Trip Boss, Palm OS Travel software for Treo, Centro, Pre via Classic, and Palm PDA's - all in one travel manager

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This page:
Expenses
Trip Planning including Check Lists
Itinerary Management
Configurable
International
Access Real-Time Travel Data
Distance and Time
Journal
Ratings
Reports and Graphs
Import/Export
Currency Converter
Tip/Split Calculator

Main page:
Description
Features
More Details and Screenshots
What's New for 3.0?
Hi Res Screenshots
Applications business/personal travel
Supported Platforms
Customer Reviews/Testimonials
Industry Reviews
Updates details

Help/resources:
Trip Boss Tips
Trip Boss User Stories
Travel Tips from our Contest
Manual
Exporting
Other software recommendations, useful for travelers

Tutorials:
*How to use the Trip Planner
*How to Export Expenses/Mileage
*Tutorial/overview of Trip Boss from Maceyr's Palm Discovery
*How to Save Customized Settings Using "Copy Trip"
*Road Trip Planning Using Trip Boss

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What's new for Trip Boss 3.0?

Upgrade to 3.0
(download only)

is free to registered users of Trip Boss.

Just download and install the update to your PDA or smartphone. Trip Boss 3.0 is backward compatible with older trip databases.

Why is Trip Boss™ for you?

Better Expense Entry and Reporting

	Four tabs for expense entry: Meals tab - includes a stand alone tip/split calculator Lodging tab Fuel tab Miscellaneous expenses tab

	Two tabs for reporting: Expense tab - reports itemized expenses Budget tab - set budget categories and track expenses by category Export raw expense data to Memo Pad in CSV format.

Multiple currency support:

Record expense in relative currency, converted to your default currency in the expense summary report in the budget tab.
Stand alone currency calculator for quick reference while traveling
Add currencies and up-to-date exchange rates on the go, or use existing database of currencies and relative rates for general reference. Use Travel Aide to check real-time currency rates.

Better Trip Planning

	Four tabs for trip planning: Budget Trip Planning calculator - waypoint and route planning Itinerary storage - keep track of all your reservations, confirmation numbers, appointments, and much more... Check List - create to-do and packing lists Export itinerary items to Date Book, converted to relative time zone - updates as you change your PDA time zone Beam trip to other users of Trip Boss, right from the menu--great for business use: Administrative Assistants can handle pre-trip/post trip tasks and beam and receive data to/from employees.

	Unique Trip Planning Distance Calculator You can: Calculate how far you can travel in six hours. Determine how long it takes to travel 350 miles. Understand the average speed to hit your travel goals. Estimate your departure and arrival times. When you tap "Done", Trip Boss adds this segment to your waypoint plan.

Use past trip data to plan future trips: average speed, actual trip progression, ratings of lodging and restaurants, past expenses (for budget), journal entries. Copy past trip configurations and preferences into new trips.

Flexible Itinerary Management

Keep track of all your itinerary items in one convenient place.

Custom entry screens for:

air travel

car rental

hotel reservations

meetings and appointments

cruise, train, bus, and driving

flexible custom screen to add less common items

Over 300 default places including airlines, airports (including airport codes), rental car companies, hotels, and rail, bus, and cruise lines.

Departure and arrival fields in one itinerary entry screen.

Easy entry of connecting travel--new entry defaults to last entered airport, train, bus, driving, or cruise.

Use Travel Aide to check real-time flight status and other itinerary needs.

Improved Navigation and Layout:

Export detailed entry to your Date Book -- in the relative time zone:
Example: Your PDA time zone is set to USA (Eastern), but your flight on Monday leaves Seattle at 6 PM USA (Pacific). The departure time is exported to your PDA's Date Book as 9 PM USA (Eastern). Updates as you change your PDA's time zone merely by re-launching Trip Boss.

Highly Configurable to Your Needs

Add and edit places - lookup and/or export to your Address Book!
Add and edit place types
Add and edit currencies
Add and edit budget categories
Add and edit expense types
Add and edit payment types
Add and edit Pastime types

Edit all of the above into your own language!

International/Worldwide Use

Main PDA preferences, such as date format, are respected.

Distance units in miles or kilometers

Fuel in gallons or litres

Multiple currencies (add or edit)

Edit configurable items into your own language

Worldwide time zones

Access Real-Time Travel Data

Use Travel Aide wireless feature on internet-connected handhelds to access real-time travel information such as:

real-time currency rates
real-time flight status
real-time weather forecasts and radar
maps and directions
and more

And more...

Distance (Mileage) and Time

	Three tabs for distance/time planning and recording: Plan your route and waypoints using the Trip Planning Calculator using constraints of: Time Distance Speed Departure Time Arrival Time

	Record your daily odometer readings View your daily progress - distance and time Export waypoints data to Memo Pad in CSV format.

	Track Side Trips or custom tracking of distances and time billable hours hiking trails side trips customer-specific mileage regional travel fitness on the road you define

Journaling

Two tabs to record trip information:

Trip summary
Journal pages

record daily journals - up to 32,000 characters per field!
weather, events, sights, notes
allow each family member to enter their thoughts
take notes to reference for your business trip report

Ratings

Rate all places including:

lodging
restaurants
customers/visits
attractions

Use for reference for future trip planning.

Convenient ratings tab lists all places and ratings.
Can be sorted or filtered.
Enter and edit places conveniently right from this tab.

Reports and Graphs

Five tabs for trip reporting:

Expenses itemized
Expenses categorized against budget (or without budget)
Trip report summary including:

total distance (mi, km)
total time (travel, leisure)
average speed

average fuel economy (mpg, kpl)
average cost per mi, km

Graphical trip reports including:

money spent per day
fuel economy per day
distance per day
speed per day

Ratings list for all places - sort and filter

Import/Export

All trip databases are saved as a backup to your PC during HotSync®
Export itemized expenses to Memo Pad in CSV format for expense reports
Export waypoint data (mileage/time) to Memo Pad in CSV format
Export itinerary items to Date Book in relative time zone
Export all places to Address Book
Import places from Address Book into Trip Boss™

Currency Converter

Can be used separately as a stand-alone calculator for quick conversion
Currency converter automatically converts all your expenses to your default currency.
Expenses can be entered in multiple currencies.
Large number of default currencies are available, but new ones can be added.
Default exchange rates are available, but up-to-date rates can be entered at any time.
Use Travel Aide for real-time currency rates

Tip/split Calculator

Can be used separately as a stand-alone calculator. Bring up from drop-down menu.

enter subtotal and tax (or tax%)
enter tip (or tip %)
total is calculated in real-time
enter the number to split to get the cost/each
reenter the final split total (if rounding up, for example) and the tip and total is recalculated