Juggling business travel arrangements can be frustrating. Organising flights, hotels and keeping track of travel expenses can quickly become an inconvenience. Thankfully, travel management apps help you to streamline your travel planning, taking the stress out of organising those essential business trips.

Whether you're a corporate travel manager or a frequent business traveller needing to arrange your own travel, here are 8 of the top travel booking apps for Android and iPhone you can download for your device right now:

Best iPhone & Android app for travel management overall

TravelPerk

Available on Android in the Google Play Store and iPhone in the App Store, TravelPerk trip assistant is the essential, interactive trip-planning companion for business travellers on the go. With the largest worldwide inventory available, you can book trips directly on the app.

When you're ready to travel, simply pull out your phone and easily access details of your business trips—even in aeroplane mode—all in one place for the best in travel convenience. No more hunting through emails to find booking details or check-in instructions.

TravelPerk stores flight, hotel and layover, train, rental car booking and travel expense details, which you can view at any time, even when you're offline.

• Check flight prices
• Check-in for flights straight from the mobile app
• Book airport lounges
• Get mobile tickets and paperless confirmation—open train or flight tickets directly from your device
• Get hotel and car rental office directions straight from Google Maps or Apple Maps
• Receive check-in instructions for hotels or Airbnbs
• Know about last-minute changes to your travel plans

If you're having travel troubles, talk to real people for support, no chatbots, just access to world-class travel agents 24/7 via instant messaging, email and phone.

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The best travel management apps for Android

#1 - TripIt

TripIt enables you to forward flight itineraries and other business travel-related documents to a designated email address. Alternatively, you can grant the app direct access to your inbox so it can track and process emails automatically. The app extracts the necessary details and organises them into easy-to-follow itineraries.

To utilise the full functionality of the app, you will have to upgrade to TripIt Pro, which gives you access to real-time flight updates, sometimes in advance of notifications sent by an airline's own app.

#2 - Google Maps

With Google Maps, you can download all the data you need for a trip directly into the app. You can then navigate online and offline maps, pin places in advance, share locations and compare transport options with ease. If you’re doing a lot of driving, you can quickly locate petrol stations for refuelling.

The app is particularly useful in offline mode because it stops you from burning through mobile data when you are overseas and don’t have access to Wi-Fi or a direct internet connection.

#3 - Expensify

Expensify is considered an essential travel management android app to have on your device. The app lets you take photos of expense receipts with your phone, and even forward invoices and receipts to your email, extracting the necessary information and organising it into reports.

It is also available on the web and can integrate with accounting software like QuickBooks and Xero.

The Expensify app is so good, that TravelPerk partnered with them, sharing customers and product philosophy.

Best travel management apps for iOS

#1 - SalesTrip

SalesTrip is a business travel booking system app with an automated expense management feature that's integrated with SalesForce. The app enables users to check airfares, book flights, find a hotel room, arrange train travel and car hire for road trips.

Plus, the app automatically processes expenses, including credit card payments, during business travel. SalesTrip enables businesses to measure the return on investment from employee travel and expense spend by providing real-time trip insights.

#2 -  FLIO

If you are travelling to an unfamiliar or large airport, FLIO is the perfect app for accessing detailed flight information to get you to your departure gate on time. The app is packed with information on thousands of airports—including interactive maps that direct you to departure gates, baggage claims, airport lounges, restaurants, shops and the best way to get to each airport, whether it's by bus, train or cab.

Plus, you can book access to airport lounges or reserve parking through FLIO, and get alerts about your flight status.

#3 - CityMapper

For business travellers with days filled with meetings, Citymapper is a public transport app and mapping service that helps you get from A to B with ease. With live transport timings, you can see how long it will take you to get between two locations via public transport, or whether it’s better to call an Uber, to ensure that you arrive ahead of time for those all-important business meetings.

#4 - Currency

The Currency app was one of the first 500 apps launched in Apple's App Store. A simple, but powerful currency converter, the app provides the latest currency exchange rates for more than 160 countries and currencies. It has been the number one currency convertor app since 2008, demonstrating its effectiveness. When you need exchange rates fast while on a business trip, this is the app you need.

How to choose the best travel apps for Android and iOS

With so many travel management apps for Android and iOS available, how do you know which ones to choose? After all, you don't want an app overload on your phone. The best way to choose the right Android or iPhone travel management apps for you is to find one that does as many of the things as you need it to do to organise your business trips.

Alternatively, you can categorise apps by function. For example:

• Planning and preparing
• Flying
• Book hotels
• Driving
• Book trains
• Travel expenses
• Currency conversion
• Language translation—you could use Google Translate for this

The benefit of downloading an all-in-one travel management app is that everything is streamlined and can be found in one place. This ensures that your business trips are as stress-free as they can be, keeping you in control of those things that you can control.

Make business travel simpler with TravelPerk

Trusted by thousands of companies and business travellers across the US, Europe and worldwide, TravelPerk makes business travel simpler to manage. Get more flexibility, and full control over spending with easy forecasting and reporting, plus options to offset your carbon footprint.

Business travel shouldn't be all about the admin. The TravelPerk app handles your travel requirements at every turn, even when you need to modify or cancel bookings. TravelCare is our built-in risk management solution, available at no extra cost. With a dedicated support team available to you 24/7, we've got your business trips covered.

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