5 life-saving travel apps everyone should have on their phone

What would our lives be like without apps in the 21st century world?

From communicating to learning and gaming, there's an app for virtually every area of life, including travel.

1. Wherefor: Actually a website, Wherefor is deal for the budget traveller as it shows what hotels you can stay based on flights and accommodations within your budget.

2. LoungeBuddy: Those airport layovers can be a major pain an this free app has photos, lists of amenities, and reviews from different airport lounges around the world.

3. Hitlist: There are several advantages to this app like, set your local airport and Hitlist will notify you when there’s a spectacular flight deal. Also, you can mark which destinations you’re interested in, then find friends who want to go to the same place and the app also rates flight prices as “good,” “great,” or “spectacular.”

4. Momondo: With a simple and easy-to-understand interface, it helps with flight search within a budget, price calendar, filters, and hotel deals.

5. Detour: This is great for sightseeing as the app tapped journalists and filmmakers to produce engaging audio adventures, teaching about landmarks in San Francisco, London, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, Marrakech, Austin, and NYC.