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Top 5 Free Apps to buy, organize and track flights

Mobile phones are changing the way we buy and interact with flight tickets. By the first time, passenger can even track flight schedule and even airplane position. Check out some of the best free mobile apps to buy, track and interact with flights and Airline tickets.

1. KAYAK

Kayak, the no. 1 price comparison and mobile travel organizer lets you organize your full itinerary at your fingertips. You can easily check or compare prices for flight, hotel and car rental.

FREE – Platform: iOS | Android

2. Hipmunk

One of my favorite apps on iPhone/iPad to compare and buy flight tickets, Hipmunk shows you relevant flights on a timeline, making it easier to visualize your future plans and pick the best flight for your trip.

FREE – Platform: iOS | Android

3. Tripit

TripIt “automagically” takes all your trip details and creates one truly helpful itinerary that’s there when and where you need it – on your iPhone or Android, sync’d with your calendar, and online at tripit.com. When you receive a confirmation email from anywhere you book, simply forward it to plans@tripit.com. TripIt instantly recognizes reservations from 3,000+ booking sites including Airlines, cruises, restaurants, concerts and more.

FREE – Platform: iOS | Android

4. GateGuru

The application allows you to receive real-time flight status information (including push notifications), view your TripIt and KAYAK itineraries, view / post airport security wait times, see a structured list of airport food, shops and services – including over 30,000 reviews and tips and 5,000 photos from fellow travelers on airports, terminals, and airport amenities.

FREE – Platform: iOS | Android

5. FlightAware Flight Tracker

This app allows you to track the real-time flight status and tracking map of any commercial flight worldwide. It can also track general aviation (private, charter, etc) in the United States and Canada. Also provides push notifications for flight departure/arrival info as well as cancellations, gate changes, delays, and diversions.

FREE – Platform: iOS | Android

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Smart travelers always watching over which power connector has the next destination’s country. Forget this small detail turn of connectivity and power off iPhones, Laptops and MP3 players, and increase investment for the trip, because you will need to buy an adapter in order to stay on-line.

We prepared a list of the most common connectors in virtually every country in the world. It is important to remember that this list may already be outdated, as some countries may have updated their system in the last months.

The table below summarizes information on the most common electrical systems in use in most countries of the world.

The table below summarizes information on the electrical systems in use in most countries of the world.

