Tara told me about Tripit a long time ago. It sounded interesting but I have been using Orbitz to book and manage my travel for so long that I never really checked it out – until now. I don’t know why I waited this long…Tripit is easy, awesome and I can still use Orbitz or any other site.
Here is how it works:
1. Book your travel on any website.
2. Forward your confirmation email from that website to Tripit.
3. Let Tripit consolidate all your trip information in an intelligent way.
This tool is a godsend for people that travel a lot and need to share their travel schedule with friends and co-workers. I often book my airfare and hotel on different sites, I love that Tripit merges the information together. I upgraded my account to monitor my flights, enhance the sharing features and centralize the management of my frequent flyer/hotel points.
I am a bone head. I should have been using this for months.
Is this one of those few moments where it’s appropriate for me to throw the ‘I told you so’ card?!
Hell yeah it is Tara- I usually use ‘I’m ALWAYS right, you just don’t ALWAYS listen…’ but the wording choice, and the victory, are yours.
@Tara:
I would say an “I told you so” would be appropriate ; )
I’ve been using TripIt a long time and it’s a great way to mesh travel and social media. It’s fun and integrates well with all the traditional travel booking sites like Expedia.
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@Li_Ras AFF thread you need to chime in on http://t.co/BFYuLUDr