SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS

A new survey from TripIt — a mobile travel organizer from Concur — reveals that travellers are more at ease staying connected across the miles and use a wider variety of technology to do so, than their significant others. According to TripIt’s survey, 26% of significant others said staying connected with a partner on the road is difficult, compared to just 17% of travellers. In addition, 33% of significant others said saying goodbye is “very stressful,” compared to just 8% of travellers. While apart, phone calls are still the number one way for travellers and their partners to stay connected; although, the vast majority of significant others use it over other options. Travellers are more likely to include visual forms of communication like video calls, email, and text messages in their repertoire. Most travellers (50%) and significant others (52%) said they stay in touch anywhere between two and four times in a typical day. Barry Padgett, executive vice-president of TripIt and Concur Traveller Services, said: “Today’s technology provides more options and transparency for travellers to stay in touch with loved ones, even while crossing time zones or continents. I give my wife access to all my TripIt itineraries so she knows when I land and when I have meetings scheduled, so it’s easier to coordinate time to talk with my kids.” Go to http://tripit.com for more.