TripCase, the mobile itinerary management service, is adding a fee-based premium version.
Among the new features in TripCase Pro, a product from Sabre Holdings, is adding seat maps with available seats; turn-by-turn driving directions from locales within your itinerary; SMS flight alerts within the TripCase application; flight search up to one year in advance, and sharing of full travel itineraries with assigned recipients.
TripCase Pro is available for free through Oct. 31, and a fee will be charged thereafter.
Pricing will be $9.99 per month or $69.99 for an annual subscription.
Users can click the Go Pro option in the free TripCase apps for iPhone, Blackberry and Android to get more information.
The introduction of TripCase Pro coincides with the release of TripCase 2.0.
TripCase says enhancements to its latest version of its free app include the ability to select contacts to receive flight alerts, social networking functions, the ability to access all travel tools from one screen, and easier use of maps to plot locations and events in your itinerary.
A TripCase spokesperson claims the free version of the app, which will still be available, offers certain features, such as flight alerts, that some competitors only make availble in their premium versions.