Outlook calendar file with Qantas booking. How?
Jul 18, 2009, 7:26 pm
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Outlook calendar file with Qantas booking. How?
Hey all
Are there any online booking sites which email an Outlook calendar/appointment file with the E-Ticket confirmation?
I am happy to pay a small premium for this ...
Thx
Greg
Are there any online booking sites which email an Outlook calendar/appointment file with the E-Ticket confirmation?
I am happy to pay a small premium for this ...
Thx
Greg
Jul 18, 2009, 10:17 pm
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CMT also uses Infotriever, the same as the QF website.
Very annoying for the Mac users amongst us.
AA manages to have a format that can be downloaded to other calendars, so disappointing that QF can't manage it.
But then, it might be on their I.T. "to do" list, below all the other issues.....
Very annoying for the Mac users amongst us.
AA manages to have a format that can be downloaded to other calendars, so disappointing that QF can't manage it.
But then, it might be on their I.T. "to do" list, below all the other issues.....
Jul 19, 2009, 6:58 pm
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CMT also uses Infotriever, the same as the QF website.
Very annoying for the Mac users amongst us.
AA manages to have a format that can be downloaded to other calendars, so disappointing that QF can't manage it.
But then, it might be on their I.T. "to do" list, below all the other issues.....
Very annoying for the Mac users amongst us.
AA manages to have a format that can be downloaded to other calendars, so disappointing that QF can't manage it.
But then, it might be on their I.T. "to do" list, below all the other issues.....
Jul 19, 2009, 8:46 pm
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As a mac user, I concur. I use Tripit.com now for my itineraries. Forward your CMT or Virtually There Itinerary (along with a slew of others) to them via email, and within a few seconds they've added it to your tripit calendar. Subsrcribe your iCal to it, or download an iCal file for each trip and voila. done. All free too (and their iPhone app is great too). Easy to use and infinitely useful for all iPhone/Apple user Road Warriors.
Tripit is also useful for showing which of your connected contacts are in the same city as you, which can be useful for those constantly on the road.
Aug 12, 2010, 1:20 am
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What would be a CURRENT good way to pull / export Itinerary information from Virtually There onto my Calendar. (I use Outlook 2007 and sync with iPhone)
Mostly my own itineraries but at times those of some friends / visitors that I need to take care of, show around / co ordinate with.
PS: I dont like the look of the Infuzer site and plugin they seem to have. It asks me to sign up and I am not sure if I should. Has anyone signed up? If I have to sign up I'd rather use TripIt or something similar that you guys could recommend.
EDIT:
They have an Export to TripCase. Is this any good?
Mostly my own itineraries but at times those of some friends / visitors that I need to take care of, show around / co ordinate with.
PS: I dont like the look of the Infuzer site and plugin they seem to have. It asks me to sign up and I am not sure if I should. Has anyone signed up? If I have to sign up I'd rather use TripIt or something similar that you guys could recommend.
EDIT:
They have an Export to TripCase. Is this any good?
Last edited by xmlsoa; Aug 12, 2010 at 1:27 am
Aug 12, 2010, 9:41 am
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Well.. even then.. Can I or can I not import and iCal export in to Outlook? I think I did something like this once?
PS: I did not like the default ActiveX plugin & Site Virtually there have.
I signed up for TripIt and TripCase. Which one gets the vote from you guys?
PS: I did not like the default ActiveX plugin & Site Virtually there have.
I signed up for TripIt and TripCase. Which one gets the vote from you guys?
Aug 15, 2010, 5:15 am
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Aug 15, 2010, 5:29 am
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Unfortunately Tripit is geared for simple 'roud trips.
It can't handle basic nested bookings and the like.
When I make three bookings, one being an around the world fare with two positioning r/t to divide into three separate journeys it's a crap-shoot where new information gets placed - I have to go looking for it.
It would be so much better to have a configurable to simply place all new information into "unfiled". From there I could place the stuff where it belongs.
It can't handle basic nested bookings and the like.
When I make three bookings, one being an around the world fare with two positioning r/t to divide into three separate journeys it's a crap-shoot where new information gets placed - I have to go looking for it.
It would be so much better to have a configurable to simply place all new information into "unfiled". From there I could place the stuff where it belongs.
Last edited by serfty; Aug 15, 2010 at 5:45 am
Aug 15, 2010, 6:06 am
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Unfortunately Tripit is geared for simple 'roud trips.
It can't handle basic nested bookings and the like.
When I make three bookings, one being an around the world fare with two positioning r/t to divide into three separate journeys it's a crap-shoot where new information gets placed - I have to go looking for it.
It would be so much better to have a configurable to simply place all new information into "unfiled". From there I could place the stuff where it belongs.
It can't handle basic nested bookings and the like.
When I make three bookings, one being an around the world fare with two positioning r/t to divide into three separate journeys it's a crap-shoot where new information gets placed - I have to go looking for it.
It would be so much better to have a configurable to simply place all new information into "unfiled". From there I could place the stuff where it belongs.
Apparently TripIt shows the entire duration of a trip on the calendar as busy which I wouldn't like if it were in my primary calendar. I use the iCal support of Outlook 2007 and load my TripIt calendar as a secondary listing in Outlook and love the overlay feature that way.
Aug 15, 2010, 7:13 pm
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Depending on the amount of time that the trip spans I've found that this may or may not happen. And I also find that being able to merge or move itinerary items from one trip to another in TripIt is quite simple. If you want to split a flight itinerary between two "trips" then you might have some trouble doing it easily but I still mostly love the functionality of the site. ...
If tend to have up to ˝ dozen intineries active at any one time - and it's a lottery where an new information is placed. When I do locate it I have to move the info to unfiled and fix the trip which tripit decided was appropriate.
Aug 15, 2010, 7:21 pm
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The big problem is finding where your itinerary was placed.
If tend to have up to ˝ dozen intineries active at any one time - and it's a lottery where an new information is placed. When I do locate it I have to move the info to unfiled and fix the trip which tripit decided was appropriate.
If tend to have up to ˝ dozen intineries active at any one time - and it's a lottery where an new information is placed. When I do locate it I have to move the info to unfiled and fix the trip which tripit decided was appropriate.
As others have mentioned, their support is excellent (if you're a Pro member), perhaps email them some suggestions. I've found them very very responsive to feature requests.