in the US for 99c & $1.99 for addresses in other countries (price includes postage), personalized with the profile photo of the sender, including an optional 140 character message.

• Sit or Squat: Search and view public restrooms nearest your current location on a map or in a list. RATE restrooms by choosing “Sit” (you enjoyed the bathroom) or “Squat” (could be better) and provide your relevant experience and honest opinions, including pictures.

• Shazam: Recognizes music and media playing around you. Tap the Shazam button to instantly match, and then explore, buy and share.

• Flipboard: Most popular way to catch up on the news, read stories from around the world and browse the articles, videos and photos friends are sharing.

• Mint: Pulls in all your personal finance accounts into one place, so you can manage your money from anywhere. Track your spending, create a budget and save more.

• Packing Pro: Create a packing list/trip templates, get suggestions, sort, filter, etc.

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