10 must-have Apps for Keeping Business Travel Productive

Business travel is not the same as traveling for leisure, tourism or fun. In fact, generally speaking, this type of travel can often be oppressive and stressful. It is precisely in order to make this type of travel easier and more enjoyable that a number of applications for smartphones and tablets have been created. These apps will help you manage all those things you need to do no matter what on a daily basis. Without a doubt, these new technologies are perfect for helping you to more efficiently manage your business trips.

Apps that will help you organize your business trips

While there will always be many things you will need to organize and many tasks you will need to complete, there are also many apps that can help you to organize your business trips. There are applications to reserve hotel rooms, restaurants, car rentals, find better flights, etc.

Hopper: Is an ideal application for finding low priced flights. It offers you the possibility of knowing when it will be cheapest to fly – which will allow you to save money for your company or for yourself if you are a self-employed freelancer looking to save costs during your business trip.	Seat Guru: Is another app related to air travel which allows you to buy a ticket for your flight and to choose your seat or to see whether your flight is on time or has been delayed. This will allow you to better organize your time in the event that your flight is running late.
Airbnb: Is probably one of the best know websites for renting rooms or houses. The app will allow you to quickly and easily rent a place to sleep. Recently, the app has expanded its business model to accommodate companies in order to make business travelers feel more at home during their business trips.	HotelTonight: As opposed to the previously mentioned application, this app will make it easy for you to find hotels close to your location and to make last minute reservations.
Worktel: Thanks to this app, with one easy click, you will be able to reserve work spaces or meeting rooms for a given number of hours at hotels, coworking spaces and business centers. In addition to saving you time and money, this app will allow you to be more productive during your business trips.	Concur: Makes it easy for you to keep track of all of you expenditure receipts. It is done automatically, quickly and precisely, and will give you more control over the expenditure reports you will need to submit to your company.
Google Drive: Oftentimes when traveling, people forget their laptop computers, but it is also possible to store a lot of information on your smartphone. This application will allow you to store important documents and to instantly share them with your colleagues.	Uber: This app will make it easier for you to get around from one place to another. Uber is an application that allows you to locate drivers in your area that are willing to take you to your destination. In this way, you can forget about renting a car or trying to find parking.
Classpass: In addition to working, you might also be able to spend some leisure time during your trip. Classpass is an app that helps business travelers find the closest registered fitness center.	My Table: Apart from moving around and sleeping, you will also have to eat at some point during your business trip. This app will make it easy for you to locate a large variety of restaurants – all over Europe. It will tell you where they are located as well as what type of cuisine each one specializes in.

Without a doubt, all of these applications will help to make your business trips easier. They will allow you to focus on your work without having to spend time managing all those “extra” tasks which are often the most stressful. What apps do you use? Do you use any that are not on our list?