10 New Business Travel Apps for Busy Executives

In a last-second rush to travel on business? Before you head out the door, make sure you load up your smartphone or tablet with these 10 helpful apps. They’re designed to keep you on track with expenses, jot down reminders and tasks, book a hotel from the plane and even control your presentation from a mobile device over Wi-Fi.

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Meant as a consumer app À la Priceline.com, HotelTonight is useful for executives as well. You can select a category such as basic, hip or luxury and book a last-minute hotel, even from the plane when you land. Only top international hotels are included (there are more than 2,000 in all, in more than 90 destinations), so you can easily avoid booking a low-end establishment. The free app for iOS devices and Android including both smartphones and tablets.

If you frequently travel overseas, SayHi Translate is a smart mobile aid. When you speak, the app records what you say and then translates your spoken phrase in one of 40 different languages. There’s a wide assortment of languages, including the typical German and French but also Mandarin (Chinese), Arabic and Norwegian. Most importantly, the highly-rated app, available now for $0.99, works as promised.

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Created by the airport food service company HMSHost, the B4 You Board app for iPhone and Android lets you order a meal from your phone. When you place the order, you can have the meal delivered directly to your gate. The free app works in many major airports, including those in Chicago, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Phoenix.