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10 Tech-Savvy Hotel Innovations

From iPad check-ins and remote control of your rooms lighting and temperature to an interactive app from your resort, hotels are jumping on the tech-savvy bandwagon. Here are our favorite innovations. Read more

Posted by Scott Tharler on May 06, 2013 at 1:45:28 PM EDT Tagged: Travel Tech, Technology, Hotels, Apps
Fodor's Launches Even More City Guide Apps

What started with six has now expanded to 12 top destinations around the world, with more to come! Our free Fodor's City Guide apps offer our up-to-the-minute picks, tips, and a handy interactive map. Read more

Posted by Fodor's Editors on May 01, 2013 at 4:35:16 PM EDT Tagged: Apps, Fodor's, Mobile Apps
Travel Tech: Favorite Photo Apps

Fancy yourself a pro smartphone photographer? Not without these apps. Take your vacation snaps and add filters, adjust contrast, crop, print, and more to make them look magnifique. Read more

Posted by Scott Tharler on April 16, 2013 at 6:49:57 PM EDT Tagged: Photography, Travel Tech, Tips, Apps
Travel Scam to Avoid: Fake Airline Instagrams

We're sorry to report you won't be one of the 40,000 "new followers" getting a free flight, guys. Fake airline Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts are popping up again offering free flights. Read more

Posted by Elizabeth Lynch on March 23, 2013 at 10:11:54 AM EDT Tagged: Apps, Technology, Tips
HiddenCity App Sends Travelers on Scavenger Hunts

Listen up, amateur gumshoes. There's a new way to uncover the hidden city: HiddenCity, an app that works as part city tour, part scavenger hunt. For now, the cities are all in England. Read more

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on March 22, 2013 at 8:59:00 AM EDT Tagged: Apps, Technology, England, Travel Tech
Download Now: Plotter App

We may not be professional cartographers, but we're loving this app that lets us plot our favorite points (restaurants, sights, etc) on a map, share maps with friends, and find maps of new cities from others. Read more

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on March 14, 2013 at 8:56:43 AM EDT Tagged: Technology, Apps, Maps, Travel Tech
Video: See the World through Google Glass

Like most, we took one look at Google Glass and thought...really? But then we saw this video and everything changed. Now we're saving our pennies to get in on the action. Read more

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on February 21, 2013 at 3:11:04 PM EST Tagged: Technology, Videos, Travel Tech
Four Coolest Places to Tour on Google Maps

There is an art to armchair traveling, and Google Maps has mastered it. From their newly released Grand Canyon Street View to the Colosseum, here's where they're taking you (and your computer) now. Read more

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on February 13, 2013 at 5:20:55 PM EST Tagged: Maps, Technology, Apps, Travel Tech
5 Apps For Telling your Travel Story

Your Instagram followers are regularly treated to your awesome vacation photos. But there are so many other apps to use to make sure everyone is jealous of your awesome vacation. Read more

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on February 12, 2013 at 8:53:15 AM EST Tagged: Apps, Photography, Tips, Travel Tech
Download Now: Find. Eat. Drink. For iPhone

We will never tire of getting tips from industry insiders. Particularly if those tips are 'where to eat' and the insiders are amazing chefs. That's why we fell for Find.Eat.Drink's new iPhone app. Read more

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on February 01, 2013 at 8:59:33 AM EST Tagged: Technology, Apps, Restaurants, Food, Travel Tech