5 Travel Startups for Scoping Out New Cities

[gallery ids="98598,98599,98597,98601,98600"] The smartphone makes it possible to experience at least part of a place before we ever arrive, as well as tailor our experiences exactly to our taste. With proper planning and a mobile phone full of apps, travelers can plot out the restaurants they will enjoy, the day of time they will take in a certain site, and how many people will be there when they arrive. The mystery these apps take out of travel is replaced with organization and expectations -- as long as the battery doesn't die. GET YOUR DAILY DOSE OF SKIFT: SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER, RSS, TWITTER OR FACEBOOK. FOR ALL OF OUR SKIFTSEEDLINGS COLLECTION, CHECK OUT OUR ARCHIVES HERE. WhatsBus