Smart Travel Advice for the Savvy Traveler

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Between the long flights, unavoidable jet lag, and battery drain issues on laptops, pads, and phones, traveling can be such an uncomfortable activity!

I would know – it takes me about 2 days of non-stop flying to get back home (4 flights, 5 airports). By the time I arrive home, I am a zombie in need of lying down in bed and taking a week to recover.

Alas, the fact that I spend so many hours stuck in airports and entering a non-stop parade of flights have made me (unintentionally) become an expert in smart traveling.

Now, I’m all about the comfort… how can I make my travel more comfortable, reliable, budget-savvy and less confusing?

Well, here is my personal list of smart travel ideas to make trips easy all over.
Hopefully, you will find some handy tips to help you become travel savvy, too!

Hello Handy Gadgets

If there’s a problem, someone will come up with a solution. That’s how I see travel gadgets – other suffering travelers experienced the same issues, realized that they can SOLVE the problem and voila! Gadget created and problem solved. 🙂

As you know, we love to share practical ideas that can make travel so much more comfortable. When we took a peek at IHG Business Advantage’s curated list of handy business travel gadgets, we loved every single one – from start to finish. Talk about making travel easier for anyone, regardless of whether it’s for business or leisure. There was no way we could leave these un-shared for our readers.

So we featured them all below with explanations and how to acquire them. Just click on the images to find out more.

These can be game-changers for frequent travelers!

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More Apps, Fewer Problems

The most amazing thing about living in this era is our access to information. When getting lost in Buenos Aires (a massive city with an overly complicated public transportation system) left me frustrated and exhausted, I had only one salvation: my smartphone. With the help of my apps, I managed to make it back to my hostel (phew) but it was all thanks to those wonderful programmers.

That is why today, you should not travel anywhere without a smartphone on hand and apps to help guide you the whole way through.

From automatic translators to map guidance and currency conversion, a few clicks on the app store and you are ready and set for a much easier travel experience.

Here are the ones I love and swear by, and they have each made my traveling just a bit easier:

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Discounts? Yes, Please!

Why spend more money on your travels than necessary? Be budget-savvy and you can always find ways to save money on all aspects of travel: hotels, transportation, food, flights, souvenirs – you name it, it can be found cheaper.

As frequent readers know, because I’m such a fan of finding better deals, I often blog at All the Frugal Ladies, where I can share my frugality knowledge with pride. At this point, I know a thing or two about saving money during my travels – actually, it’s become a fun personal challenge.

These are my very top sites and apps that have helped me save hundreds on my last trip. Click on each to learn more about how I did it and how it can help you save, too!

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We want to hear YOUR smart travel advice! Give us your tips below, or let us know what you thought of ours!

Thanks to Freepik for the original version of featured image.