组织航班预订、酒店预订和租车既令人沮丧又
耗时(time consuming)。幸运的是，有免费的旅行应用程序不仅可以整合所有这些任务，还可以为您提供有关旅行目的地的提示。
在所有旅游应用程序中，哪一个最适合您？你怎么知道使用哪个？有多种选择，但我们将其缩小到两个：Google Trips 和 TripIt。
以下是选择正确服务时的必备条件：
- 易于(Easy)使用且大多是自动行程创建
- 与他人分享行程的能力
- 航班变更自动(Automatic)更新
- (Data synchronization)多设备数据同步
- 流畅(Smooth)且易于使用的用户界面
提示：您可能还想使用可以帮助您找到旅行优惠的旅行应用程序。(Tip: You might also like to use a travel app that helps you find travel deals.)
TripIt
TripIt为经常出差的人提供免费和付费服务（每年 49 美元）。TripIt Pro包括一些额外的功能，例如实时航班警报、座位跟踪(seat tracking)和备用航班查找器(flight finder)。但是，对于我们大多数人来说，免费版本应该足够了。
TripIt的执行很简单。只需(Simply)将您购买的服务（例如，酒店、汽车租赁、旅游）的所有确认电子邮件转发到TripIt ，该应用程序就会立即创建适合您的旅行时间表。(travel schedule)您还可以让它扫描您的电子邮件以获取新的确认信息，以便它可以自动添加并将它们组织到应用程序中的旅行中。
TripIt 旅行(TripIt travel)应用程序不仅将所有服务整合到一个地方，还告诉您何时到达航班登机口(flight gate)、何时取车(car rental)以及何时可以入住酒店。TripIt甚至可以将您所有的餐厅预订信息集中在一个地方！
我们也非常喜欢您可以在TripIt 应用程序(TripIt app)中启用的警报。您可以在收到预订电子邮件时、即将到来的旅行时（好像您忘记了！）以及旅行行程(trip itinerary)已共享时收到通知。
TripIt还内置了一个简洁的日历订阅功能，因此您可以与任何人共享您的
旅行日历(travel calendar)（作为ICS 文件(ICS file)），他们所要做的就是将您的提要URL添加到他们的日历中。通过日历活动分享您的旅行计划就这么简单。
谷歌旅行
谷歌(Google)加入了他们自己的“口袋里的个性化导游”应用程序，称为谷歌旅行(Google Trips)。当您注册Google
Trips 时，Google会自动将应用程序与您的(Google)Gmail 帐户(Gmail account)同步，因此预订会立即添加到您的旅行计划(travel schedule)中，非常方便。您也可以手动输入自己的预订。
Google Trips 应用程序(Google Trips app)还具有离线模式，
即使没有
互联网连接(internet connection)，您也可以打开您的日程安排，这在您没有手机服务或 Wi-Fi 时是完美的，并在需要时兼作省电(battery saver)模式。离线模式(Offline mode)也适用于您的整个目的地指南(destination guide)。
这一切开始听起来很相似吧？Google Trips的最大亮点在于他们结合了来自Google 地图(Google Maps)的数据和来自人们发布的关于餐馆、旅游景点、兴趣点等的众包贡献。“待办事项(Things to do)”选项卡显示当地景点，例如历史遗迹、博物馆、公园、购物场所和适合儿童的名胜古迹。
Google Trips还提供有关交通的有用信息，包括步行路线、拼车服务和公共交通。当您在寻找行程时，您可以
访问(access information)当地餐饮场所、酒吧和俱乐部的信息，甚至是喝一杯好咖啡的地方。
作为额外的奖励，Google Trips 包括一个折扣标签(discount tab)，其项目因目的地而异，但可能包括汽车租赁、机票、旅游、活动甚至精选餐厅等折扣。
如果您不确定在旅途中是否真的想去某个特定地点，只需将其标记为您可能(might)
想去的地点，它就会存储在“已保存地点”(Saved
places)中。这是计划一次艰难旅行的好方法，而不会觉得你被一个超级严格的时间表所束缚。您可以在Google 地图(Google Maps)上浏览您保存的所有地点，从而对您所有的潜在访问进行绝佳的概览。
差异
没有人阻止您使用这两种服务，但TripIt(TripIt)和 Google Trips之间的主要区别在于它们的旅行路线(travel itinerary)功能，或者说 Google缺乏这些(lack thereof)功能。例如，TripIt允许您添加一个额外的旅行者，他可以分享建议和编辑旅行，如果您要带某人一起旅行，但他们也对旅行有想法，这非常有用。
Google Trips 真正带来的是他们将建议的一日游与Google 地图计划(Google Maps plan)结合在一起的能力。这让您可以在有趣的列表中看到网站，使该服务更像是一本个人电子指南。
此外，Google
Trips更易于使用。您可以安装该应用程序，使用您的 Google 帐户登录，并在几秒钟内查看您过去和即将到来的所有旅行。当您使用Google Trips(Google Trips)
时，您可以轻松地在新城镇中快速(Quickly)寻找活动并即时定位餐厅。
TripIt也包括一个从电子邮件自动添加的功能，但它似乎没有那么精简。但是，它的可定制性更高，并且包括易于使用的网络访问(easy-to-use web access)（Google Trips 也可以在线使用(can be used online)）。如果您喜欢亲身体验您的旅行并存储(trip and store)您的护照和驾驶执照等特定详细信息，您会喜欢该应用程序。
TripIt 和 Google Trips 均可在Android和 iOS 上使用，并且彼此绝对兼容。换句话说，您可以同时使用这两个应用程序，而不会觉得它们相互绊倒。
TripIt vs Google Trips
Orgаnizing flight
reservations, booking hotels, and renting a сar can be both frυstrating and
tіme consuming. Fоrtunatеly, there arе free travel apps that can not only
consolidate all of these tasks bυt also give you tips on your traνel
destіnatіon.
