Video ID: ZLECidMXOZY
YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLECidMXOZY
Added At: 25-06-25 18:50:45
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Sentiment: Positive
Categories: Tech, Travel, Entertainment
Tags: travel apps, VPN service, language learning, trip management, navigation tools, budget tracking, airline apps, lounge access
Summary
["The video discusses the best travel apps and features, highlighting new functionalities that enhance travel experiences. It introduces tools like chat GPT for personalized travel assistance, TripIt for itinerary management, Surf Shark as a VPN service for secure internet access while traveling, and Google Translate for overcoming language barriers.","Other highlighted apps include Pimsler for effective language learning, Hasel and Splitwise for budget tracking in multiple currencies, Citymapper for efficient navigation over Google Maps, and Olaf Travel eSIMs for hassle-free mobile data connectivity abroad.","The video also emphasizes the benefits of airline apps for flight management, Lounge Buddy for accessing airport lounges, and various ride-sharing apps like Uber. Additionally, it suggests using Spotify or podcasts offline, weather apps like Windy, meditation apps, cloud backup solutions like Google Photos or iCloud, and accommodation platforms like Booking.com.","The video concludes by recommending additional strategies to save money on accommodations and encourages viewers to explore these tips in further detail."]
Transcript
the best travel apps are constantly changing new ones are popping up and old ones are adding crazy new features that literally blow my mind I can almost guarantee you'll find a cool new app or feature that you haven't heard about before on this list and I'll show you some cool temples if you haven't jumped on the AI train yet chat GTP can essentially act as your own little personal travel assistant especially now that they have a handy Phone App instead of listing out all the ways you can use chat GTP to help you travel better let's just ask it now this is obviously all information that you can search for on Google but chat GTP is neat in that you can keep adding in more information to get more personalized results you're really only limited by your imagination for example I asked chat GTP plus to make me a table that includes the most popular areas of Catman de to stay in the pros and cons of each the distance from the airport prices to get to each area with different modes of transportation and a ton of other stuff including a map of the area as you can see the table looks pretty dang useful the map was a total fail but it's only a matter of time before this is doable anyway this is all just scratching the surface I plan to make a more detailed tutorial showing all the insane ways that you can use chat GTP to make travel easier including creating your own custom GPT so subscribe if you like traveling smarter and want to see more videos like these I feel pretty silly for not using this travel application sooner all these years I've planned trips using spreadsheets Apple notes screenshots and email folders to keep all my flight information and reservations organized together but whenever I need to reference something i' then have to dig through all those notes with TripIt all you have to do is forward all of your booking confirmation emails to plans tripit.com then it automatically brings everything together creating a One-Stop shop itinerary where you can see all of your hotel bookings flight and travel docs all in one simple dashboard as long as you don't log out of the app you can continue accessing the static version even when you're offline which is super handy I just Ed the free version and when combined with number eight on this list it's an absolute Game Changer the surf Shark app has been a lifesaver for us on many occasions while traveling it's a VPN which stands for a virtual private Network without getting too Tech on you it basically hides the data that you send through your internet connection and can make it look like you're accessing the web from a different location this is essential for travelers in four different ways first when you're traveling you'll likely be using public Wi-Fi whether that be at the airport your hotel restaurants Etc using a VPN helps protect your sensitive information from getting stolen when you're on unsecure networks second you may find that a country you're traveling in blocks the websites that you need to use here is a fascinating map showing internet censorship levels around the world some banks and financial institutions might also not work if they detect that you're outside the country and let me tell you losing access to your financial accounts is not something that you want to happen when you're halfway across the world surf shark helps with both of these problems because you can set your location to your home country or a 100 other countries this also opens up a little travel hack that can save some money when searching for things like flight and hotels and tours sometimes you can instantly get cheaper prices by switching the country that you're searching from it also comes in handy with Netflix and other streaming services each country has access to different movies and shows so whenever something isn't available in your current location whether you're at home or abroad you can just set it to whichever country you want I like surf shark because it lets you use unlimited devices with just one account so that Dian and I both use it on both of our phones both of our laptops and our iPad this video is not sponsored by surf shark by the way we're just happy customers who've been using it at home and while traveling for the past 2 years that said you can get around 80% off and up to 4 months free using our link down in the description by the way there are also free VPN out there and I used to use one of them myself but eventually I realized that when you use free VP PN then you are usually the product the company needs to make a profit one way or another which probably means selling the data they have on you to third parties not cool Google Translate is way more than a simple language dictionary it now has some pretty awesome features making it hands down one of the most useful apps for travelers you can have normal conversations with people by speaking into your phone in both languages this has saved us on multiple occasions when trying to communicate with people who may not have learned how to read you can also hold your camera over words that you see in a different language and the translations will automatically pop up on your camera screen you don't even need to take a picture but I found it works a little bit better if you do this is super handy with signs restaurant menus and when going to the grocery store or Pharmacy you can even write with your finger instead of typing I haven't used this feature yet but I assume it's for when someone wants to write something with different characters that aren't in the English alphabet and you don't have the other keyboard on your phone just remember to download the language that you need so that it works offline as well to learn languages while traveling I no longer use du lingo and here's why du lingo is popular because it's fun and addictive but in my opinion it's not super efficient for travelers for example after studying Portuguese on Dual lingo every day for over a month the only types of things that I knew how to say were things like it also focuses a lot