Twenty years. More than 22 million users. And nearly 250 billion miles flown. Over the past two decades, folks around the world have made TripIt their go-to travel app. So we asked a number of you to weigh in on why you love using TripIt.
From seamless organization to saving you money and time, here are 20 things travelers love about TripIt:
1. It’s one place to track all your trips…
“My travels are often long and include lots of modes of transportation and reservations,” said Amy M. ”TripIt keeps it all well-organized so I can see everything at a glance.”
Walter T., a TripIt user for over a decade, agreed: "It's the simplest way to plan, organize, and be reminded of all your trip details. I don't think we could live without it!”
2. … especially when you book in advance
As someone who often books multi-week trips a year in advance, points-and-miles expert Jenna Hansen needed a way to keep track of everything.
“When you’re planning trips that last two or three weeks, there’s a lot of moving parts,” she said. “Thankfully, TripIt organizes all the details: flights, hotels, activities, tickets, and more. I often ask myself, ‘Did I book us a hotel for that city?’ And of course, the answer is always in TripIt.”
Kamree Price, founder and creator of Our Family Passport, agrees: “I’m often planning six months, nine months, sometimes a year in advance,” she said. “And that’s where TripIt comes in. It helps me keep track of advanced plans.”
“Thanks to TripIt, I’m not digging around for our December trip to Egypt that I booked back in January. It saves me from the stress of wondering, ‘Where is that reservation number?’ Or, ‘Are we all on the same booking?’ With TripIt, everything is in one place—and I can quickly check the app for the details I need.”
3. Inbox Sync automatically adds your plans
Whether you plan ahead or book impromptu trips, you can automatically add your travel plans to TripIt by turning on Inbox Sync. That way, all of your plans—no matter where or when you booked them—are in one place.
“Imagine planning a trip without having to lift a finger—that’s TripIt,” said Nicole Phillip, travel content creator and social media strategist. “Sometimes I book things and forget about them, but TripIt automatically keeps track of everything for me, creating a seamless itinerary I can access anytime.”
4. You can share your plans with loved ones
Ashley Torres, founder of the lifestyle blog Everyday Pursuits, relies on TripIt to keep her family and friends in the know about her trips. “I always share my plans with my Inner Circle, so my loved ones know where I am.”
Hansen agrees. Once her plans are in order, she shares them with her mom. “I always send our travel plans to her so she can follow along—whether it’s knowing our flight times or keeping up with the activities we have planned each day.”
5. Navigating airports—and getting from gate to gate—has never been easier
Professional guitarist Jennifer Batten relies on TripIt for airport maps and gate-to-gate directions on layovers.
“When it comes to connecting flights, I try not to book anything with less than a two-hour window, but that’s not always possible,” said Batten. “With TripIt’s airport maps, I know when to sweat (AKA, run)—and when to chill. Either way, the app gets me to my next gate without any issues.”
6. It helps globe-trotting families calm the chaos
“I’m always very well prepared for our travel days,” said Jessica Gee, mom of the well-known traveling tribe, The Bucket List Family. “I use TripIt for every scheduled part of our trips: flights, rental cars, hotel confirmations—everything. I love that TripIt finds my confirmations automatically in my email and then adds it into my itinerary.”
7. Safety is a priority
Batten also emphasized the importance of staying safe while traveling. “Some destinations are known for pickpocketing or scams, like fake ATMs. Being informed helps you be more aware and better prepared for potential incidents,” she shared.
TripIt’s Neighborhood Safety Scores help you understand the level of safety in the neighborhoods you’re visiting, allowing you to set a threshold for safety. Plus, Nearby Places can help identify legitimate businesses, such as ATMs, so you can protect your personal belongings and avoid scams.
8. Fare Tracker saves you money
With Fare Tracker, TripIt Pro monitors your itinerary for ongoing changes in your flight price. If your airfare price drops after you book, we’ll send you an alert. You'll be notified if a potential airline credit or refund is available to get money back on your flight.
For some travelers, TripIt Pro has paid for itself.
9. It helps you track your airline status
When she’s on the go, points-and-miles strategist Julia Menez uses TripIt’s airport maps to navigate the terminal. And when she’s back home, she uses TripIt to navigate her loyalty program status.
“Both the Point Tracker feature and the way TripIt organizes itineraries are really helpful for keeping track of when I’ll get status each year.”
10. It’s a sign a trip made it out of the group chat
“I book on my own first, then let people know where and when I’m going. That way, if they don’t book, my trip still happens,” said solo-travel expert Abigail Akinyemi. “And if they do? I can add them to the plans in TripIt. They know to expect it. It’s a thing with my friends: ‘Oh, you booked? Abigail will add you to TripIt.’”