Of all the travel
apps out there, which one is best for you? How do you know which to use? There
are several options, but we’ve narrowed it down to two: Google Trips and
TripIt.
Here’s a list of
must-haves when it comes to choosing the right service:
- Easy to use and mostly automatic
itinerary creation
- The ability to share an itinerary
with others
- Automatic updates for flight
changes
- Data synchronization across
multiple devices
- Smooth and easy-to-use user
interface
Tip: You might also like to use a travel app that helps you find travel deals.
TripIt
TripIt provides both a free and paid service ($49 a year) for those who travel frequently. TripIt Pro includes a few extra features like real-time flight alerts, seat tracking, and an alternate flight finder. However, for most of us, the free version should be enough.
TripIt is
straightforward in its execution. Simply forward to TripIt all confirmation
emails from the services you’ve purchased (e.g., hotels, car rentals, tours),
and the app will instantly create a travel schedule that’s right for you. You
can also have it scan your email for new confirmations so that it can auto-add
and organize them into trips in the app.
The TripIt travel app
not only consolidates all services into one place, but also tells you when to
arrive at your flight gate, when to pick up your car rental, and when you’re
able to check in at your hotel. TripIt even keeps all of your restaurant
reservations in one place!
We also really like
the alerts you can enable in the TripIt app. You can receive notifications for
when booking emails have been received, when an upcoming trip is approaching
(as if you’d forget!), and for when the trip itinerary has been shared.
There’s also a neat
calendar subscription feature built-in to TripIt so that you can share your
travel calendar (as an ICS file) with anyone, and all they have to do is add
your feed URL to their calendar. It’s as simple as that to share your travel
plans via calendar events.
Google Trips
Google joined in with their own “personalized
tour guide in a pocket” app known as Google Trips. When you sign up with Google
Trips, Google automatically synchronizes the app with your Gmail account, so
reservations are added to your travel schedule immediately, which is super
handy. You can also enter your own reservations manually.
The Google Trips app
also has an offline mode that lets you open your schedule even when there’s no
internet connection, which is perfect when you don’t have cell service or
Wi-Fi, and doubles as a battery saver when needed. Offline mode works for your
entire destination guide, too.
This is all starting
to sound similar right? The big stand out with Google Trips is their
combination of data from Google Maps and crowdsourced contributions from what
people post about restaurants, tourist attractions, points of interest, and
more. The Things to do tab shows
local sites such as historical sites, museums, parks, shopping, and
kid-friendly places of interest.
Google Trips also has
useful information on transportation, including walking routes, ride sharing
services, and public transportation. While you’re searching for a ride, you can
access information over local dining venues, bars, and clubs, or even a place
to get a good cup of coffee.
As an added bonus, Google
Trips includes a discount tab, its items of which vary depending on the
destination but might include money off things like car rentals, plane tickets,
tours, events, and even select restaurants.
If you’re not sure
whether you really want to visit any particular place while on your trip, just
mark it as a location that you might
want to visit, and it’ll be stored in Saved
places. This is a great way to plan a rough trip without feeling like
you’re tied down to a super-strict schedule. All of your saved places can be
browsed on Google Maps for an awesome overlook of all your potential visits.
The Differences
Nobody is
stopping you from using both services, but a key difference between TripIt and
Google Trips is their travel itinerary features, or Google’s lack thereof. For
example, TripIt lets you add an extra traveler who can share suggestions and
edit trips, which is extremely useful if you’re bringing someone with you but
they have ideas for the trip, too.
What Google
Trips does bring to the table is their ability to pull together suggested day
trips with a Google Maps plan. This lets you see sites on interesting listings,
making the service feel more like a personal e-guidebook.
Plus, Google
Trips is simply easier to use. You can install the app, log in with your Google
account, and see all your past and upcoming trips in literally seconds. Quickly
finding things to do in a new town and locating restaurants on the fly will be
what you walk away with when you use Google Trips.
TripIt includes an auto-add feature from email, too, but it doesn’t seem as streamlined. However, it’s a bit more customizable and includes easy-to-use web access (Google Trips can be used online, too). If you like to be hands-on with your trip and store specific details like your passport and driver’s license, you’ll enjoy that app.
Both TripIt
and Google Trips are available on Android, and iOS and are absolutely
compatible with each other. In other words, you can use both apps at the same
time without feeling like they’re tripping over each other.
