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Content: use HTML Edit Content <h1 style="text-align: center;">blackberry APP Travel</h1> <h2>[WHAT]</h2> <ol> <li>] an app for monitoring flights, booking hotels, rental cars, limos, monitoring the weather of your current and destination locations,</li> </ol> <h2>[WHY]</h2> <ol> <li>FLIGHTS] automatically "catches" flight confirmation emails sent to you from travel providers</li> <li>] for any confirmed flights it then automatically monitors the flights status</li> <li>] it notifies you of any changes to flight status, gate changes, cancellations, ...</li> <li>* uses same flight tracking database that the airlines use, when the airlines know about a change, you will</li> <li>HOTELS] if no hotel is booked, you can book a hotel directly from within the app</li> <li>* hotel booking is using expedia network,</li> <li>CARS] you can book rental cars using expedia</li> <li>- also book limos</li> <li>WEATHER] contextual, displays for your current location, and your destination locations</li> <li>CURRENCY] converter</li> <li>CLOCKS] - world clocks</li> <li>OTHER]</li> <li>] itineray view ] hotel view ] social view (shows linkedIn connections at the destination location), ] local search (yelp) - restaurants, nightlife, shopping</li> <li>] can monitor multiple email accounts (for incoming flight confirmations), ADD non primary email addresses in settings</li> <li>] can automatically synch travel details(flights, cars, hotels, ) to your calendar, ENABLE in settings</li> <li>] get alerts when there are cheaper options available for your next planned trip</li> <li>] Money Saver : Do you ever wonder if the hotel room you booked is really a good deal? With our new Price Alert service, we'll let you know if there's a better price for that hotel room, a comparable hotel for a cheaper price, or if there's a much better hotel for slightly more</li> <li>] itineraries can be shared out over BBM, LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter.</li> <li>] trip status, flight status update SHARING via social networks</li> <li>] Search for Alternate Flights rocks. Plus all the trip info in one place. http://crackberry.com/users/tenkawa Oh my precious. This app has saved my butt a couple times before when traveling.</li> <li>] blackberry id - automatically login&nbsp;</li> <li>?] also has WEB interface, can view on your PC?<br /><br /></li> </ol> <h2>[WHERE]</h2> <ol> <li>] <a href="http://crackberry.com/app/blackberry-travel-blackberry-10" target="_blank">http://crackberry.com/app/blackberry-travel-blackberry-10</a></li> </ol> <h2>[WHEN]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>] 2014-06-06</strong></li> <ol> <li>] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">version 3.2.2.22</span> - changes include ...</li> </ol> <li><strong>] 2013-01-31</strong></li> <ol> <li>] travel for blackberry 10 -</li> </ol> <li><strong>] 2011-mm-dd</strong></li> <ol> <li>] app intially launched for bb os</li> </ol></ol> <h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vQxbDnpceK0?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" width="640" height="360"></iframe></p> <h2>[HOW-TO]</h2> <ol> <li>] automatically synch travel details to your calendar</li> <li>] add additional email accounts to monitor for flight confirmations</li> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[REFERENCE]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>] <a href="http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/22503878/?countrycode=CA&amp;lang=en" target="_blank">blackberry travel</a> in blackberry appword</strong></li> <ol> <li>] description reviews download</li> </ol> <li><strong>] <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/view/article?id=796#content" target="_blank">bb10-os-overview</a></span>,&nbsp;</strong></li> <ol> <li>[what] A new mobile operating system (OS) from Blackberry(BBRY] [why] new user interface (UI)[where]NEW bb 10 smart phones [when] 2013-01-31(phones),</li> </ol> <li><strong>] interview with app program manager</strong></li> <ol> <li>] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ_Bj73h-70 - this is the original bb os app, making its debut at mobile world congress in 2011</li> </ol> <li><strong>] ALTERNATIVES</strong></li> <ol> <li>] Skyscanner - native BB 10</li> </ol></ol> <h2>[PROBLEMS]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>] calendar integration</strong></li> <ol> <li>] calendar integration is finicky</li> </ol> <li><strong>] only supported in</strong></li> <ol> <li>] USA, Canada, GB, ... ????</li> </ol> <li><strong>] currency settings - http://crackberry.com/users/advil-yum</strong></li> <ol> <li>] One caveat as a Canadian user, though. Maybe sure your currency is correct before you book anything through it! I booked hotels in US funds, then subsequently had to cancel the trip, and the credit card conversion fees got me both ways..</li> </ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[NEEDS/WANT]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>] additional sources for bookings -</strong></li> <ol> <li>] if only we could assign the prefered source for flight/ hotel bookings ie: 101odyssey.<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">dreamtripslife.com</span>, <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">skyscanner.com</span>, <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">booking.com</span>... etc</li> <li>] http://crackberry.com/users/isayican</li> </ol> <li><strong>] link to carriers check in page</strong></li> <ol> <li>] Do you know if they made it so you can <strong>link to the carrier's checkin for a flight page</strong> from the app? Previously, you couldn't, and they even made the confirmation code a non-copypaste field, so when you had to checkin online, you would have to remember and type that data.</li> <li>] http://crackberry.com/users/zerobelow</li> </ol></ol> <h2>[TROUBLESHOOTING]</h2> <ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>[COMPETITORS]</h2> <p><br />app by downloads , top ranked by platform, aug 4, 11<br /><br /><strong>[ANDROID] </strong></p> <p>Expedia<br />Kayak<br />TripAdvisor<br />Orbitz<br />Priceline<br />Hotels.com<br />SkySkanner<br />Cheapoair<br />travelocity<br />hotwire<br />travelzoo <br />Tripit<br />cheaptickets.com<br />poynt<br />hipmunk<br />hotelTonight<br /><br /><strong>[IOS] </strong></p> <p>expedia*<br />hotels.com* <br />RIDES = Lyft, uber<br />TripAdvisor*<br />ACCOMODATION = AirBnb<br />HotelTonight <br />Kayak*<br />Priceline<br />Travelocity<br />flight tonight&nbsp; <br />booking.com<br />trivago<br />orbitz<br />hotwire <br />tripcase<br /><br />+] AIRLINEs<br />+] ACCOMODATIONS<br />+] RIDES&nbsp; <br />+] OTHER<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>