BusinessTravelerMag - 16/06/2011 12:01 GMT
How many of you use an itinerary tool i.e. TripCase, TripIt, WorldMate? If so which one?
TripIt? Worldmate? Which do you use?
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ConstantFlyer - 16/06/2011 12:14 GMT
Had not heard of these, so had a quick look at their websites. The first two seemed very 'in your face' and rather attuned to the American market; WorldMate seemed a tad more calm and relaxed. Given that all of them put your travel arrangements onto your mobile phone, and that you're not allowed to use mobile phones on planes, it would mean you'd still have to print everything out in case you wanted to read it on the plane. I think I'll stick to a clear plastic folder with the key pieces of paper in it.
Matinée-Allstars - 16/06/2011 12:39 GMT
Kayak is simply brilliant - they have a My Trips section which outputs as a feed to populate a calendar such as iCal... so just setup the Trip in My Trips, email all the relevant bookings to Kayak and it sorts them and auto-populates your calendar
It also gives flight alerts and check-in prompts by text
The price alert function is excellent and feeds to your iPhone as well as by email
I have tried others, but as Constant Flyer points out these can be very geared to the US market
On the rare occasion you spot a bug on the site, Kayak normally send an email from a named service-manager to rectify or address the issue within a couple of hours
Simply brilliant
Potakas - 16/06/2011 13:24 GMT
I also use myflightsapp and Tripit,
What I like on trip it is that I don't even have to add my trips, automatically adds them from my email and works excellent. It also creates maps and other useful info.
craigwatson - 16/06/2011 13:27 GMT
constant flyer - you are allowed to use mobiles onboard, just in "flight mode" ( no transmitting or recieving ), but all these apps store the itins on your phone so you can access anytime onboard
SheGeek - 16/06/2011 13:43 GMT
I use both TripIt for itinerary and Worldmate for the services like currency conversion and weather checks. I also use Trip Journal to document and share trips.
