Manage Your Travel Plans with TripIt BlackBerry App

TripIt ranks among our favorite travel-management sites. All you do is forward your itinerary to the service and it extrapolates all the details for easy viewing, printing, sharing, etc.

iPhone users have enjoyed a companion "app for that" since early last year, but finally BlackBerry users can get in on the action. Say hello to TripIt for BlackBerry.

Currently in beta, the app lets you view all your TripIt itineraries -- even if you're offline. That's handy when, say, you're in-flight and want to check the time and gate for your connection.

The app also delivers maps and directions, in-app dialing (for easy calls to your hotel or car-rental joint), and calendar synchronization: trip details get synced to your BlackBerry calendar, and then back to Outlook.

TripIt for BlackBerry requires OS 4.3 or later. You also need a TripIt account, which is free (unless you sign up for the Pro version. I can't recommend both highly enough.