Alternative to TripIt = TripWaffle

[Tooner]

Yes for me.

When there is a change, I'm amused at who gets the alert to me first - TW, Flighty, TripIt or the airline All within seconds of each other, but the airline usually last.

Sounds good to me too.

 

[Myrna]

There is one TW staying at Mercure Haneda tonight - where we stay!

 

[Aussie_flyer]

There is one TW staying at Mercure Haneda tonight - where we stay!

I reckon the place is full of Aussies and AFF members on any given night

It's a nice property. Shuttle bus to the JAL Domestic terminal takes way longer than just grabbing the train though so I did that last time.

The coughtail for the welcome drink is nice

 

[Myrna]

Last night took train to Mercure. After 8pm trains only go every 20 mins. By the time it arrived 9pm it was jammed packed like sardines . We were crushed and could not move!
Hotel room upgraded was nice. This morning took hotel shuttle back to airport. Got chatting to an Aussie couple. They were on the same Qf flight as us yesterday. He said he used to take train from airport to hotel but no more. Instead he just picked up an Uber. I did ask for his AFF handle but forgot it now

 

[stm1sydney]

In Transport events, in the Type field, there is no option for Cycling. Suggest adding this?

 

[tripwaffle]

Some recent benchmarks of Flighty vs TripWaffle flight tracking performance. I was going to include tripit too, but it's not really even close at this point, so have left it off.

This exposes a couple of our intentional design choices e.g. we're not going to notify you of a gate change >2 hours out as it's largely irrelevant. Same with delays under 15 mins.

We continue to optimize.

 

[tripwaffle]

In Transport events, in the Type field, there is no option for Cycling. Suggest adding this?

Done. Distance/elevations fill-in within about an hour of adding the event.
Thanks for the request.

 

[Daver6]

This exposes a couple of our intentional design choices e.g. we're not going to notify you of a gate change >2 hours out as it's largely irrelevant. Same with delays under 15 mins.

Somewhere like DFW though, it could be helpful if the change is to a different terminal. Something to consider perhaps.

 

[tripwaffle]

Somewhere like DFW though, it could be helpful if the change is to a different terminal. Something to consider perhaps.

You know, I think you're right: we should be taking terminal / distance between gates into account when deciding priority of these notifications. Leave it with me, thanks

 

[patrickw]

Loving the app so far on my long trip.

A few small things I've noticed:
1. The pre-trip brief is great but gets a little cluttered for long, multi-country trips. Is there a way to read this, or see the briefing "by country" via the app/website?

2. Details like visa eligibility, luggage risk, packing, temperature, disappears at the top of the trip once it's in progress. Can these be preserved for countries that show up in the future of the trip?

3. I love the "phrases" card.

 

[tripwaffle]

Loving the app so far on my long trip.

A few small things I've noticed:
1. The pre-trip brief is great but gets a little cluttered for long, multi-country trips. Is there a way to read this, or see the briefing "by country" via the app/website?

2. Details like visa eligibility, luggage risk, packing, temperature, disappears at the top of the trip once it's in progress. Can these be preserved for countries that show up in the future of the trip?

3. I love the "phrases" card.

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Hi Patrick,

Solid feedback thanks...

The visa, plug and arrival card details now drop off one country at a time as you leave each place, the same way the phrases card already worked. If you want to keep every card for the whole trip, there is a switch in Settings > Widgets.

On the brief email: tips are now grouped under one heading per place, in the order you reach them. I'll have a think about non-email versions of this.

Thanks!

 

[luxury-lizard]

One thing I can't find is which FF number I entered on a booking - so I guess TW can't show it either unless it's cleverly hidden. (e.g. on a FJ flight I can't recall if I entered my AA or QF FF number - nothing has posted on either account (after 8 days so I'll wait before making a claim for missing miles).

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Absolutely loving the app. The pre trip briefings are phenomenal. The app was very aware of a potential delay on my MEL-LST on Friday morning when it noticed the operating aircraft was still on the ground in Canberra and delayed, Qantas only notified me much later!