11. Travel Stats (IYKYK)
When you’ve visited every country, U.S. state, national park, baseball stadium—and the North Pole, for that matter—you want to keep track of everywhere you’ve been. So, how does world-record holder Lee Abbamonte stay on top of his past and future travels?
“TripIt, of course! I’m a stats nerd, so naturally, I am obsessed with TripIt’s Travel Stats feature,” he said. “TripIt is so fun to look at; to see what I’ve planned and where I’ve been.”
Raimee Iacofano, travel expert and digital content creator, is likewise a big fan of Travel Stats. “I love being able to see—and show off—where I’ve been at the end of each year.”
12. It helped break a world record
Speaking of world-record holders, Mike Robinson holds the record for the fastest circumnavigation by scheduled flights through exact antipodal points. And he did it with the help of TripIt.
A TripIt user for over 10 years, Robinson used the app to keep himself organized throughout his journey. “Thanks to TripIt Pro, I kept track of this multi-day, multi-stop itinerary—receiving updates throughout the entire journey,” he said. “The gate-to-gate directions and interactive airport maps were especially helpful for knowing where to go when I landed so I’d make my next flight on time.”
13. It gives travelers peace of mind
“My trips are almost always complicated,” said Kendyl Grender, budget-travel hacking coach. “They’re often multi-week trips, involving half a dozen countries, cities, flights, and so on—and TripIt handles it all. I turned on Inbox Sync to ensure that all travel bookings are automatically sent to TripIt to create a comprehensive itinerary for every trip. I also upload any tickets so that everything is not only in one place, but also available offline.
“It gives me peace of mind ahead of every trip.”
14. You often hear from TripIt before an airline
"Our flight was cancelled and TripIt notified us before the airline did,” shared Diane W. “And we always get the gate change information before it is posted on the departure board.”
Sheila M., who’s used TripIt for over 11 years, said: “TripIt notified me of a flight change before the airline. I was able to rebook a change with an airline ahead of the rush. That was worth everything to me.”
15. You can easily coordinate travel with a partner
Price credits her husband for introducing her to TripIt. “My husband is a frequent business traveler. When we met, he took one look at how I planned and organized trips and said, ‘You’re doing this the wrong way.’ That’s when he showed me TripIt.”
And the rest is history. “Now I plan all of our family travel, and I keep those plans in my TripIt; my husband keeps his business travel plans in his TripIt. And thanks to Inner Circle, we can share our travel plans and schedules right in the app.”
Entrepreneur Shane Feldman shared the sentiment: “From check-in reminders to sharing plans with my partner and family, TripIt helps keep everyone—including me—in the know about where I’m headed next.”
16. You can find an airport lounge
Both Menez and Robinson leverage TripIt for locating lounges in an airport.
Robinson also used the app to document what lounges he could get into at each airport along his world-record journey. “Since I knew sleep probably wasn’t in the cards, I planned ahead by booking showers at airport lounges to help me feel refreshed.”
17. You don’t have to stress like it’s 2006
“I have a memory of traveling with my father as a young kid, and watching him rifle through paper documents to find the right reservation. He was so stressed!” said Batten.
“Thanks to TripIt, that’s never been my travel experience.”
She simply forwards all of her flight, hotel, and other travel bookings to create a seamless itinerary for every trip—and yes, every tour.
Related reading: From Paper Tickets to Pocket Tech: How Travel Has Transformed Since 2006
18. It helps you create content
When it comes to traveling as a couple, Joy and Hugh Zei—AKA, Afrostylicity—say TripIt takes away the overwhelm of planning a trip.
“It’s our version of a daily planner,” said Joy. “We use it to create trip itineraries and keep track of the places we want to write about for our blog.”
After their trips, the duo also uses TripIt to reflect back on where they’ve traveled and what they’ve done so they easily recap their experiences for their followers.
19. It can help catch fraudulent activity
Meet Judy. She was surprised when a new flight appeared in her TripIt app. Why? She hadn’t booked one. Turns out, Judy’s airline loyalty account had been hacked. Her miles? Spent. The confirmation email? Spam.
But thanks to Inbox Sync—which automatically added the new plans to her TripIt app—Judy caught the fraudulent itinerary right away. She called the airline—and thankfully, recouped her the miles the hacker used to book said flight.
20. It saves you time
“TripIt has helped me save the most valuable asset in a trip: time,” shared Marcelo Tavela, a longtime TripIt user. “I have all my hotel information, flight details, etc. in one place. It has alerted me about double-booking and other issues many times.”
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