If you are a frequent business flier into Silicon Valley from the Los Angeles area, it’s essential that you have the most efficient form of communication as possible while on your trip. In addition to communicating with the company you represent, you may be required to communicate with your business clients while traveling. With the advent of smart phone technology, life on the road for the business traveler is much simpler due to the availability of a number of practical phone apps. If you aren’t already using these iPhone business apps, they are all worth considering the next time you are planning a business trip.
Although flying out of LAX to San Jose International can be time consuming and stressful, by using apps on your iPhone, efforts to get to your flight are more streamlined. The Travel Tracker Pro is one of the bests app can help you check on your flight status, hotel and car rental reservations. Mobiata also produces a handful of useful flight apps such as Flight Track Pro, Flight Board and Trip Deck, but the Travel Tracker Pro is a more versatile and affordable app.
Time during your business trip is best utilized when you are maximizing your time as efficiently as possible. If you are taking a cab rather than a car rental, you can still conduct business with MS Office compatible apps such as Apple’s Pages and Numbers or if you prefer Microsoft apps, there is Office HD, which will allows you to view and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. You may also want to think about using Skype on your iPhone, which allows you to make video calls and the Free Conference Call app that allows you to manage conferences right off your iPhone.
If you are planning a business presentation and have an iPad at your disposal, you can make your presentation via computer or TV monitor to your clients by using Apple’s Keynote app and even wirelessly paging through the presentation by using the Keynote Remote app on your iPhone. Your iPad will need some adapters so check with the Apple Store for the correct hook ups.
When the businesses meetings are over, you can use your iPhone to search for restaurants, locate your rental car, or even search and call for a taxi. By using Yelp’s popular app, you can determine what might be the best choice for dining by location and reviews. You can even organize any receipts you acquired during your stay in the San Jose area via your iPhone. By using Receipt Tracker and Receipt Reader, you can store digital copies of your receipts, which is then calculated for you.
As you can see, traveling on business is much easier than a decade ago. By using your iPhone, you’ll wonder how anyone could have managed without all these useful apps. You can find all of these handy apps on the Apple App Store website.