STEVE’S annual list of 11 great ways to use your smartphone camera when traveling- 

My iPhone camera is my best travel resource. I use my iPhone to take pictures of almost everything when I travel. For example, instead of keeping all those receipts for meals I simply pull out my iPhone and click a picture and send it to the accounting department rather than stick the receipt in my wallet. Here are eleven other ways you can use your smartphone when traveling:

1. Take a picture of your taxi cab number before you get into the cab (I always forget when I get out) – This is a safety valve in case I accidentally leave something in the taxi.

2. Take a picture of your car at the airport parking lot – This is an easy way to remember where your car was when you parked it.

3. Take a picture of your rental car – I rent so many cars that I can’t remember what type of car or even the color of the car I rented. I also walk around the car taking a video so I can prove that I did not add any dents during my rental.

4. Take a picture of your meeting agenda – Many meetings today have meeting apps, however, they still give you a binder full of agendas, etc. I just take a picture of the agenda on my phone.

5. Take a picture of your luggage – If it is lost it is easy to show the airline rep what it looks like.

6. Take a picture of your hotel room number – This is an easy way to remember your room number when you lose the cardboard key holder that the plastic room card is in.

7. Take a picture of your credit cards (front and back) – This is an easy way to have all the info if lost or stolen.

8. Take a picture of your passport – If it is lost it is easy to show the airline rep what it looks like.

9. Take a picture of the restaurant business card that you ate at – This will let you share with friends when they ask for a recommendation of a place to eat (or not eat).

10. Take a picture of the wine bottle – If you find a great wine be sure to snap a picture and save it.

11. Take a picture of business cards – Many people use a business card app but I find that if I take a picture of the business card along with a picture of the person. You can then add their picture to your address book. There are a lot of good Apps that you can use to easily add the business card info to your address book.

Please send me a list of additional ways you use your phone camera when traveling.

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