Six-City App Giveaways For Travelers by Fodor's Fodor's is doing its part to help travelers cut costs by giving away apps for six cities via iTunes. The apps - for Barcelona, London, New York, Paris, Rome and San Francisco - used to cost $6.99 each. Now, Fodor's will earn money on them based on bookings of hotels, restaurants and tickets through online partners. Hotel, restaurant, shopping and other recommendations appear with location icons on a map, and a geotracking function allows users to search for recommendations nearby. Buttons on each write-up link users to Expedia for hotel reservations and Opentable for restaurant reservations. Offline, the app still offers reviews, and maps can be downloaded. Booking functions and geolocation recommendations, however, rely on connectivity. For traditionalists, Fodor's still publishes guidebooks in paper and electronic forms. But for those, you'll have to pay. Fodor's Paris e-book, for example, costs $8.99.