随着夏天的快速到来，这也是一年中开始计划假期的时候。互联网(Internet)提供了无限的旅游信息资源，以至于(travel information)感觉有点不知所措。出于这个原因，我们决定测试Windows 8和 8.1默认附带的Travel应用程序，并分享您可以用它做什么。这个应用程序能否提供用户所需的一切，以便从一个用户界面(user interface)全面计划假期？阅读这篇文章并找出答案。
Travel应用程序由 Bing 提供支持，在精心设计的交互式界面中提供各种资源。但是，它与许多其他此类资源和应用程序的区别是什么？
1. 发现世界(World)各地有趣的旅游目的地(Interesting Travel Destinations)
首先，Travel应用程序直接在“(Travel)开始(Start)”屏幕上的动态磁贴上向您显示照片和简要信息。
如果您点击或单击它，应用程序将打开并占据整个屏幕。它立即开始分享有关世界各地有趣地点的信息。哦，你还没决定去哪里？不用担心，精选目的地包括世界各地的几个热门目的地，可以为您提供有关从哪里开始度假的线索。
2. 了解每个旅游目的地(Travel Destination)，安排您的航班并预订您的酒店(Schedule Your Flight and Book Your Hotel)
如果您单击或点击某个位置或国家/地区(location or country)，Travel应用程序会在您的屏幕上显示一些关于它的历史记录、地图上的位置、天气和使用的货币，以便您在到达那里时直接了解事实. 有时，在选择目的地时，您会看到一篇关于该位置的文章和几张图片。显示的信息量因目的地而异。
它由 Bing 提供支持的事实意味着Travel应用程序不仅为用户提供一般目的地，而且还集成了一个组织良好的航班搜索(Flight Search)工具以及一个酒店搜索(Hotel Search)工具。让我再解释一下后两者：
The Flight Search Tool
使用世界知名的KAYAK 旅行搜索引擎(KAYAK Travel Search Engine)，旅行(Travel)应用程序可以根据您的需求和目的地收集和显示航班。
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3. 获取有关旅游目的地的最新消息和数据(Latest News & Data About Travel Destinations)
Travel应用程序的另一个非常好的部分是它还分享有关您感兴趣的目的地或您搜索的目的地的最新消息，让您随时了解一般旅行信息和提示(travel information and tips)，以便您可以享受你的假期。
4.跟踪(Track)您最喜欢的旅行目的地(Your Favorite Travel Destinations)
Travel应用程序允许您创建收藏夹(Favorites)列表，您可以在其中存储您喜欢的酒店、您可能考虑的目的地以及您发现有趣的新闻文章。这有助于尝试有效地进行搜索。
您的收藏夹会自动存储在您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)中，并且它们会在您拥有相同Travel应用程序的(Travel)Windows 和 Windows Phone 设备(Windows and Windows Phone devices)上同步。
5.欣赏来自世界(World)各地的华丽全景(View Gorgeous Panoramas)
最后引起我们注意的是，您可以欣赏美丽的全景图以及与不同地点相关的视频。它们为您可能感兴趣的地方提供 360 度全方位洞察。它让您有身临其境的感觉，让您像转头一样探索周围环境。
唯一的缺点是全景图仅适用于最受欢迎的目的地。
Travel应用程序不是无广告的，这对某些用户来说可能是个问题，但它不像通常的网站那样充满广告。这些广告很容易绕过而不会引起您的注意，它们通常是关于旅行或您可能喜欢的其他Microsoft 应用程序。(Microsoft apps)
结论
既然您可以看到Travel应用程序可以为您做什么，您可以考虑尝试一下，让我们知道您的想法。您是否相信它在计划旅行时涵盖了您的所有必需品？在下面的评论部分(comment section)让我们知道。
5 Things You Can Do with the Travel App in Windows 8.1
As summer is coming with quick steps, it is alsо the time of year to start planning your holiday. The Internet provides a limіtless resource for travel information, so much thаt it feels a bit overwhelmіng. For this reason, we have decided to test the Travel app that comes by default with Windows 8 and 8.1 and share what you can do with it. Can this app provide all that a user needs in order to fully plan a vacation from one user interface? Read this article and find out.
Powered by Bing, the Travel app provides a wide variety of resources in a well-designed and interactive interface. But what sets it apart from the many other resources and apps of this type?
1. Discover Interesting Travel Destinations Around the World
First of all, the Travel app shows you photos and brief information directly on its live tile, on the Start screen.
If you tap or click on it, the app opens and it takes up the whole screen. It immediately starts sharing information about interesting places around the world. Oh, you haven't decided yet where to go? No worry, the featured destinations include several popular destinations around the world that can give you a clue about where to start a vacation.
2. Learn About Each Travel Destination, Schedule Your Flight and Book Your Hotel
If you click or tap on a location or country, the Travel app pulls up on your screen a bit of history about it, the location on the map, the weather and the currency used, so that you have your facts straight when you arrive there. Sometimes, when selecting a destination you are shown an article about that location and several pictures. The amount of information displayed differs from destination to destination.
The fact that it is powered by Bing means that the Travel app not only provides the user with general destinations, but it also integrates a quite nicely organized Flight Search tool as well as a Hotel Search tool. Let me explain a bit more about the latter two:
The Flight Search Tool
Using the world renowned KAYAK Travel Search Engine, the Travel app can gather and display flights depending on your needs and destinations.
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3. Get the Latest News & Data About Travel Destinations
Another very nice part of the Travel app is the fact that it also shares the latest news about the destination(s) you are interested in, or those which you searched for, keeping you up to date with general travel information and tips so that you can enjoy your vacation.
4. Keep Track of Your Favorite Travel Destinations
The Travel app allows you to create a list of Favorites, where you can store the hotels you liked, the destinations that you might consider as well as news articles that you found interesting. This helps when trying to be effective about your searches.
You favorites are automatically stored in your Microsoft account and they are synced across Windows and Windows Phone devices where you have the same Travel app.
5. View Gorgeous Panoramas from Around the World
The last thing that caught our eyes was the fact that you can enjoy beautiful panoramas as well as videos related to different places. They provide a 360 insight on the places that you might be interested in. It gives you the feel that you are actually there, letting you explore the surroundings just like it would be if you were turning your head around.
The only downside is that panoramas are available only for the most popular destinations.
The Travel app is not ad-free which for some users might be a problem, but it's not filled with advertisements like usual websites are. The advertisements are quite easy to bypass without grabbing your attention and they usually are about traveling or other Microsoft apps that you may enjoy.
Conclusion
Now that you can see what the Travel app can do for you, you might consider giving it a try and let us know what you think. Do you believe that it covers all your necessities while planning a trip? Let us know in the comment section below.
