Alhamdulillah, now there are many options to take a Qur'an with you while travelling so that you can keep up with the daily recitation of it. Here are 6 + 1 ways of taking the Qur'an with you on a journey:

1. Most of us still prefer to take a good printed copy of the Qur'an with us. This is still probably the easiest on the eyes. There are many "travel Qur'an" options available now; with leather covers with zips etc. However, some travelers do not wish to take a printed Qur'an around for many reasons, for them there are plenty of other options now.
2. Most Hotels in Muslim countries will either have a Qur'an placed in the drawer of the room or you can get one on request. Some of us are not accustomed  to asking for a copy of the Qur'an from the Hotel, but we should do so, since most Hotels will be able to provide one on request. The above icon in our Hotel listing indicates that the Hotel has placed a Qur'an in the room. Insha Allah very soon we will also try and highlight Hotels which will provide a Qur'an on request.
3. If you are taking a laptop with you while travelling and you have internet access then you can visit many sites, which has a Qur'an in a form that is readable on a laptop. www.quranflash.com and www.tanzil.info are some of those sites that provide a user-friendly interface. Some of them (tanzil.info) also allow you to download so that you can even use without internet access.
4. More and more travelers are now resorting to having the Qur'an on their mobile phones. There are now Qur'an applications for almost any type of mobile phone. www.guidedways.com has a very good collection of them. Although they are very good for listening, they are not very easy on the eye for daily recitation. If you are an iPhone user or phone with the same size of the iPhone screen, you may be able to get by. If you search for "Qur'an" on iTunes, you will find quite a few Qur'an apps for iPhones.
5. Purpose built digital Qur'an's. These are MP3 based digital devices, the size of the iPhone, purpose built for listening and reciting the Qur'an. Some of the most popular ones are built by Chinese and Korean (www.quranbook.com) companies! The latest ones resemble the iPod. They are still not easy on the eyes.
6. iPad! or the iPad clones or the eBook readers, probably will be the ideal replacement for the printed Qur'an while on travel. Already some of the iPhone Qur'an apps have been published for use on iPad. If you are an iPad user (already!), you probaly will not need to carry a printed Qur'an anymore!

+1 The best of course is to carry all of the Qur'an or at least some parts of it in our hearts. But for those of us who are still struggling with the memorization, Alhamdulillah with such a variety of options we can now choose what suits us best.

Insha Allah in future articles we will do reviews of the mobile applications for travelers, such as Qur'an apps, prayer times apps etc. In the meantime, if you come across a great mobile application for the Halal conscious traveler, please send us a review of it.