TripIt Travel Service App Now Available For BlackBerry [Application]

January 20th, 2010 @ 10:47 AM |By :Mauricio

TripIt Travel Service App Now Available For BlackBerry [Application] TripIt Travel Service App Now Available For BlackBerry [Application] TripIt Travel Service App Now Available For BlackBerry [Application]

TripIt, a travel management company, has released an application for BlackBerry smartphones to make viewing and managing your travel itinerary easier while on the go.

Features:

  • Easy Access
    See all the details of your TripIt itineraries, whether you’re online or offline.
  • Maps and Directions
    Get maps and directions straight from your itinerary at the tap of a finger.
  • TripIt Pro
    Support for TripIt Pro features, including flight alerts, alternate flight options and more.
  • BlackBerry Integration
    Link to airlines, hotels, restaurants and more, directly from your itinerary.
  • Quick Phone Calls
    Dial phone numbers on your BlackBerry straight from your TripIt itinerary.
  • Calendar Sync
    Trip details are automatically synced to your BlackBerry calendar, which then syncs with your Outlook calendar.

According to the press release (available after the jump) this app is a beta so you might want to make a backup before installing it. TripIt is available for all BlackBerry devices running OS 4.3 or higher. For more info visit tripit.com or download the app OTA by going to m.tripit.com/uhp/blackberry from your BlackBerry Browser.

Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – January 20, 2010) – TripIt, the trip management company, today announced that TripIt is available to travelers using BlackBerry™ mobile devices. This free mobile app gives travelers access to all their travel plans right on their BlackBerry, no matter where their travel was booked.

TripIt travelers simply forward their travel confirmation emails to plans@tripit.com and TripIt automatically creates their master travel itineraries. With the TripIt for BlackBerry app, a traveler then just clicks to check flight status on any airline, view a confirmation number from any rental car supplier, or get directions to their hotel, restaurant, meeting or anything that’s part of their free TripIt itinerary. TripIt for BlackBerry also supports features of the TripIt Pro premium service, including mobile flight alerts and alternate flight options.

“We’ve been beta testing our BlackBerry app with a group of international travelers for months and are now ready to give everyone the opportunity to use it,” commented Will Aldrich, TripIt VP of Product. “We’re also excited to include support to sync TripIt travel plans to the built-in BlackBerry calendar, which in turn syncs those plans to a traveler’s Outlook calendar.”

The TripIt for BlackBerry Beta app is available for download now at www.tripit.com/uhp/blackberry and will be live in the BlackBerry App World soon. It supports BlackBerry operating system 4.3 or later, which includes nearly all BlackBerry devices released in the past several years.

Learn more about TripIt’s free mobile apps for BlackBerry, Android and iPhone at www.tripit.com/uhp/mobile.

TripIt Travel Service App Now Available For BlackBerry [Application]

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