TripIt — Explore Plugin

TripIt — Explore Plugin

Auth: Email parsing (auto-forward confirmations to [email protected]) or Playwright + Chrome cookies for UI scraping URL: https://www.tripit.com Configuration: Set account and sync method in vault/explore/config.md

Data Available

• Unified trip itineraries combining all booking types (flights, hotels, rental cars, activities)
• Flight details: airline, flight number, departure airport and terminal, arrival airport and terminal, departure and arrival times, confirmation code, seat assignment
• Hotel details: property name, address, check-in and check-out dates and times, confirmation number, rate information
• Car rental details: rental company, pick-up and drop-off locations and times, confirmation number
• Upcoming trips list for a date range
• Past trip history (for archive reference)
• TripIt Pro (paid): real-time alerts for gate changes, delays, and seat upgrades

Configuration

Add to vault/explore/config.md:

tripit_sync_method: email_forwarding
tripit_email: [email protected]
tripit_chrome_profile: /Users/YOU/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default

Email forwarding method (recommended): Set up any booking confirmation email to auto-forward to [email protected] — TripIt automatically parses and adds it to your itinerary. No scraping needed.

UI scraping method: Uses Playwright with headless=False to read TripIt's trip list page. Reads the upcoming trips section and exports details to the vault.

Notes

• TripIt API available for Pro accounts: api.tripit.com/v1/list/trip — returns JSON with full trip data
• For Pro accounts: use the API rather than scraping; configure tripit_api_key in config.md
• Email forwarding is the most reliable sync method and works automatically with zero maintenance
• TripIt correctly parses confirmation emails from most major airlines (United, Delta, American, Southwest, international carriers), hotel chains (Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG), and car rental companies (Hertz, Enterprise, Avis, Budget)

Used By

• op-monthly-sync — pull upcoming confirmed bookings into vault/explore/00_current/ to update booking status fields (populating confirmation numbers the user doesn't need to type manually)
• flow-build-trip-summary — cross-reference TripIt itinerary against trip record to verify all booked items are correctly reflected in the vault

Vault Output

vault/explore/00_current/ — TripIt data is synced to the relevant trip record file, updating confirmation numbers and booking status fields