New BlackBerry Travel App, Features and Demo Video

By Ray Nicolini

The next time you board a plane, train or automobile, be sure to pack the new BlackBerry Travel app, an all-in-one mobile travel service!

BlackBerry Travel enables you to search for travel options; plan and manage flight itineraries; book hotels, transportation and other activities; and tap into your social networks by connecting with friends and family while traveling – all from a single app on your BlackBerry. The app integrates with your BlackBerry email addresses to populate itineraries and send you important updates.

Whether you’re embarking on a “European Vacation” or regularly “Up in the Air,” BlackBerry Travel packs a suitcase full of helpful features:

• Itinerary Management – View, create, and edit current and future itinerary items including flight, hotel, car rental, meetings, public transportation and more

· Automatic Trip Catch – Never manually enter an itinerary! BlackBerry Travel automatically acknowledges email itineraries sent to your BlackBerry email address and populates the details into the BlackBerry travel app

· Social Sharing – Easily view, search and connect with LinkedIn contacts traveling to the same location

• Notifications & Alerts – Receive push-based notifications and alerts for itinerary updates, flight reminders/alerts and connections information
• Flight Schedules – Find flight schedules by city, airport and date
• Hotel Search & Book – Search and book hotels, and rank results based on location, price and quality
• Local Search – Search for local dining, shopping, nightlife and more, with access to maps, reviews and click-to-call via a Yelp-powered local search tool
• Tools – Easily access world clocks, currency converters, weather, flight status updates and maps from one app!

The BlackBerry Travel app is available as a beta download beginning today from the Test Center category on BlackBerry App World™ (www.blackberry.com/appworld) for BlackBerry smartphone users in North America, the UK and Spain.

From your BlackBerry you can download BlackBerry Travel App Here.