Best Travel Apps for the iPhone

Recently, The New York Times, ran a slideshow on the best travel applications for the new iPhones. The following are the top applications according to The New York Times, as well as a few others.

• Getting There ($3.99) - Gives status of flights as well as arrival gates

• Travelocity (Free) - Flight schedules, gates and times, security wait times, as well as a feature that lets you search for "hotels near me"

• Urban Spoon (free) - recommends restaurants in over 50 cities

• Local Eats ($0.99) - Ranks the top 100 restaurants in 50 cities gives, names, addresses, and telephone numbers

• Where (free)-  find what you need from the provided list (including Starbucks, ATMS & Gas Stations) and a map pops up indicating the locations

• Lonely Planet ($9.99)-  A list of common phrases and their translation in 10 languages

• Babelingo ($5.99)- A list of phrases that is displayed in big type on the screen to show to another person

• Subway and Mass-transit maps for cities such as New York London, and San Francisco

• Taxi (free) - Easily find a taxi company near your location

• Truphone - make international phone calls using Wi-Fi

• MOMPF Currency Converter (free)- convert currencies and store your favorites

• BlackBook Media Corp (free) - Lists restaurants, bars, clubs, and hotels near your location (select cities only)

• Traffic Cams- Access live traffic cams for select cities (New York, and L.A. need to be downloaded separately)