CORCAIGH, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - I’ve been quite busy this summer. I admit I have been a terrible team member here at Team Geared Up. I really didn’t have time to sit down and give any post a good think through. Plus I’m a very lazy man when it comes to some things! That is why I’m telling you about TripIt.

The Good: Just forward your confirmation email to plans@tripit.com and they will set you up with an account. Your hotel reservations (if your luck enough to be staying in a hotel), car rentals and flight details are all added to a master itinerary. It will then add information to your itinerary from Google maps and directions, Weather, Wikipedia - city information, Eventful - current events, Flickr - city photos and SeatGuru - airplane seat advice. You can then add travelers and tell everyone about your trip.

The Bad: The only bad thing I can say about this website is that it doesn’t accept bookings made with rail. When you are traveling in Europe, rail is the only way to go, so it is a shame that isn’t catered for. You have to add it in as a note yourself.

My Experiences: I used this a lot this summer and thought it was excellent to have all your travel information, confirmation details and times all in one place. It is especially good for when you are taking more than one flight a day, like I have to do from down here in Cork and fly to either to Dublin or London in order to be able to get to a proper destination in Europe!

During the summer I was checking in with Ryanair in Dublin. The check-in woman was a little bit grumpy and asked me for my correct confirmation number where I pointed to the number on the TripIt itinerary that I handed to her. She then told me she was not looking for the number from the travel agent but from Ryanair. She was quite surprised to see it not hidden in an ugly email print off and when she looked again apologised!

• TripIt Website