Summer vacation is almost here and we are getting ready for the busiest summer travel season ever! Be sure to pack your patience, your travel insurance, and these travel apps. In this episode we talk about some of our favorite travel apps that we are using lately for road trips, plane travel, and international travel.

Travel Apps to Download this Summer:

• Flight Aware - helps you track to see where planes are and their status
• Airline apps - send you alerts for delays, help you rebook easily, download mobile boarding passes, can sometimes track luggage, inbound flights, or provide information on airport lounge locations and status
• Mobile Passport Control - for international travelers that don't have Global Entry
• Apple Find My Device with Apple AirTags or alternatively use Tile or similar trackers for checked bags
• Roadtrippers - helps you plan road trips and find things to stop at along the way
• GasBuddy - helps you find gas stations and the most affordable gas
• Welcome Pickups - arrange airport transfers or other transportation in 256 locations worldwide
• Daytrip - sightseeing city to city transfers with stops along the way
• Hotel apps - allow you to chat with the hotel, digital check in and check out, and sometimes select room, get a digital key, manage entertainment, and other services
• Card Pointers - helps you manage all your various credit card offers and helps you decide which card to use where and when and maximize your special offers
• Global Blue - helps you manage your VAT refund forms
• Stasher and Bounce - helps you find places to store your luggage, which is great if you are staying at an Airbnb or stopping somewhere along your way but need luggage storage
• Going - great for finding flight deals

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