TourRadar: Round trips in your pocket

With more than 40,000 round trips from more than 2,500 carefully selected tour operators, TourRadar is the largest online platform for multi-day round trips. No matter what adventure travelers dream of - hiking to Machu Picchu, sailing along the Amalfi Coast or discovering the Big Five on a safari - TourRadar has the right trip to make all dreams come true. By means of the app, the user can be connected directly with the tour operator of their trip - perfect if there are still questions before departure or if a rebooking may need to be requested. Until now, the app was primarily specialized in supporting customers before and during their trip. With the re-launch of the app in November 2020, TourRadar is opening up the possibility for all users to also explore and book trips easily and quickly via the app. Also helpful is the "Free Rebooking" filter, which helps to find trips where it is possible to select a new travel date or another trip and/or receive a travel credit should plans change after booking.

The TourRadar App is for iOS and Android and is available free of charge.

Skyscanner: Check the best flight, hotel and car rental prices anytime

The international travel planning and price comparison app has already been downloaded by over 90 million users worldwide. And for good reason: users can find the cheapest months and dates for their flight using the color-coded calendar and chart view when they enter their travel dates. Using the "Flexible Tickets" filter, only offers from airlines with tickets that can be rebooked or cancelled are displayed. Hotels and rental cars can also be searched for conveniently in the app. On the Covid map, users can see the world map in the overview - if they click on the countries, they will find out the current travel advice - it is also possible to receive travel updates to the desired destination. Those who are not yet ready to book in the current situation can save selected flights - and also return to their last searches.

The Skyscanner App is available for iOS and Android and is available free of charge.

HomeToGo: Search for holiday accommodation, anytime, anywhere

Also in the coming year, many holidaymakers would like to stay in a holiday home, because there contact points can be reduced to a minimum. Holiday accommodations therefore boomed already in 2020: Those who spend their holidays with family or friends in their own holiday home feel similarly safe as at home. When planning a trip, this app is particularly fun: hometogo.com searches over 2,000 holiday accommodation websites, including Airbnb, FeWo-direkt and Booking, offering the world's largest selection. HomeToGo users can use various search filters such as "free cancellation" to search only for accommodations that offer this service. Also helpful is the filter "detached" - here users can only find accommodations with distance to other houses. The app also allows users to create watch lists on the go, which can be shared with friends and family and further edited at home on the big screen.

HomeToGo is available for iOS and Android and is available free of charge.

HolidayCheck: Hotels and reviews

Those who decide to stay at a hotel can use the HolidayCheck app to prepare themselves for the Corona conditions on site. Many holidaymakers ask themselves how well the safety regulations are implemented in the hotel, whether the staff complies with the mask requirement or how the breakfast without buffet works. Since summer 2020, the booking and rating portal HolidayCheck has already registered tens of thousands of reviews with reference to the Corona situation, these are specially marked in the app. This way, travelers can also get an idea of their desired hotel before booking and decide where they want to book.

HolidayCheck is available for iOS and Android and is available free of charge.

Komoot: Find new ways

Whether hiking, road cycling or mountain biking: last year, many people learned to explore places on their own doorstep and in the surrounding area in a new way. A great tip for this is komoot: 16 million people worldwide already use the intelligent outdoor route planner, with insider tips from the komoot community, inspiring hand-picked tours and practical voice navigation. Whether it's your own city, your holiday destination or the nearby recreation area - new tours help to discover nature in a new way.
get to know. Some routes even help you find alternative sightseeing routes in popular big cities and cleverly avoid crowds. Komoot is the world's leading planning and navigation app with the largest digital community of outdoor experts in Europe.

Komoot is for iOS and Android and is available free of charge.

Security

These apps support you during your journey and give you peace of mind. 

Global Monitoring App: Guardian angels on the move

Like a guardian angel on the road: The Global Monitoring App for smartphones actively notifies users about dangers at their current location / travel destination via push notifications. Due to natural disasters and global risks, the topic of safety while traveling is becoming increasingly important. For example, the app warns of political unrest, terrorism, strikes, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, epidemics, crime etc. The Global Monitoring App informs users about dangers and events in the respective environment. Thus, they receive important warnings and behavioral instructions directly on their mobile phone.

The Global Monitoring App is available for iOS and Android and is available free of charge. 

ERV travel & care app: take a safe holiday

ERGO travel insurance is giving all customers who have taken out annual insurance or student and au pair insurance a mobile travel and safety companion in the form of the ERV travel & care app. The app provides valuable assistance at the holiday destination and offers detailed information for up to 200 travel countries. It not only provides information on safety and travel warnings, but also shows police stations, pharmacies and hospitals in the vicinity. Users can also find embassies, petrol stations, ATMs, restaurants and places of interest with the help of the app. A color coding system also categorizes the current risk assessment for the respective travel destination. Customers who need to report a loss can do so conveniently via the app. A test of the app is possible at any time, even as a non-insured person, for a period of 30 days.

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Safe travel app of the Federal Foreign Office

In uncertain times, it is particularly important that travellers feel safe and, above all, well informed. So anyone considering which destination is the right one in times of Corona can keep up to date on the security situation and entry requirements with the Federal Foreign Office's Sicher-Reisen app - directly from the most relevant source. The app also provides a checklist on travel preparations and the addresses of the travel countries' representations in Germany. There are also numerous tips for emergencies on holiday and the option of sending a sign of life to those at home with the "I'm OK" button if, for example, the security situation in the destination suddenly changes.

Travel safely - your travel app is available for iOS and Android and is available free of charge.

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