We test out the TripIt app for planning & organizing travel. We discuss how it works for summarizing and sharing travel plans while staying on track during your next vacation or business trip.
Show Notes
- 2:10— We discuss the stressors of traveling including the need to organize a bunch of different documents and confirmation numbers.
- 3:40— How March and Darren originally learned about TripIt.
- 7:50— We describe the different features of TripIt and share examples of when TripIt saved us time.
- 11:57— TripIt pricing and the difference between the free and premium versions of the service.
- 13:03— The basic mechanics of what TripIt does and how it works.
- 15:09— Setting TripIt to automatically share your travel plans with others.
- 17:57— Using TripIt to store important travel documents like passports and travel awards programs.
- 19:58— Using TripIt to get alerts on flight price changes or when better seats are available.
- 21:40— Ian explains the “Go Now” feature for premium users of the mobile app.
- 24:59— March describes a feature offered by Inbox by Gmail that makes accessing travel information easier.
- 28:20— We mention two other apps that make traveling easier: Trips by Google and TripCase.
Mentions
- TripIt.com
- Inbox by Gmail
- Google Trips
- TripCase
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