COUNTRY	VOLTAGE	FREQUENCY	PLUG
Afghanistan	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Albania	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Algeria	230 V	50 Hz	C* & F
American Samoa	120 V	60 Hz	A, B, F & I
Andorra	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Angola	220 V	50 Hz	C
Anguilla	110 V	60 Hz	A (maybe B)
Antigua	230 V	60 Hz	A & B
Argentina	220 V	50 Hz	C & I
Armenia	220 V	50 Hz	Type C Electrical Outlet & F
Aruba	127 V	60 Hz	A, B & F
Australia	240 V	50 Hz	I
Austria	230 V	50 Hz	F
Azerbaijan	220 V	50 Hz	C, F
Azores	220 V	50 Hz	B, C, & F
Bahamas	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
Bahrain	230 V	50 Hz*	G
Balearic Islands	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Bangladesh	220 V	50 Hz	A, C, D, G & K
Barbados	115V	50 Hz	A, B
Belarus	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Belgium	230 V	50 Hz	E
Belize	110/220 V	60 Hz	B & G
Benin	220 V	50 Hz	E
Bermuda	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
Bhutan	230 V	50 Hz	D, F, & G
Bolivia	220/230 V	50 Hz	A & C
Bosnia	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Botswana	231V	50 Hz	M
Brazil	110/220 V	60 Hz	A & B, C
Brunei	240 V	50 Hz	G
Bulgaria	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Burkina Faso	220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Burundi	220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Cambodia	230 V	50 Hz	A & C
Cameroon	220 V	50 Hz	C, E
Canada	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
Canary Islands	220 V	50 Hz	C, E, & L
Cape Verde	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Cayman Islands	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
Central African Republic	220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Chad	220 V	50 Hz	D, E & F
Channel Islands	230 V	50 Hz	G
Chile	220 V	50 Hz	C & L
China, People’s Republic of	220 V	50 Hz	A, I, G
Colombia	110 V	60 Hz	A & B
Comoros	220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Congo, People’s Rep. of	230 V	50 Hz	C & E
Congo, Dem. Rep. of (former Zaire)	220 V	50 Hz	C & D
Cook Islands	240 V	50 Hz	I
Costa Rica	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
(Ivory Coast)	220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Croatia	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Cuba	110/220 V	60 Hz	A & B, C,
Cyprus	240 V	50 Hz	G
Czech Republic	230 V	50 Hz	E
Denmark	230 V	50 Hz	C & K
Djibouti	220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Dominica	230 V	50 Hz	D & G
Dominican Republic	110 V	60 Hz	A
East Timor	220 V	50 Hz	C, E, F, I,
Ecuador	120-127 V	60 Hz	A & B
Egypt	220 V	50 Hz	C
El Salvador	115V	60 Hz	A & B
Equatorial Guinea	220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Eritrea	230 V	50 Hz	C
Estonia	230 V	50 Hz	F
Ethiopia	220 V	50 Hz	D, J, & L
Faeroe Islands	220 V	50 Hz	C & K
Falkland Islands	240 V	50 Hz	G
Fiji	240 V	50 Hz	I
Finland	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
France	230 V	50 Hz	E
French Guiana	220 V	50 Hz	C, & E
Gaza	230 V	50 Hz	H
Gabon	220 V	50 Hz	C
Gambia	230 V	50 Hz	G
Georgia	220 V	50 Hz	C
Germany	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Ghana	230 V	50 Hz	D & G
Gibraltar	240 V	50 Hz	C & G
Greece	220 V	50 Hz	C, D, E & F
Greenland	220 V	50 Hz	C & K
Grenada (Windward Is.)	230 V	50 Hz	G
Guadeloupe	230 V	50 Hz	C, D, & E
Guam	110 V	60 Hz	A & B
Guatemala	120 V	60 Hz	A, B, G, & I
Guinea	220 V	50 Hz	C, F & K
Guinea-Bissau	220 V	50 Hz	C
Guyana	240 V	60 Hz	A, B, D & G
Haiti	110 V	60 Hz	A & B
Honduras	110 V	60 Hz	A & B
Hong Kong	220 V	50 Hz	G, M
Hungary	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Iceland	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
India	230 V	50 Hz	C & D
Indonesia	127/230 V	50 Hz	C, F & G
Iran	230 V	50 Hz	C
Iraq	230 V	50 Hz	C, D, & G
Ireland (Eire)	230V	50 Hz	G
Isle of Man	240 V	50 Hz	C & G
Israel	220 V	50 Hz	C
Italy	230 V	50 Hz	C, F & L
Jamaica	110 V	50 Hz	A & B
Japan	100 V	50/60 Hz	A, B
Jordan	230 V	50 Hz	D, F, G & J
Kenya	240 V	50 Hz	G
Kazakhstan	220 V	50 Hz	C
Kiribati	240 V	50 Hz	I
Korea, South	220 V	60 Hz	C & F
Kuwait	240 V	50 Hz	D & G
Laos	230 V	50 Hz	A, B, C, E & F
Latvia	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Lebanon	110/220 V	50 Hz	A, B, C, D & G
Lesotho	220 V	50 Hz	M
Liberia	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
Libya	127 V	50 Hz	D & L
Lithuania	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Liechtenstein	230 V	50 Hz	J
Luxembourg	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Macau	220 V	50 Hz	D & G
Macedonia	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Madagascar	220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Madeira	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Malawi	230 V	50 Hz	G
Malaysia	240 V	50 Hz	G
Maldives	230 V	50 Hz	A, D, G, J, K & L
Mali	220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Malta	240 V	50 Hz	G
Martinique	220 V	50 Hz	C, D, & E
Mauritania	220 V	50 Hz	C
Mauritius	230 V	50 Hz	C & G
Mexico	127 V	60 Hz	A & B
Micronesia (Federal States of)	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
Monaco	127/220 V	50 Hz	C, D, E F
Mongolia	220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Montenegro	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Montserrat (Leeward Is.)	230 V	60 Hz	A & B
Morocco	127/220 V	50 Hz	C & E
Mozambique	220 V	50 Hz	C, F & M
Myanmar (formerly Burma)	230 V	50 Hz	C, D, F & G
Namibia	220 V	50 Hz	M
Nauru	240 V	50 Hz	I
Nepal	230 V	50 Hz	C & D
Netherlands	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Netherlands Antilles	127/220 V	50 Hz	A, B, & F
New Caledonia	220 V	50 Hz	F
New Zealand	230 V	50 Hz	I
Nicaragua	120 V	60 Hz	A
Niger	220 V	50 Hz	A, B, C, D, E & F
Nigeria	240 V	50 Hz	D & G

