Travel woes

If you’re taking a flight anywhere in the world this summer, we’re sending hugs. As airlines are cutting tens of thousands of flight schedules due to staff shortages, the excitement of going on holiday is likely in free fall. While some matters are out of our control (unless you’ve got a private jet), there are things we can do to make the rest of our trips less stress-inducing.

Travelley, for instance, gives you up-to-date information about popular travel destinations in one place. You can find data on average rent prices, safety, visas, transportation, and things to do. While you’re there, snap some pictures for the Gram in locations discovered using this Backdrop app.

Baryl takes a more technical approach and uses AI/ML to algorithmically curate restaurants and recommendations based on your personality and interests. Similarly, iplan.ai uses AI and your answers to a few questions to put together a complete itinerary that fits your preferences.

If you’re on a tighter budget, Elude helps you find your next adventure based on how much you’re willing to splurge.

FlightPenguin also recently launched its flight search app as a successor to the popular sunsetted Hipmunk. The app lets you search for flights on a visual timeline.

For traveling in larger groups, Triphie lets you plan and manage trips collaboratively.

If all these tools don’t make you feel like a global citizen yet, feel free to use this digital scratch map to visualize how much of the world you’ve seen.

We’ll leave you with a pro tip too – AirTags for your checked bags to avoid the mayhem of lost luggage.

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• Create a cartoon avatar for your social media profiles with Ava Maker.

• Openpod is a DAO-as-a-service platform that allows open source project developers to earn tokens for their work and early users/believers to invest in them.

• SuperDuo’s digital companion service matches elders with a trained buddy, who can help schedule Ubers, order groceries, play games, and provide families with updates.