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No matter where you go in the world, you can see people tapping away on a Blackberry. It’s fair to say it’s taken the business world by storm (yes, the pun IS intended). In the past we have looked at iPhone applications for travelers. Now it’s the turn of the Blackberry. Here are the best free Blackberry apps for travelers.

10. Flight and Hotel Travel Search by Kayak

Search Kayak.com for deals on hotels and flights.  You can also check flight status, useful if you’re on the move.

9. Tube Buddy

Traveling in London? Tube Buddy gives live departure boards for tube lines and Underground and DLR service updates.

8. SimulTravel GPS

This is a quick way to find a hotel while you’re traveling. You can even find out if the hotel down the street is a better deal than the one you are staying in.

7. OpenTable

Make free restaurant reservations at over 10,000 restaurants in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom, and earn reward points while you do it.

6. HRS Hotel Organizer

This is a great way to find out about available hotels, their location and facilities. Book anyone of 250,000 hotels around the world from your Blackberry, even if it’s a last minute reservation.

5. The FastPages

This may be one of the quickest ways to get information, with thousands of mobile websites and touch-to-dial phone numbers instantly available.

4. Interlecta Translator

Translate the text you enter on screen and send it as an email or text message. Translate email as it comes in. Interlecta integrates machine translation by adding a ‘translate’ option to menus.

3. WorldMate Live

WorldMate Live integrates a range of travel options, including creating an itinerary, navigation, calendar sync, local search, hotel bookings, currency conversion and world clocks. Paid membership has additional features.

2. Navita Translator

This translation app supports 52 languages and is compatible with all BlackBerry smartphones. Translation is available for words and phrases in emails, SMS or when you type.

1. Trapster

Find out where the speed traps, red light cameras, and speed cameras are without having to communicate with CB radios and flashing headlights.

Find more useful BlackBerry apps on BlackBerry World.

Tags: BlackBerry, BlackBerry apps, BlackBerry travel applications, travel, Travel Tools

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