Norway	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Okinawa	100 V	60 Hz	A, B & I
Oman	240 V	50 Hz	G
Pakistan	220 V	50 Hz	C & D
Palmyra Atoll	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
Panama	110 V	60 Hz	A, B
Papua New Guinea	240 V	50 Hz	I
Paraguay	220 V	50 Hz	C
Peru	220 V	60 Hz	A, B & C
Philippines	220 V	60 Hz	A, B, C
Poland	230 V	50 Hz	C & E
Portugal	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Puerto Rico	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
Qatar	240 V	50 Hz	D & G
Réunion Island	220 V	50 Hz	E
Romania	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Russia	220 V	50 Hz	F & C
Rwanda	230 V	50 Hz	C & J
St. Kitts and Nevis (Leeward Is.)	230 V	60 Hz	D & G
St. Lucia (Windward Is.)	240 V	50 Hz	G
St. Vincent (Windward Is.)	230 V	50 Hz	A, C, E, G, I & K
Samoa	230 V	50 Hz	I
Saudi Arabia	127/220 V	60 Hz	A, B, F & G
Senegal	230 V	50 Hz	C, D, E & K
Serbia	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Seychelles	240 V	50 Hz	G
Sierra Leone	230 V	50 Hz	D & G
Singapore	230 V	50 Hz	G
Slovak Republic	230 V	50 Hz	E
Slovenia	220 V	50 Hz	C & F
Somalia	220 V	50 Hz	C
South Africa	220/230 V	50 Hz	M
Spain	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Sri Lanka	230 V	50 Hz	D
Sudan	230 V	50 Hz	C & D
Suriname	127 V	60 Hz	C & F
Swaziland	230 V	50 Hz	M
Sweden	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Switzerland	230 V	50 Hz	J
Syria	220 V	50 Hz	C, E, & L
Tahiti	220 V	60 Hz	A, B, E
Tajikistan	220 V	50 Hz	C & I
Taiwan	110 V	60 Hz	A, B
Tanzania	230 V	50 Hz	D & G
Thailand	220 V	50 Hz	A & C
Togo	220 V	50 Hz	C
Tonga	240 V	50 Hz	I
Trinidad & Tobago	115V	60 Hz	A & B
Tunisia	230 V	50 Hz	C & E
Turkey	230 V	50 Hz	C & F
Turkmenistan	220 V	50 Hz	B & F
Uganda	240 V	50 Hz	G
Ukraine	220 V	50 Hz	C
United Arab Emirates	220 V	50 Hz	G
United Kingdom	230 V	50 Hz	G
United States of America	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
Uruguay	220 V	50 Hz	C, F, I & L
Uzbekistan	220 V	50 Hz	C & I
Vanuatu	230 V	50 Hz	I
Venezuela	120 V	60 Hz	A & B
Vietnam	127/220 V	50 Hz	A, C & G
Virgin Islands (British and U.S.)	115V	60 Hz	A & B
Yemen, Rep. of	220/230 V	50 Hz	A, D & G
Zambia	230 V	50 Hz	C, D & G
Zimbabwe	220 V	50 Hz	D & G