Here's how you can book your summer travel in a jiffy!

Whether planning a summer trip with friends or family, deciding a destination is always a task. It takes a while for travelers to choose an ideal holiday destination as there are so many beaches, hills, wild life parks and other options to choose from.

However, with technology maintaining its pace, even travelers have become smarter as they are quite aware of the travel apps that make their way at easy travel planning, booking and other essentials.

Hence, below are some of the unique summer travel apps for a smarter traveler:

*Trip Tap Toe Concierge Chat App

Offering a 24*7 real time assistance to travelers, this app is a unique "Travel Concierge Chat App" saving travelers from writing back and forth emails and following endless email threads.

The Concierge Chat App helps customers make last minute hotel bookings 'On the Go', last minute web-check-ins and room upgrades. It also makes available to users hotel options from global suppliers in a single feed and forwards commissions received from airlines as discounts, to offer unmatched prices.

*XE currency

This app helps the travelers to calculate and make conversions instantly using more than 180 worldwide currencies. It offers live proprietary currency rates, charts, and even stores the last updated rates, so it works when the Internet doesn't.

*Travelkhana

If travel and food are synonymous, Travelkhana is the right app for your train travel in India. It is a 24hour food delivery app with a growing network of restaurants across India. If you wish to make your travel a culinary journey with delicious food instead of opting for regular food served in trains, download and use Travelkhana App.

All you need to do is enter your PNR number, select a station and choose your favorite dishes from the comprehensive menu. The app also tracks orders and supports online payment.

*RedBus

For intercity travel, buses are often a convenient option, especially in remote areas where a private cab will be too expensive/not readily available, or perhaps unsafe. Redbus is the country's premier bus booking service, operating across most tourist-friendly as well remote destinations. The app is intuitive and user-friendly and helps travellers book in a jiffy.

*IRCTC App

Need a confirmed ticket for your last minute travel? Don't have much time to go through 50 odd trains to pick yours? Simply download the user friendly app launched by Indian Railways. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation mobile application is available on android as well as windows handsets. Just fill up the required fields and book your ticket online following a few simple steps.

-ANI