I use TripIt ever since Trips was shutdown. While it doesn't do everything, it d...

ghaff · on Aug 9, 2019

TripIt is a lifesaver for me. I'm sure I'd mess up a lot more than I do if I didn't have an app like TripIt.

My only material beef is that I think it could do a better job of flagging possible oversights in your itinerary. "Umm Dave, I'm afraid you don't seem to have anyplace to stay on Wednesday night."

On complicated trips, I actually print out a calendar grid and make notes by hand. It would be nice if TripIt had a month calendar view that let you look at things that way.

umeshunni · on Aug 9, 2019

You can export your Tripit itinerary as an .ical and use it with your favorite calendaring app.

ghaff · on Aug 9, 2019

Ah thanks. I either didn't know that or I tried it and it didn't really help. I'll take a look at it again on my next long trip.

But basically I'd like TripIt to flag possible problems rather than have me depend on eyeballing it--even though that works OK most of the time.

The printing out of calendar pages is more for trip planning. TripIt doesn't (and isn't really intended to do) anything along those lines.

laurex · on Aug 9, 2019

Based on this recommendation, I signed up, but gracious, the UI is bad.

jen729w · on Aug 9, 2019

Ah yah it’s a flashback and not in a good way.

I use and love TripIt but only like this:

0. Subscribe to my personal TripIt calendar feed.

1. Book flight, car, hotel, whatever.

2. Forward booking confirmation to plans@tripit.com.

3. Now all those details are in my calendar.

What’s particularly useful is how it handles time zones. Flights seem to ‘just work’, and in the notes for any appointment it’ll tell you the local arrival & departure times anyway.

scrollaway · on Aug 9, 2019

You can try kayak trips. I used to use tripit and switched to kayak, the UI is way better.