How much is it worth to you to make a good impression on your business partners?

Really, that's what the Italy: Business Traveler's Passport iPhone app is all about. It's light on the "what to see"/"where to go" info and heavy on the "how do I greet a business partner"/"how much should I tip"/"what is that thing on the menu" answers.

The app contains a few hundred pages of information on Italy, with a focus on areas of particular concern to the business traveler. This info is completely self-contained within the app; it's a great read for the plane ride over. The app has entire sections of information on:

• Italy Basics: A brief history of Italy, with some background and historical highlights.
• Country Facts: demographics and other statistical data.
• Doing Business: Greetings & courtesies, meeting protocol, business attire, business entertaining, etc.
• Women: As travelers, are there any special considerations in Italy? As a businesswoman, are any extra measures needed? How are Italian women treated in their own country?

• Money: What does the money look like? How much should different service people be tipped, if at all?

• Travel: Visa info, embassy & consulate locations, departure formalities, electrical system, etc.
• Safety: Emergency numbers, notes on street crime, health & medical care.

• Points of Interest: Some interesting museums and cultural sites, in case there's time in between meetings.

• City Views: Background on Rome, Milan, Florence, and Venice, with a handful of hotel descriptions.
• Telephone System: The subtleties of dialing from & to Italy. There's even a section on how to use the different Italian pay phones.

• Culture: A huge section, with topics on gift giving for personal & business occasions, German holidays & festivals, cultural stereotypes, religion, sports, and superstitions.

• Food and Recipes: Descriptions of common Italian foods, along with recipes for several dishes, including Bruschetta, Pasta e Fagioli, Abbachio al Forno, Risotto alla Milanese, and Cannoli.

• Terms Dictionary: Over 100 words & phrases translated into Italian.
• Embassies: Contact info, with map-linked locations & phone numbers, for over 100 countries' embassies within Italy.

For more screenshots of the Business Traveler's Passport series in action, along with some screenshots showing navigation & font choices, see the Business Traveler's Passport series summary.