TripIt Releases Travel Itinerary API For Developers

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Online travel itinerary and trip planning service TripIt (www.tripit.com) today announced the availability of a new API (Application Programming Interface) for web developers to create software applications or websites that integrate with TripIt travel itineraries. Developers can access the TripIt API at www.tripit.com/developer.

Travelers rely on TripIt to be their personal travel assistant, automatically organizing their itineraries no matter where they book. TripIt is an open travel platform designed to exchange information with other websites and applications. It already supports bookings from more than 300 travel sites and works with partners including LinkedIn, Microsoft Windows Live and Sabre VirtuallyThere. With the new TripIt API, now any developer can build an app that integrates with TripIt.

“We’ve had interest from the developer community ever since we launched TripIt,” commented Scott Hintz, co-founder and VP Business Development at TripIt. “So we’re excited to see the great apps already using the API and can’t wait to see what else developers create.”

Several leading developers are already using the TripIt API, including:

• Expens’d – An online expense app that now automatically includes details from TripIt itineraries to simplify expense reporting. More at www.expensd.com.
• FlightTrack – The most popular paid iPhone travel application, FlightTrack now syncs flights from TripIt itineraries. More at www.approposmobile.com.
• SutiSoft – Select and add itineraries from TripIt to their online expense platform in use by leading companies around the world. More at www.sutisoft.com.
• Where I’ve Been – Travel's leading social networking application with over 4.5 million users now enables automated access to TripIt itineraries. More at www.whereivebeen.com.

"TripIt's focus on business travelers made complete sense to integrate with Expens'd to help customers organize their business travel expenses," commented Robert Dempsey, CEO of Atlantic Dominion Solutions, parent company of Expens'd.

“Our integration with the TripIt API enables anyone with an iPhone or iPod touch to track flight delays and cancellations, see live flight maps and check gate changes, without having to re-enter their flight details,” said Ben Kazez, developer, FlightTrack.

“We were able to integrate with the TripIt API in just a couple weeks and quickly expand SutiSoft expense management for our customers,” commented Scott.Zielinski, VP Global Sales at SutiSoft.

“With the TripIt API, we’ve added a module at WhereIveBeen.com and on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Hi5, so users can automatically add and plan TripIt travels to Where I’ve Been,” said Michael Dalesandro, CEO of Where I’ve Been.

This first version of the TripIt API enables applications to read, add or delete trip plans in TripIt, while allowing TripIt travelers to control how applications access and use their data. More details at www.tripit.com/developer.

About TripIt

TripIt helps people organize their travel plans no matter where they book—including on more than 300 websites. Travelers just forward their travel confirmation emails to plans@tripit.com and automatically get a master itinerary with all their plans, plus daily weather, local maps, city guides and more. It’s easy to access TripIt from a mobile device or personal calendar—or from a blog, LinkedIn or Microsoft Windows Live. It’s also easy to share and collaborate on TripIt itineraries with friends and colleagues. TripIt is growing quickly and has raised $6.1 million from investors, including O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, European Founders Fund and Sabre Holdings. TripIt has also received honors from Mashable, PhoCusWright, TechCrunch, Travel + Leisure and other top travel and Web 2.0 organizations. More at www.tripit.com.

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