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achieved popularity for its GPS huge boon to all the offbeat according to the hour. Com- travellers are engaged in
navigation and location apps travellers in India. Offering al- pared to a one-night stay in the these immersive character
has created Navimap, a ternate routes and letting you room which might cost from scripts enhancing the experi-
freemium navigation app. share real-time journey up- `4000-5000, you can avail of ence of their trip. The inter-
Though Google maps is de- dates are some of the features the same room for as little as active app allows for social
tailed, it sometimes can get dif- it offers,. six hours in `1000. sharing from within the app.
ficult to access the information An exclusive feature that This app is available on An- Once you download the app,
if there are network issues or if provides assistance to the droid and iOS app and though users don't need any Internet
you're offline. But Navimaps users is the real time turn-by- only operational in India, it is connection to access the in-
does the exact opposite. The turn voice guidance in 10 re- likely to start in other destina- formation.
app allows the consumers to gional languages that includes tions too.
access the same information Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kan- WeTravelSolo
you can find online, offline as nada, Malayalam, Marathi, Guiddoo WeTravelSolo is the first
well. This has proved to be a Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Guiddoo is a specialised online solo l community in In-
Telugu. and personal tour guide mo- dia that arrange special inter-
bile application for travellers est customised tours to satisfy
6Hourly all over the world. The app of- the needs of solo travellers. It
Travel agencies can use these as At times when you have to fers an in-depth and highly re- understands the solo trav-
role models to develop their check out from the hotel at 10 search audio-visual guide to eller’s needs and according to
am, you may have a flight in the many famous monuments and their sense of style recom-
own apps and incorporate them night. And if you have to attend heritage sites like Taj Mahal, mends like-minded travellers
a meeting as soon as you land, Statue of Liberty, The Colos- to them. The app gives an op-
into their customer interaction you need to be fresh. Also seum, Eiffel Tower, Angkor portunity to travel and ex-
platforms to get to the next level sometimes, you're just doing a Wat, as well as modern monu- plore with likeminded individ-
stopover at a place, but don't
uals with similar interests,
ments like the Burj Khalifa,
of visibility with the new want a room at the cost of the among others. without disturbing the charm
entire day when you just need The audio guide app re- of solo travelling. One cannot
generation of travellers it for a few hours. That's when volves around characters find a better platform to ex-
6Hourly comes into handy. This that have conversations plore the world with other
app allows you to book hotels about the destinations. The passionate individuals while

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February 2018