Released on: March 5, 2008, 9:46 am

Press Release Author: Alison McNeill

Industry:

Press Release Summary: Online travel assistant and social network for frequent
travelers lets road warriors leave those manila folders crammed with travel
confirmations back at the office

Press Release Body: SAN FRANCISCO - March 4, 2008 - TripIt (www.tripit.com) takes
the trouble out of business travel for road warriors, travel coordinators, and
office managers alike. The new business travel service at http://business.tripit.com
keeps all travel plans organized, saves time, and improves team collaboration.
TripIt brings real value to the business enterprise and is already being used by
employees at leading companies such as Apple, Deloitte, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo.


Like a personal concierge, TripIt instantly organizes flights, hotels, rental cars,
trains, restaurant reservations, driving directions, and more - all into one
itinerary - even when plans are booked through multiple online services and vendors.
Business travelers simply forward each travel confirmation email to
plans@tripit.com. TripIt then automatically analyzes the unique details from each
service to build an elegant, all-inclusive master itinerary that can be accessed at
a moment's notice - from any browser on a laptop or mobile device.

TripIt also syncs travel plans with personal calendars such as Google, Outlook and
Plaxo - eliminating the need to manually enter and update trip details. Itineraries
can be easily shared with business colleagues, assistants, managers, and of course
family and friends. Also, newly introduced Closeness Alerts keep frequent travelers
connected by notifying them if their plans overlap with colleagues.

Are you a road warrior? Here are some tips for using TripIt to help you simplify
your schedule while you rack up miles:

. Sign-up for TripIt, a free service, at http://business.tripit.com, and be sure to
add your business email address to "My Account."
. Invite your business colleagues as TripIt Connections so you can receive alerts
when your plans overlap in different cites or even when they're in your hometown.
. Share TripIt itineraries with your travel arranger so they have access to view and
finalize all your travel plans.
. Sync TripIt to your personal calendar and automatically get all your trip details
directly where you need them.
. Access TripIt on the road from your mobile device by emailing commands like \"get
trip\" or \"get hotel\" to plans@tripit.com and have the information sent back to you.

Because TripIt supports many popular supplier travel sites and business services,
employees can continue to follow corporate travel policies and continue to use their
company's preferred travel suppliers.

Do you arrange and organize travel for other people? Here are some tips to help save
time while coordinating multiple schedules:

. Have your travelers share TripIt itineraries with you as a \"collaborator\" so you
can edit and finalize their itineraries.
. Invite all your travelers as TripIt Connections so you can see their travel plans
on one master trip calendar.
. Use OpenTable.com to book restaurant reservations for your travelers and then just
forward those confirmation emails to plans@tripit.com and they'll automatically be
included in the itinerary.
. Use the new "Meetings" option to add client meetings directly in the TripIt
itinerary, and include maps and driving directions as needed, along with the daily
weather forecast.

More information about TripIt's services for business travelers can be found at
http://business.tripit.com.

About TripIt
Launched in September 2007, TripIt is an online personal travel assistant that
automatically organizes all travel plans. The company was co-founded by Gregg
Brockway, co-founder of Hotwire and former president of Expedia\'s luxury travel
company Classic Vacations, Inc. More can be found online at http://www.tripit.com.

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Contact:
Alison McNeill
FutureWorks
408-720-8228 x112
alison@future-works.com


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Contact Details: Alison McNeill
FutureWorks
408-720-8228 x112
alison@future-works.co