TripIt, the helpful travel site that lets you generate an itinerary by simply forwarding the service your Email confirmations from hotels and airlines, has opened up an API for outside developers. The API will give third party applications access to TripIt’s itinerary sysytem, which now accepts data from 350 travel sites. Developers can find all the details for joining the program here.
A number of applications have already used the API to implement new features. Expensd, an online service that helps business travelers manage their expenses, will use TripIt to automatically import your transit and hotel expenses. Popular iPhone application FlightTrack will use TripIt to automatically look up your flights to see if they’re on time. And Where I’ve Been, a social network application that plots your travels on a map for your friends to see, will use the API to automatically look up your destinations. Other potential uses for the API include an ‘Add To TripIt’ button that would allow travel sites to transmit your booking data to TripIt so you won’t have to forward your confirmation Email.
TripIt is a great service, especially for frequent travelers (it has been on Michael’s list of products he can’t live without for two years running). I’m excited to see what developers can come up with – hopefully some major travel booking sites will get a clue too, and start offering that ‘add to TripIt’ button so we can skip the Email forwarding.
ADS is very excited to be one of the first to integrate with the TripIt API with our expens’d application. TripIt is a great service, and their team is awesome to work with. Congrats on the launch.
I like tripIt bur the user interface is a bit not easy…
Tripit needs a better interface for blackberries. It may the most awesome thing ever on an iPhone, but I wouldn’t know. The interface is useless if you’re using a BB.
Confused. Is there a TripIt iPhone app? iTunes search for “tripit” turns-up nothing.
Never Mind. I RTFA and now understand.
Congratulations Tripit! You guys are my second favorite travel site!
wait.. so i can find this app under RTFA?
Way to go TripIt! You guys continue to rock! There are many travel apps that will benefit from this API.
It would be great if I could provide feedback on the hotels/flights etc I’ve loaded right from within tripit. Hopefully this API will allow that. TripAdvisor – get on it will ya!
seems like partner and the company want to be in the same business….do you smell partners losing ground as main site makes them as standard features!!!
This is pretty great!
???? Financial interest in the company? I thought the ads were on the right side of the blog?
BTW: I do use Tripit monthly (smooths the ODC in me).
Go Trip It !!
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