TripTie - the Best way to plan a trip
Thank you, Web 2.0, for giving the online travel community a valuable site. While I’ve been exploring the usefulness of all of the other new, hip, online booking sites (flyspy, farecast, & farecompare), I ran accross an absolute gem. That gem is TripTie.com. TripTie is an online community created to allow travelers plan and share their trips easily.
The site is a godsend to redefine the term “online travel community” The site is easy to use, clean looking, yet very helpful and in depth. It puts other online travel communities to shame. (Most notably VirtualTourist.com - yuck) TripTie doesn’t bombard its users with ads and un-navigable user interfaces.
The best aspect of TripTie is that it allows you to view other people’s trip plans, and easily “save” items off of their itineraries. So simple, yet so efficient. In the image below, I was viewing the Awesome Athens Greece trip plan and show how to save an item from the intinerary.
When you are sifting through the trip plans of others on the site, when you click on an itinerary item like “Parliament Building,” the site will show you a short description of the amusement that can will help you determine if you’re interested in saving it.
The site is packed with other awesome features too, including a packing-list, calendar, travel blogs, travel photos, plan print and share options, and loads of other cool things.
So when you’re planning your next trip, utilize the resources of web 2.0 by using TripTie to speed up the process.
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Hi! Thank you so much for the warm review of TripTie. I built TripTie to help people plan their trips, so I hope people find it useful. Also, feel free to let me know if there are things that can be improved upon.
Thanks again,
Andrew
Wow... I'm honored to have the TripTie builder comment on my measly blog entry. I love the site, and can't really find too much wrong with it right now. If my feelings change, I'll be sure to get a hold of you. Best of luck. --Nick
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Hi Nick, just posted about your review on TripTie's blog, In Eighty Days. It is really I who am honored to have you review us. This is really the kind of honest exposure we need for TripTie to become a successful community and a helpful resource to travelers. Thank you!
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