Technology is unlimited and so the apps that you can find to make your world much easier. Apps are great tools for business travelers, this second part of the list best travel apps for attendees and planners is for those who are planning on documenting events, conference or just to make your travel more enjoyable.
1.Twitter —Network in Real-Time
Twitter is a critical app for any social media, marketing or tech conference and it comes in handy at just about any other conference. Most conferences promote their own hashtag, a short tag that people use in tweets so that more people can follow the conversation whether they are physically at the conference or stuck at the office.
Another great feature of Twitter is when you only have your smartphone. Taking notes on a phone is pretty tough, but if the audience is filled with people sharing content on Twitter, all you need to do is follow the hashtag, wait until someone tweets out the note you were going to take and hit retweet. When you get home, you can go through your Twitter feed to see your notes.
2.Camera App —Create Content That’s Easy to Share
There are plenty of benefits of documenting the conference through photography. In fact, photos are some of the easiest, quickest ways to create content for your social media networks and possibly the most viral. Take snapshots of important presentation slides, establish “social proof” by having your photo taken with big-name speakers, or just take fun pictures with friends—both old and new—at networking events.
These photos can be shared on platforms like Twitter, Path or Flickr. You can also tag your friends when you post the photos to Facebook, strengthening your networking ties along the way. You can use your tablet or smartphone’s default camera, upgrade to an app with more features or use a fun app like Instagram that has its own social platform.
3.Video App —Interview Experts
These days, attendees are as likely to create content as they are to consume it. One of the easiest ways to get great content for your blog, podcast or YouTube channel is a video interview. At most social media and marketing conferences, you’ll often see people interviewing speakers and fellow attendees to share great content with their own audiences. All modern smartphones and tablets come with built-in video recorders and most include some kind of video editing or sharing software. If you don’t want to wait until you get home to edit and share your video, there are several video editing apps for different platforms.
If you’ve got an Android phone, check out AndroMedia (free) or VidTrim Pro ($2.84.). On the iOS, iMovie is a popular choice for $4.99.
Once your videos are on your phone, you can upload them to Facebook with either the Facebook standard app or the Pages app for page managers. You can also upload them to your YouTube channel using the YouTube app, and then embed them in your blog using the WordPress app!
4.Google Translate
This translator can be a useful tool to support your own, more serious language learning, but realistically, it’s most useful on a practical level quickly translating day-to-day words you come across on your travels. For example, you can hold your camera up to text – such as a sign, or a menu – and Google will translate it for you instantly. It’s an essential app for any traveler.
