TripCase, TripIt and WorldMate have been the granddaddies of itinerary apps since the App Store's infancy. Using WorldMate's API for email parsing and its GDS for agency synchronization, Sabre claims the lead with 30 million TripCase itineraries managed last year.

"It’s early days," said Sabre senior vice president for traveler solutions John Samuel. "This is a new space and we’re all experimenting and learning more about what the traveler really wants."

Among 110,00 Sabre-connected agencies is American Express Global Business Travel. "TripCase is our supported tool right now," said Amex GBT's vice president . . .

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Jay Campbell

Before starting The Company Dime with David Jonas in 2014, journalist Jay Campbell a decade earlier created travel business newsletter The Beat. In 2006, Jay co-founded Travel Procurement magazine and in 2010 helped integrate them with Business Travel News. He served as BTN's editorial director until 2013. Jay made his travel industry media debut in 1993 at the Air Travel Journal of Boston while earning his undergraduate degree in journalism at Boston University. He would be happy to connect on LinkedIn. He's here at CorporateTravel.social on Mastodon.