Roomorama is a marketplace for short-term apartment rentals. It’s win-win for both parties. For hosters it’s a way to monetize their unused spare rooms and for travelers it offera cheaper alternative to staying at a hotel for a couple of days. The service is free and protects renters and hosters through its own payment system, [...]
Rendeznew is a website which lets you find a find midpoint between two addresses (in fact, it can locate midpoint for up to four cities). Not only does it provide results from Google but also gives results from Yelp, showing rating and reviews of places you can go to. You can sort suggested meeting points [...]
ArrivedOK is a mobile tool for air travelers that instantly send arrival notifications to friends and family when they arrive to the destination. It’s a useful tool for those who forget or don’t have time to do it manually when they land. Just sign up, create a list of people to notify and how to [...]
If you are going on holiday and want to make sure you don’t forget anything PackWhiz.com can help. It’s a newly launched website which can generate packing lists for travelers to ensure they don’t forget something important. The site has clean interface and works with your existing Google account. To generate a packing list, simply [...]
POIsAlongARoute is Google Maps mash up for fast food lovers. It makes it easy for someone travelling somewhere by car to find fast food places located along the route. Start with entering your start and end destination points and the acceptable distance from the main road. Next you should get a map showing your driving route [...]
TriptropNYC is useful tool for New York residents and visitors. It is a travel time map application which lets you find out how long it takes to get from one place to another in New York City. All you have to do is enter an address and click the ‘Map it’ button, TriptropNYC will then [...]
Whether you are a regular traveler or just want to go hiking on the weekend, it is common to forget one thing or two for your trip. That’s why you will find this tool invaluable. It is a simple yet very comprehensive online traveling packing list generator that helps you build a list of things [...]
ATM Hunter is an iPhone application which lets you locate ATMs almost anywhere around the globe. The application was created by the MasterCard and has an extensive database that lists ATM machine locations of banks and those found in restaurants, bars, retail stores etc. You can search and find ATM machines by address, current location [...]
RideCharge is a useful online taxi booking service which allows you to book cabs, sedans and shuttle online or on your mobile phone. The registration is free and once you book the taxi, you get instant confirmation alerts. You could also pay through your cellphone and RideCharge would generate an online receipt for you which [...]
iStopOver is a website which lists affordable short term rentals that are available directly from owners. The site is useful both for budget travelers who need a place to stay and the home owners who have a spare room to lend. Travelers can search for place by specifying where they want to stay with the [...]