Recently I travelled to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, and while you wouldn't think these locations lend themselves to insights about apps and interactivity, several separate events convinced me that it’s high time some programmers made all our lives a little easier when we travel.

My first request is a simple one; create an app that keeps me from getting ripped off at breakfast. My girlfriend, whom I was traveling with, is a travel agent, and she arranged for a substantial discount at one of Quito's (Ecuador's capital) fancier hotels. But the savings we made on our room were all but obliterated by a $50 bill for a buffet breakfast. Travelers everywhere face this kind of morning shock to their wallet, and even if you're on an expense account it's a transgression I'd like to see corrected. I propose someone combine Google Maps and Yelp into an app which finds out which hotel I'm at and immediately tells me within a five block radius where I can get a much cheaper breakfast.