If your travels are about fancy restaurants, luxury hotels and business-class flights, this article is not for you. But keep reading if you are an adventurist and willing to try new things while traveling on a budget. Exploring the world can be liberating, character-building, fun and expensive. Unless you are independently wealthy, you are going to need to know more about how to travel a lot with less money. Your smartphone is your connection to friends, family and apps that can save you serious cash. These apps can help you save money not only when booking your flights and accommodation, but also on staying on a budget when you are there.

Here is our pick of the best apps for budget travel.

Flights: Skyscanner and Skiplagged

Skyscanner is a great app to give you the best price for your flight. Not only does it find the best flight deals, it even suggests the best time to travel at a cheaper price. Most airlines conceal the secret of "hidden city" flights that could cost you less by booking your destination as a transit stop. For example, if your Kuwait-Paris flight costs $100, the hidden city Kuwait-Paris-Madrid flight can cost you $50. You can skip going to Madrid, but the only problem is that you must not have checked-in baggage. Skiplagged will help you find such flights.

Accommodation: Love Home Swap, Rocketmiles, Hostelworld and Couchsurfing.

While there are plenty of hotel deal-finding apps out there, 'Rocketmiles' can offer you the best prices for hotels plus extra free miles to collect to get free tickets. If you are searching for cheaper accommodation, 'Hostelworld' is your answer. It provides sociable budget accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom.

No cash, no problem - swap homes during your vacation with someone in another part of the world. 'Love Home Swap' allows you to swap your home with people who want to explore your country and you can explore theirs. Couchsurfing is the best app to get a free private or shared room. The host is usually interested to learn about your culture and introduce you to their traditions. This app allows you to connect with local people in the city you are planning to visit and it is a great way to get to know your surroundings.

Tours: Freetour and Google Trip

Freetour offers you free walking tours around the country with locals. You can check the photos and reviews for any tour before you book it. 'Google Trip' will suggest the nearest spots to go to.

Transportation: BlaBlaCar, Rome2rio and Trafi

Rome2rio and Trafi will help you to find details about the best transportation options. BlaBlaCar gives you a chance to travel with people in their cars from one country to another at a cheaper price.

By Faten Omar