Traveling soon? Smartphone apps make traveling easier than ever. Which one is the most helpful among so many new travel-related apps? Here are three apps that will make your next trip a little easier.

Talk to me This is a great tool for anyone visiting a foreign country—it works like a translator in your pocket! When you speak into the phone in English, it translates what you are saying into the language you choose. You can choose different languages, such as English, Chinese, French...This app is useful for everyday needs of tourists and business travelers. It’s also great for frequent（经常做某事的）travelers and language learners. Tripit Are you always looking for your travel information when it’s time to check in for your flight? Tripit combines（结合，联合）all of your travel information, such as hotel room bookings,   into one travel itinerary（旅程）. Users send their travel-related emails to Tripit, and the app turns them into easy-to-use itinerary with a calendar. Tripit also prepares maps and weather information for the places on your itinerary. Cityseekr Imagine being able to find whatever you need, no matter where you are! A map easily becomes outdated, and a guidebook helps you only in places the average（通常的）tourist goes. What you need on your trips is an app that will tell you where the locals are. Do you want to find a great sushi place in Singapore? Morning coffee in Barcelona? The Cityseekr app helps you find these places. It uses information created by Singaporeans, Spanish, Mexicans, and people from other popular tourist cities, giving advice on restaurant, gas stations shops, landmarks and more.

If you are looking forward to travelling in Shanghai for a different taste, bus sightseeing trip may be at the top of your list. It offers three different routes to see famous places in Shanghai.

★Please call 021-63515988 to book tickets and you will get them by mail.

★Pick from eight languages to be able to learn more about the city.

★Free cancelled (取消) within seven days.

Arriving in New York    

There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them. you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.

Public transport

In New York there is a good bus and subway(地铁) service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport—there are lots of places you can go to on foot, like the Empire State Building(帝国大厦), 5th Avenue(大街) and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit.

Hotels     

There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is the Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city, there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people.

Eating out

There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonald’s every day. There are good restaurants in little Italy and Chinatown, for example.

Shopping   

Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices, you have to pay a special 8% tax(税) on everything you buy in New York.

Places to see   

Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.