Planning on combining your love of travel and all things iPhone? Not surprisingly, the iPhone has emerged as a useful tool for nearly all of life’s situations. Jampacked with functionality, your iPhone could be your new resource as your travel both domestically and abroad. We’ve spent time reviewing Apple’s current travel apps and , mixing their rating system with our thumb in the air tactics, we’ve compiled a list of the best apps for specific travel scenarios.

Here’s how we’ve broken down the list of best iPhone travel apps:

1. Good for All Travelers
2. International Travel: Free
3. International Travel: Paid
4. Business Travel: Free
5. Business Travel: Paid

How can you get these apps? Click on the link below and you’ll be brought to the apps home page on the Apple Store. From there, it’s all up to you!

Good for All Travelers

1. Mass Transit/Subway Apps (Ex. iBart: San Francisco Maps – FREE)
2. UrbanSpoon: Ideal for finding local restaurants by numerous genrese
3. Wi-Fi Finder: Great for connecting to the net wherever you are
4. Taxi: Use this app to find the local taxi service instantly
5. Where: This service combines maps with the local service you’re looking for

International Travel: Free

1. Language Translator, by Piet Jonas: Great for translating foreign text on the fly
2. Currency Converter: The best tool for figuring how much you’re actually paying
3. Flight Sites: Quick access to flight information you need yesterday
4. iRail European Rail Timetables: Great for travelers seeing Europe by train
5. Geopedia: Offering travelers a listing of local must-see-locations

International Travel: Paid

1. World Customs: The source for local culture and customs where you may travel
2. International Dialing Codes – The best option for quickly finding out international area codes
3. Local Radio Finder: There’s no better way to find out what’s popular on the radio with the locals
4. Lonely Planet Phrasebooks: This line of apps is custom-created for each country of the world
5. World View Live: Tap into the public webcams of your favorite cities from afar

Business Travel: Free

1. Remote Desktop Lite: Run your Windows XP Professional apps like you’re in your office
2. MileBug - Track your miles for your travel receipts
3. mBox Fax & Voice - Receive your calls as faxes and/or emails while on the road
4. Trapster - Avoid speed traps using this cool little app
5. Cheap Gas – Find the cheapest gas wherever you are

Business Travel: Paid

1. Tipulator: Painlessly calculate tips in large or intimate groups
2. Flight Track: A step up from free services, get live info on flights, departures and delays
3. Local East: Only $1, there’s no better way to quickly find food in your new surroundings
4. Speak Easy Voice Recorder:
   
5. Zagat To Go ‘09: When you’re looking for a nice client dinner, this is the resource to use

A few that we just love for fun and entertainment:

1. Alpine Ski Trail Maps: What’s not to love about having any ski terrain map a finger click away?
2. Finger Football: The old classic brought to the iPhone

Is there an iPhone app that you think should be on this list? Drop a comment and we’ll review it and let you know if it should be added to the list. This list is organic and our aim is to keep it up-to-date with the most current apps.