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Articles tagged “tripit”

Airlines

TripIt will soon find users better seats, but are the app’s best days behind it?

TripIt has a loyal following, but TripIt Pro lost a some of its attractiveness when Southwest, Delta, United and American decided to play tough with loyalty program trackers. Will Concur continue to give TripIt the resources it fought for and deserves?

TripIt will soon find users better seats, but are the app’s best days behind it?

Online Travel

Hotwire and TripIt co-founder Brockway launches furniture marketplace

Brockway will likely find out that his flirtation with a business outside the travel industry was a flight of fancy. We like his criteria for starting a new business though -- think big.

Hotwire and TripIt co-founder Brockway launches furniture marketplace

Hotels

TripIt users play it safe by booking major hotels brands in U.S. cities

TripIt’s data suggests that the travelers value big-brand loyalty programs and have an expectation of service and quality that they’re not willing to gamble on.

TripIt users play it safe by booking major hotels brands in U.S. cities

Business Travel

TripIt users to get hotel upgrade offers thanks to parent company’s new investment

Given its numerous investments in startups, Concur is making a play to become one of the most influential travel tech companies on earth.

TripIt users to get hotel upgrade offers thanks to parent company’s new investment

Online Travel

United Airlines blocks access to TripIt and joins ranks of mileage-tracking holdouts

You can expect a slew of mileage-tracking sites to announce the exit of United MileagePlus from their programs over the next days and weeks.

United Airlines blocks access to TripIt and joins ranks of mileage-tracking holdouts

Online Travel

TripIt parent Concur launches $150 million investment fund for business travel startups

This is among the first such corporate investment fund focused on travel sector, and smartly on business travel solutions. Will help foster the ecosystem beyond the silliness of social/consumer travel startups being funded these days.

TripIt parent Concur launches $150 million investment fund for business travel startups

Business Travel

WorldMate bought by Carlson Wagonlit for about $20 million

The acquisition of WorldMate is a natural fit for Carlson Wagonlit Travel and corporate travel in general. Integrating WorldMate without turning off WorldMate's non-CWT travel management customers will be dicey.

WorldMate bought by Carlson Wagonlit for about $20 million

Skift Originals

TripIt streamlines itinerary design for nimble user experience

TripIt obviously listened to user feedback, and decided that "less is more," unless travelers want to see more itinerary details, which they can optionally still do.

Airlines

Delta cuts off another loyalty tracker, axes access to TripIt Pro

Delta says it wants to improve the customer experience by participating in the Apple Passbook program, but it risks alienating these same customers already using TripIt Pro and AwardWallet.

Online Travel

New iOS app integrates trusted services to help users pack

Integration of TripIt and its actionable information about the trips you take give this app an instant edge over competitors.