For the uninitiated, TripIt is a great app for those who travel often. You can access check-in reminders, trip organization, fare + point tracking, gate change notifications, cancellation/delay alerts, alternative flight information, track all of your frequent traveler points, show security line wait times and much more.
Starting today, it gets a lot better as you can now access you info via smart speaker. So if you have a Google Home, Smart Display, or an Amazon Echo; you can just ask the virtual assistant the info you need. This applies to both the free and Pro members of TripIt. To get started, you have to connect the TripIt app to your virtual assistant.
For Alexa users, you need to enable the skill via the Alexa app. You can find ‘TripIt’ in Skills & Games section or do a search for it. For Google Home users, you need to connect TripIt to Google Assistant through the Google Assistant app. Once connected, you can ask things like:
· What is my flight summary?
· What time is my flight?
· What is my airline?
· What type of aircraft am I flying on?
· What is the weather like at my destination?
· What seat do I have?
· What is the duration of my flight?
· When do I arrive?
And TripIt Pro users can also ask:
· What is my flight’s status?
· When should I leave for the airport?
· What terminal is my flight in?
· Where is my gate?
TripIt is a dope app as I got a lot of use of it when I went to CES a few years back. I was getting alerts of flight cancellation before getting a call for the airline about it. Definitely a must-have app for travelers: occasional or constant. The free features are great and the premium version is $49 for the year.
