Technology has greatly affected the travel industry.
Tourism apps are some of the most popular apps being developed and more and more people are using them when they go to a new city, both for business and for pleasure. The industry is growing and new tourism apps are coming out daily. There are certain, essential items that the best travel apps have and those need to be taken into consideration when creating your own tourism app.
With that in mind, here are some of the top features and functions
1. Language translator. This is a must have feature for an app that is geared toward travelers who travel to different countries. The vast majority of them will not be familiar with the region’s native language, so being able to translate right on their smart-phone via an app is an incredibly useful feature. Don’t ignore this feature if you want to reach people who travel abroad.
2. Geo-location tracking. Most people when they arrive at a destination want to know where the nearest hotel, bar, restaurant, café, etc. is. Integrating GPS services into a tourism app allows users to view what they are looking for based upon their current location. Your app needs to very quickly find the require results so that the tourist can get to where they need to go quickly and easily. By searching nearby locations for services and products, a traveler will use your app over and over when they are on a trip.
3. Cab booking. Travels like one stop shopping when it comes to tourism apps. It is necessary to have an app that fulfills multiple needs so that a travel has no need to use any app other than yours. Booking a taxi is a basic function that most people will need when they arrive at a new city. Incorporating this function into your app is always a good idea.
4. Itinerary generator. People like to have an idea of what they are going to do when on vacation. In particular, they want an app that can keep them visiting the best sites and locations in a given area. This is a great function for your app because it allows people to plan before reaching their destination, so they are using your app even more, and even before they arrive. This way, they can go to all the featured places that a location offers and not feel like they missed out on anything.
5. Trip review. Tourist love to read up on a place before they visit it. Offering a trip review function on your app will allow people to share other travel’s experiences to find out what is good or bad about an area and find the activities that are right for them. Not only that, people love to talk about themselves, so they will also being using your app after the trip to talk about their experience.
6. Weather. The topic of weather is always a discussion point and knowing what the forecast is allows users to plan their trip accordingly. If they can see that Tuesday calls for rain, they can not schedule an outdoor activity for that day. Real time weather forecasts are a necessary part of any tourism app and users will check out the weather over and over again both prior to and during their vacation.
7. Emergency services. Emergency services are something people need to have access to when at home, and when they are on vacation it is the same thing. This is another function that is a must for your tourism app. People like to know that when they are in a foreign location that they have access to emergency phone numbers and services. This is another GPS based function that allows the user to find the closet emergency service to coincide with their current location. This function is a great comfort for travelers.
8. Restroom locator. Everybody has to use the bathroom at some point and when you in an unfamiliar location, it can be tough to find a restroom when you really need it. Like the emergency services function, this one is a must for your tourism app. Data shows that apps with a restroom function are much more popular among users than apps without.
9. Social media function. People love to post their experiences on Facebook and other social platforms. Incorporating social functions into your app is a great way to allow people to post all the cool things they are doing when on vacation without having to leave your app.
10. Currency converter. Mainly for international travelers, this is a feature that can, not only save people time, but money as well. If you can punch in an amount and quickly get a conversion, it is well worth including it in your app.
11. Time change conversion. Having an app that converts to different time zones is a nice feature for travelers on the go, especially ones that travel from country to country. Most smart-phones will convert that time automatically these days, but many people, especially the older generation have older phones, so including this in an app is a good option.
12. Offline functionality. Some tourists like an app that continues to work even when the user is offline. Mobile internet may not always work when traveling to certain areas, so it can be nice to have an app that continues to work even when there is no internet connection.
13. Price comparison. Tourist love to be able to see and compare prices on hotels, flights, rental cars, etc so including this feature is a must. This way a user can see exactly what is available and make a decision based upon their budget without having to leave your app.
Utilizing these various features in your tourism app will not only help out tourists, but it will also serve to boost tourism in general. People prefer apps with the above features and these features make their lives easier and their travel more enjoyable.
It is a good idea to pack as many of these as possible into your app when you are designing it so that travels will come back to your app and use it again and again.
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