Travelers Say Mobile Devices Make Good Travel Companions in New TripAdvisor Survey

TripAdvisor launched a new "My Saves" feature for its free app.

Over the past few years, smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices have taken the world by storm. Now, a wealth of communications tools, information, games and helpful apps are right at your fingertips through your mobile device. Another area where mobile devices really shine is with travel, as shown in TripAdvisor’s recent mobile device travel survey of more than 1,000 U.S. travelers.

Nearly 40 percent of respondents said they have planned trips using mobile devices, and 60 percent have downloaded travel apps. Some other interesting findings include:

- When using their mobile devices for travel planning, 52% of travelers have researched restaurants, 42% have booked or researched accommodations and 34% have booked or researched flights.

- 23 percent have reviewed a hotel, restaurant or attraction they’ve visited using a mobile device while on a trip.

- 38 percent post status updates to social networking sites to keep friends updated on their travels.

- 59 percent of respondents have used the GPS capabilities on their mobile devices.

- 28 percent of travelers have checked in to a restaurant, hotel or attraction using their mobile device while on a trip.

For the full results of TripAdvisor’s mobile device travel survey, visit the following link.

Also in mobile news, TripAdvisor recently launched a new “My Saves” feature for its mobile website and apps that allows you to save hotel, restaurant, and attraction pages so you can easily find them again for future reference. TripAdvisor has free mobile apps available for the iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7, Nokia, and Palm smartphones, the iPad, and a mobile website available for all major mobile devices.

More information about our mobile offerings can be found at www.tripadvisor.com/mobile.

Do you find your mobile device indispensable when you travel? Share your stories in the comments section.