The best travel apps

The best things in life are simple, and LuckyTrip couldn’t be simpler: slide to select your price range (we’re talking anything from £150-£1,000+) and your phone will do the rest, eking the most out of your pay packet without forcing you to spend hours searching for cheap flights and great rates. Seriously, you can sort out a two-night trip to Madeira, Portugal, with flights and a trip to some volcanic hot springs for £200 in about 20 seconds. And if you don’t like that, you’re only a tap away from another trip. luckytrip.co.uk

If you love Airbnb, but can’t deal with the whole running into your host outside the loo in the middle of the night thing, VizEat’s the one for you. Neatly packed with independently-led food experiences all over the world, it’s a sure-fire way to fill up on a country’s culture without getting peeved by poor food and pushy waiting staff. Fancy picking up travel tips at an Iberian ham tasting in Seville? Celebrating all things short rib in NYC? Maybe just lighting up a barbecue and slurping some local wine in Buenos Aires? Download the app, drop the cash and grab the grub. vizeat.com

No one knows a city better than the people who live in it, so with this fast-loading, cutesy little app of user-generated blogs and tips, you’ll get a sense of what the locals love. Whether you want to skulk around the backstreets of Berlin looking for coffee shops and Insta-inspiration, or discover the most scenic spots for a picnic in the Faroe Islands, get a load of Townske. townske.com

Love design? Love culture? Love, er, picking where to go on your next Eastern European foray based on insider suggestions and cool trending hot spots? You'll probably love the Calvert Journal's New East Travel Guide app, then. Combining local knowledge with Calvert's arty knowhow, if you're planning on heading to Moscow, St Petersburg or Kazan, you're covered. calvertjournal.com/travel-guide-apps

If you’re sick and tired of leafing through guidebooks, restaurant reviews and countless foodie websites every time you want a good bite to eat on holiday, this one’s for you. Pooling the knowledge of the culinary experts behind the White Guide (that’s the Scandinavian answer to Michelin, by the way), this app shows the 12 restaurants at the forefront of gastronomy in each city, and every time a new one gets added, another one gets scratched off the list. It’s basically the only way to fill up on great grub without getting overwhelmed by all the options. Start in London now from 99p. whiteguide.com

Being that time is money and all that, you'll probably be well chuffed to know there's an app out there that can cut your spending, save you hours of schlepping and make journey booking a one-tap affair. It’s called GoEuro, and it puts more than 450 train, plane and bus operators at your fingertips, and the whole of Europe at your feet. Race you to Gdansk. goeuro.co.uk

Pairing a handy check-in timeline with user-reported queue times and insider tips for the best places to eat, kip and charge your phone at each airport around the world, this one will help you jetset with ease, letting you breeze to the gate with seconds to spare. The app also stores all your flight stats on a handy map, so you’ll never forget how far you’ve travelled, which is great for people who like data (and show offs). appintheair.mobi

OK, so insurance isn’t exactly the most exciting of topics, but when it comes to travel, it’s pretty much vital (fearless so-and-sos, read no further). The premise is to insure the things you want for as little or as long as you want at a price that doesn’t burn a year-long-policy-sized hole in your pocket. What’s more, with in-app claims and a super plush design, it almost makes insurance cool (almost). trov.com