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January 08, 2013
CES and Beyond: Resolve to Be a Better Traveler in 2013
As holiday travel chaos fades into memory, it’s an ideal
time to start 2013 travels on the right foot. This week, 150,000 people from
all over the world will descend on Las Vegas for the Super Bowl of the
technology industry, the Consumer
Electronics Show.
Whether or not you’re CES-bound, here are some travel
resolutions to make in the new year. If you’ve forwarded all your travel confirmations
to plans@tripit.com, you’re already ahead
of the game!
1. Have
TripIt do all the work
TripIt can keep an eye out for travel-related email
confirmations in your Gmail inbox and create an itinerary without you having to
lift a finger. Look for the “auto-import” option next time you log in to
TripIt.com.
2. Sync
your trip plans with your calendar
TripIt can automatically publish itinerary details to your
calendar, so you can keep track of upcoming trips, and easily schedule meetings
or other activities. See calendar
integration.
3. Keep
your loved ones in the loop
Share plans with the click of a button. Or, with TripIt Pro,
your “Inner Circle” can be automatically notified and have access to your trip
plans ($49/year; http://tripit.com/pro).
4. Keep
track of who’s in or out of the office
Join your company’s group travel calendar on TripIt.com, and
see who’s traveling when and where. Simply go to https://www.tripit.com/uhp/groups
to find your company group, or create one.
5. Get
suggestions from your network
Easily publish trip dates and destinations on LinkedIn,
Facebook, Yammer and Salesforce Chatter – to uncover meeting opportunities,
tips and recommendations. You can decide where and how much to share under your
account settings on TripIt.com.
6. Stay
in the know, on-the-go
You probably know that TripIt Pro acts like a personal
travel assistant, alerting you to flight changes. But did you know in addition
to email and text alerts, you can now sign up for push notifications? It’s an
ideal option for when you have wifi access, but no cell service, i.e. on a
plane or traveling internationally.
7. Get
money back after you book
Let the fluctuating airfare game be your gain. TripIt Pro monitors
the cost of eligible flights, and if the price goes down, you’ll receive
instructions on how to request a refund or credit for the difference.
Cha-ching!
8. Maximize your reward points
Organize your frequent flier accounts, and 200+
reward-earning programs using TripIt Pro. By monitoring your points and status,
you can create a miles-earning strategy for the year.
If you’re CES-bound, let us know on Twitter @TripIt. Where else
are you headed in 2013?
December 30, 2012
Earn Elite Status: Organize Your Reward Points Before January 1
If you’re in pursuit of points for all the miles and hotel nights you’ve logged this year, the clock is ticking. While points remain intact as long as you’re an active member of the program, the progress you’ve made this year towards the next elite status level resets in January for most travel reward programs.
TripIt Pro is an easy
way to monitor reward program activity for more than 120 different airline,
hotel, transportation, credit card – and now OpenTable
dining – reward programs in one place. We’ve also made it easy to add, edit or
delete reward programs right from your smartphone.
Some elite status-seekers take “mile runner” trips at the
end of the year to squeeze in one last flight or hotel stay, in order to
qualify for perks like free upgrades and advance boarding in the new year.
If mile running is not in the cards, here are a couple of
other ways to get the most bang for your reward point buck:
- Convert hotel points into miles and vice versa, for maximum award-earning potential (check the conversation rate to make sure it’s worth it).
- Even if you don’t fly the same airline or stay in the same hotel every trip, some programs allow you to earn points towards a different program (by using the other program’s member number when you make the reservation).
- Many program points expire after a certain amount of activity, but activity doesn’t have to mean flying. You might be able to keep the points for another 18 months just by using miles to buy a magazine subscription or making a donation to a charity.
- Need a few more miles to make it to the next level? You may be able to purchase them – and end up better off in the long run.
What’s your point-earning strategy for 2013?
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