on reading and writing which really doesn't help you to have a conversation with a local but pimsler is the other way around the main lessons are purely listening and repeating so the main focus is training your ears and your pronunciation which is what you actually use in a conversation the actual phrases I learned in my pimsler tie lessons were also more practical for travelers for example after listening to just a couple lessons I already knew how to say things like sa sa in other words all things that would actually be useful while traveling pimsler is a little bit more expensive than dualingo but you can learn quite a bit just using their 7-Day free trial which I'll link to below hasel is a budgeting app that allows you to track your expenses in multiple different currencies splitwise is super handy if you're traveling in a group because it lets you easily divide tabs and settle up accounts in multiple currencies both of these apps work perfectly for me and I've been using the free version of both for years but while scouring through Reddit I recently found another app that supposedly does all of these things all in one app it's called travel spend so that's worth checking out as well let me know if anyone has experience with it speaking of expens is if you want to learn the secrets that long-term Travelers use to travel for a fraction of the cost of everyone else download my free cheap travel hacks cheat sheet down in the description when traveling some exchange rates are trickier than others I always recommend memorizing the exchange rate and figuring out tricks to calculate prices in your head that way you're not dependent on your phone and you can calculate prices even if your battery dies or if you leave your phone behind in your hotel or if you just don't want to take it out because you're in a sketchy area that said apps like XE currency do come in handy on those days when your brain is just fried sometimes you just don't have the neurons available to convert Egyptian pounds to US dollars to try to figure out if that Egyptian cashier is trying to scam you at the grocery store spoiler alert he did twice choosing the right Maps app for traveling can make your life way easier but that's only the first step you also need to know how to use all the helpful features for example I've been using Google Maps forever for normal directions but it wasn't until recently that I learned a new strategy that has totally Chang the way we travel when we first arrived in changai Diane asked one of her friends who had traveled here a few months earlier for some restaurant recommendations it took them like 30 seconds to respond with pins of all their favorite places around the city including what they liked about each place I can't even remember what I ate for breakfast how the heck did they remember all of the names of their favorite Thai restaurants 3 months ago and that's when we got a lesson in Google maps 101 now whenever I get a recommendation whether that be from a friend or social media or a blog post or whatever I immediately save a pin of the destination or hotel or restaurant or attraction or whatever in Google Maps I also write a quick comment of who recommended it and why the comment is important otherwise you'll have hundreds of pins and you won't be able to remember why you pinned and pretty soon your map will be full of pins which you can use to piece together an itinerary I also recommend downloading offline maps of the areas where you'll be traveling and I show exactly how to do this in this video having access to reviews menus and business info is also super handy although in some places you have to take reviews with a grain of salt again I'm looking at you Egypt if you're traveling to big cities in the US Canada or Europe I actually recommend using the City mapper app over Google Maps this often times has more efficient public transportation routes more accurate Tim taes pricing info and the ability to personalize routes for example you can choose things like bus only train only mixed or my favorite simple which basically shows you the route with the fewest number of transfers the only downside is it currently only works in 71 cities travel esims allow you to have data on your phone the second you arrive in your destination without the hassle of having to hunt down those tiny plastic SIM cards there are loads of companies popping up and I've tested the most popular ones in this video If You prioritize convenience customer service and not ever having to worry about your data running out during your trip then I recommend Olaf unlike most other eim companies Olaf offers unlimited plans in many different destinations I've now tested their service out in eight countries in counting including way out in the Sahara Desert and I wrote up a brutally honest review that shows you exactly how to set things up just Google Olaf review project untethered for a setup guide and special discount code one thing to note is that Olaf's unlimited plans do not allow data sharing so if you're a digital Nomad you should keep that in mind if you do need to tether I'll recommend some other options as well most Airlines now have dedicated apps that streamline your experience in fact in several parts of the world I was actually forced to use the app because the airlines website wouldn't work for me you can usually check into your flights using these apps get digital boarding passes so you don't need to print them out manage your booking get alerts for flight time or gate changes and even access inflight entertainment options for flights that don't have the seatback entertainment system so when you buy your flights always check to see if there's an app for the airline that you're using if you're from the US you're spoiled for options that give you access to VIP airport lounges around the world the easiest way to do this is to open a credit card that offers lounge access as a perk and a link to the one I use down below but even once you have one of these cards It's tricky to figure out which Lounge to use in an airport and how to actually find it that's where Lounge buddy comes in to save the day you can enter in the types of credit cards that you have that offer lounge access into the app and then it tells you exactly which lounges you're allowed to enter and a map showing you exactly where it is because sometimes these suckers are hidden it's also handy because you can read Lounge reviews from other Travelers so if you have access to three different lounges in one airport you can save time and pick just the one that offers the best food and comfort options apart from these travel apps you'll also want the more obvious apps like Uber or whichever ride share app is most popular in the destination you're traveling to do your research because in some countries certain ridir apps are much cheaper than others I also recommend Spotify and podcast apps with content downloaded offline a weather app like windy which is my favorite perhaps a meditation app if you want to be more mindful during your trip a cloud backup app like Google photos or iCloud so that all your pictures back up each night in your accommodation and you don't risk losing them if something happens to your phone and of course apps like booking.com which often offer inapp discounts to help you save money on accommodation there are actually a bunch of other small little tricks you can use to save money on accommodation as well and you can learn about those by watching this video next all right guys bye-bye