Cheetah Mobile Announces Top 10 Travel Apps

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Want to travel lighter this summer, leaving heavy baggage and too much data usage behind?

With summer travel quickly approaching, Cheetah Mobile Inc. announces the Top 10 Travel Apps that are least likely to slow device performance, and tips to keep phones running smoothly all summer long.

Cheetah Mobile surveyed the most popular travel apps and ranked them based on the amount of junk or cache files they leave behind in a person's phone, revealing that not all travel apps are created equal with Travelocity, Orbitz and Yelp as top performers.

These Top 10 Travel Apps can keep smartphones secure and junk free, helping everyone go the distance this summer.

Some travel apps can leave behind more megabytes of junk than the size of the app itself. Junk files take up memory and slow phone performance.

The list below detail apps that aren't heavy packers, keeping travel light:

Rank App System Cache

1 Travelocity 187 KB

2 Orbitz 320 KB

3 Yelp 389 KB

4 Priceline 1.96 MB

5 Expedia 3.84 MB

6 Travelzoo 4.57 MB

7 Kayak 5.80 MB

8 TripAdvisor 7.85 MB

9 Airbnb 12.50 MB

10 Hotels.com 16.90 MB

"Across the U.S. people are preparing for their summer vacations, and chances are they'll be using travel apps when booking hotels, checking flight status or to find a place to eat while visiting a new city," said Ruimin Huang, product manager, Cheetah Mobile. "Being aware of which apps are best for a phone can make a big difference, giving a person more storage room for vacation pictures, longer battery life and faster data processing to play games and connect with friends on social media."

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