Better Bite - Traveling with TripIt

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.

Episode 48 of the The Better Show podcast, hosted by Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin, titled "Better Bite - Traveling with TripIt" was published on August 13, 2018 and runs 32 minutes.

August 13, 2018 ·32m · The Better Show

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Summary

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.

Episode Description

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.