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In Brazil, tourism represents 8% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is responsible for more than 10 million jobs; in the rest of the world, it represents around 10% of all revenue generated in businesses; traveling is necessary, and not just to boost the economy – but to heal the mind from the stress and routine of everyday life!
What are the benefits of traveling?
There are many, see? But these are the main ones:
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- Strengthens health: Trying new foods, exercising and exposing yourself to the sun are common activities (and great for strengthening immunity);
- New loves and friendships: There are many cases in which people meet each other while traveling, stay in touch and create bonds that last a lifetime;
- Know new cultures: At the end of the day, everything in life is a matter of point of view. Getting to know new cultures is an excellent way to overcome certain prejudices and see life in a different way (often lighter, more extroverted);
- Brings families together: Family trips can be excellent opportunities to strengthen emotional bonds in a natural and fun way;
- It can be cheap: Many mobile apps help you travel economically and not miss any incredible moments!
Speaking of apps, check them out:
Airbnb
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Instead of renting expensive hotel rooms, how about investing in exclusive houses, apartments or chalets for you and your family? Traveling this way can be much cheaper than you imagine!
In addition to the generally more affordable price, guests can often find much more comfortable options, such as vacation homes just a few steps from the beach, for example. Prefer to relax your body and mind in a vineyard? It's also possible.
The app's own community is capable of making recommendations for places and inns, which is especially useful for those who don't know where to go or have no idea of the average prices of certain destinations.
Booking is a very easy task: just create an account on Airbnb, choose the accommodation you want and make the payment to guarantee your reservation. In some cases, you only pay at check-in!
TripAdvisor
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This is one of the oldest options available on the market for traveling well: launched in 2000 by Steve Kaufer, Langley Steinert, Tom Palka and Nick Shanny, TripAdvisor is one of the best tools in the world when it comes to helping you put together your travel itinerary. travel and choose the best hotels, attractions and restaurants.
Through user reviews, you can choose options that fit your budget, without compromising the quality of services. Believe me: third-party opinions can save you from a lot of trouble!
TripAdvisor has a search engine to find airline tickets and hotels, as well as an itinerary generator and a travel guide. It is quite common to find tourists with this application open on their smartphone before entering an establishment, given its reliability and tradition over decades.
Download it for free for Android or iOS and have one of the best traveling partners by your side!
Google Maps
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If you have no idea where you're going, Google Maps can help you find the address you're looking for.
Activate your GPS, put it in high precision mode (to guarantee maximum accuracy of the application) and type in the search field where you want to go: it will give you the total distance, the fastest routes and the total estimated time of the trip. trip.
This is a simply indispensable app, whether for national or international travel: Google basically has the entire planet mapped and replicated on its map, in detail!
If you are not sure whether the destination is correct, you can turn on Google Street View, which is a native feature of Google Maps: in it, users can check any point on the map through panoramic images of streets and public places. These images are captured by cameras mounted on vehicles and periodically renewed by Google.
Google Maps is available in more than 100 countries and territories.
Moovit
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Do you need to get around via public transport? Moovit is the best option so you don't get lost among so many options!
In addition to informing you of the best route options to your desired destination, Moovit also informs you of the value of the ticket fees you will have to pay. The entire itinerary is automatically tracked via GPS so you know when to pull the bus rope and get off at the right point.
Moovit works in 112 countries and more than 3,500 cities around the world. Furthermore, it is available in 45 languages – including Portuguese, of course.
Google translator
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In certain destinations, people may speak languages that you don't speak: knowing English or Spanish is not always enough. In these cases, Google Translate can be a great free tool!
It automatically translates conversations through its automatic language detection system. To make everything even more accurate, machine learning technologies were implemented in the application to make translations even more accurate.
Over time, Google Translate tracks the quality of your translations to improve them. In addition to voice detection, the user can also type what they want and choose which language it should be translated into.
Foursquare
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Want to find interesting locations along your journey? Foursquare is one of the most suitable cloud-based applications for this service.
In addition to accurately informing you of certain destinations, the mobile app is capable of suggesting other points that may be of interest to you: you have no idea how useful this can be, especially for first-time sailors!
Imagine that you have found an incredible restaurant, but discover, through Foursquare, that there is another option just a few minutes from your current location, as good as the one in front of you, but cheaper: this is just one of the many examples of what this mobile application is capable of doing.
What is your favorite mobile app for traveling? Comments are always welcome!
