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Better Bite - Traveling with TripIt

Author
Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin
Published
Mon 13 Aug 2018
Episode Link
https://www.bettershow.io/

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.


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