The latest travel apps for business travellers

BusinessWeek.com has found five of the latest travel apps with great benefits for the international business traveller. These apps will tell you all about where you are and where to go and will also help you make long waits more pleasant. Prices range from 0 to 6 dollars.

FlightBoard

This app provides the status of any flight from almost any airport in the world. Departures, arrivals, gates (and gate changes!) and aircraft models, it is all in here. Price: $4.

The Converted

How convenient! This app converts distances, weights, currencies, and almost anything else. Price: $4.

Waze (Free)

This navigation program is particularly handy if you are planning to rent a car in the US. Waze is one of the world's largest community-based traffic and navigation apps. Join other drivers in your area who share real-time traffic and road info. Congestion patterns are constantly updated to give you fastest route to your destination. Free!

Device 6

It’s basically part game, part book, with text, graphics, photos and videos. Your job is find all the pieces of the story of an amnesiac who’s awakened on a tropical island. Good luck! Price: $4.