Useful apps. Don’t miss them!

Sílvia Serra Associate Director of Arcadia in Barcelona

Date

October 22, 2018
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How many times do you check your smartphone at home? And how many of them are for using an app? Very often in your day-to-day life right? Here are some of the most useful and important apps that you need to help you navigate in Barcelona, travel better, manage your money, keep in contact with your family and new friends, and more.

Health and Safety

Geoblue – Arcadia University Program Health Insurance

Smart Traveler – US Department of State (Information on Embassies and Consulates, destination description, safety and security, local laws and special circumstances, health and travel and transportation

 

Transport and Travel TMB logo

TMB – Barcelona public transport system. Real time information and route planning

Mapme – Travel map, navigation and route planner

Mytaxi – Licensed taxis on tap, track your driver’s arrival in real time Mytaxi app logo

Skyscanner – Search cheap flights

Easyjet – Budget airline

Vueling – Budget airline

Ryanair – Budget airline

Travel guide Spain – travel

Barcelona official guide- Official guide of Barcelona with interactive tourism information.

Wifi finder – find free or paid Wi-Fi spots closest to your location and filter them by location type (restaurant, hotel, etc.)

 

Eating outEl tenedor logo

El tenedor – find the best restaurants with special offers near by. Cuisine and contact info

 

Food Delivery Just eat logo

Deliveroo – restaurant food delivery

Just eat –restaurant food delivery 

 

 

Accommodation

Tripadvisor – hotels, flights, restaurants Trip Advisor logo

Booking.com – 1 million hotels, apartments and more

Airbnb – Book unique homes in 191+ countries

Hostelworld – Hostels, cheap hotel, travel deals

 

Google TranslateLanguage

Google Translate – text, conversation and images translator

 

 

 

Social Media 

FacebookWhatsup logo

Whatsapp

Instagram

Meetup- App that brings people together to do activities they like

 

XE Currency logoMoney and Budgeting

XE Currency – Currency convertor

Spending Tracker – Great for budgeting and seeing what you’re actually spending