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TripIt Travel Organizer 3.6.0 APK

There's a new TripIt Travel Organizer (v3.6.0) rolling out with the ability to make edits while offline. The latest version brings few new features and some improvement, the app worked much better now to organize your travel plans.

The TripIt website is really handy for travel planning. It checks your emails and automatically adds itinerary details for any bookings you make for flights, tours, etc.

TripIt Travel Organizer is easy to use and saves so much time to organize and to share your travel itinerary with family and others. The best part of this app is that you just forward your various car rental, hotel and flight confirmation e-mails to TripIt via e-mail and it automatically pulls in the data and puts it into a trip in your profile. No data entry needed!

The option to find alternative flights is particularly useful. You just send your confirmation emails for flights and hotels, and it creates a beautiful itinerary. And it updates by checking with the airline. TripIt flight delay notifications come ahead of time to make necessary adjustments, and usually precede the gate agent even knowing about a flight change, but it's really about having everything in one place.

If you are an organizational geek, this app will keep all of your itineraries in order. As a frequent traveller, the most important travel companions are your passport and TripIt will be saved you twice when you realized that you booked two flights on the wrong dates. It helps you with planning efficiency when going on trips by holds reservation details, confirmation numbers, seating information, etc.

Here's the list of changes for regular users of the service on TripIt Travel Organizer version 3.6.0:
- Better organize trips by editing unfiled items on the Android phone and tablet.
- Offline editing now lets you make and sync changes at any time.
- Enhanced Point Tracker features for TripIt Pro. New enhancements alert you when your reward programs points are close to expiring and allow you to manually add unsupported rewards programs so everything can be tracked in one place.
- Easily add and remove travelers, viewers, and planners so trip participants stay up-to-date.
- Various bug fixes.

Requires Android: 2.3+
Download File: 8.2MB (TripIt Travel Organizer APK)

The Google Maps app for Android phones and tablets bring turn-by-turn navigation with lane guidance displays distance, the arrival time, and quick access to alternate routes. Maps has improved substantially over the last few months. While it is not always intuitive to figure out how to change the method of transport or to change the route, it now displays more useful and relevant info when searching directly in the app.

Google Maps with navigation is one of the best GPS and mapping softwares around. And that's not even the best part! is's free! Whereas other companies want to charge you monthly service charges for inferior services; Google provides all this for free! Google puts apple to shame with their maps. Always finds the route within seconds too.

Google Maps seems to be a lot faster and smoother. The app performs well, has a great interface and integrates with Google Now. There are some great new features on this version such as having ETA and time remaining on the bottom at the same time. The navigation is so much better now! The spoken directions are clearer, traffic is super accurate, and the street signs that tell you if roads left/right only are useful in busy traffic on unfamiliar roads.

This is an essential application that really does make question the need for a stand-alone navigation device. You can use for navigation, directions, and finding a location. The addition of lane guidance really helps out with safer driving. Not having to make rapid, last-minute lane changes will be a welcome addition. Also, the combination of travel time remaining/miles remaining/time of arrival is a nice safety feature. Keeps you from having to fiddle with the phone while driving.

What's new in version 8.0.0:

- Sign in to see your “Places to review” list from recently saved or searched-for places

- Transit results now display total walking time of your trip and the next scheduled bus or train

- If you have the Uber app installed, open it right from Google Maps when comparing route options

- Save and manage offline maps in a custom list for when you're traveling or have a slow connection

Requires Android: 2.1+

Download File: 10MB (Maps 8.0.0 APK)

Get info on Trips Sydney. The application is well made and nice. This is a must if you're using the public transport in Sydney. Download app and used it for a while in Sydney. TripView displays Sydney Train/Bus/Ferry timetable data on your phone. It features a summary view showing your next services, as well as a full timetable viewer. All timetable data is stored on your phone, so it can be used offline.

App Features:
- Multi-modal trip editor (customise exact change locations / lines)
- Trackwork / service interruption information
- Real-time delay information and vehicle map for public buses and trains
- Download timetable updates from within the app
- Scrolling Sydney Trains "platform indicator" display
- Interactive maps (create your trip by clicking on your station/stop)

Requires Android: 2.1+
Download file: 2.2MB (TripView Sydney Lite v2.3.2 APK)

Find fantastic cheap holiday deals for christmas and New Year! Nice app for planning travels! Download app and find the best flight to anywhere in the world from your android phone or tablet. The Expedia Hotels & Flights app lets you view a beautiful itinerary of the trips you've booked in the app. As always, you can save up to 40% with amazing Expedia Mobile Exclusive hotel deals.

App features:

Save big on hotel rooms

- Save up to 40% with Expedia Mobile Exclusive hotel deals

- Default to your current location for fast, on-the-go booking

- See reviews from actual hotel customers

- Sort by price, deals, or reviews — instantly

- Get cheap hotel rooms or 5-star luxury suites

Find the perfect flight

- Book a flight to anywhere in the world

- Sort by price, duration, or time instantly

- Search by airport name, city, or code

Book in a flash

- Already signed in? Book in under 30 seconds

- Slide to purchase and away you go!

View your itinerary

- View upcoming trips that you book in the app and on the web

- Open the app when you're about to travel and immediately see your trip

- It looks awesome, too!

What's New in version 3.5?

Now you can share your travel plans with friends and family via Facebook, email, and message! No more waiting at Arrivals. Expedia will let them know if you're on-time or delayed.

Requires Android: 2.2+

Download file: 14MB (Expedia Hotels & Flights v3.5 APK)

Android App News - Waze Adds Google Search in New Update

Android App News - Waze Adds Google Search in New Update. The merger between Waze and Google is slowly becoming reality. Waze has just announced a new update which adds Google Search functionality right into Waze's map and navigation.

The new search feature appears right ontop of Waze's main map. From there, you can search for places, locales or almost everything. Another very useful feature is auto complete, which can save a lot of time.We will keep following as Waze merges more and more of Google's technology into its navigation app.