Rumor: Apple's iTravel being previewed in other markets

Last week, Patently Apple got a hint of a new app/service from Apple called iTravel, an official app that would allow you to make and check-in travel reservations with just your iPhone. ~~Apparently it's farther along than we thought, because~~ ~~a new app co-sponsored by Apple in a Montreal newspaper~~ ~~appears to show off the app itself, including an on-screen seat display while checking in, a "My Flights" section for flight tracking, and a "Find Flight" search button.~~

[Mmm, egg. Our Canadian cousins have written in to point out that the app featured in the newspaper ad is not a secret Apple travel app, but is in fact the real world, maple-syrup-and-curling enabled Air Canada app. Demerits to PA and 9to5 for misreading and to us for falling for the mixup. –Ed.]

PA suggests this is all being done in time for something called the Travel Distribution Summit on June 17, but I can think of another conference in June that might have Apple showing off new official applications. It's not 100% clear that the app in the ad is a brand new app by Apple, but in addition to the Concert Ticket+ patent that appeared a while back, it's a safe guess that Apple is cooking up some new utility software. We'll have to keep eyes out during WWDC and see what we can find.

[via 9to5Mac]

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Bryan

Ah yes looks like someone is traveling to YYZ.

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May 05 2010 at 8:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jwaite

Okay, so first, you publish an entire article without fact checking to see whether or not your "hot Apple rumour" is even close to being true. Then, in your correction (I love how you did not correct or update the article title, by the way), you take a not-so-subtle jab at your friendly neighbors to the North. Way to keep it classy, Schramm.

I know there are RSS options to filter out particular tags -- are there feeds to filter out particular authors? Sign me up for that, please.

May 05 2010 at 8:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Thomas

And people wonder why we don't consider bloggers to be journalists. Great fact checking on this one guys.

May 05 2010 at 12:10 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

steve

THATS IT!!!!! I've been warning TUAW about their amateur reporting the past couple months and this is the straw that broke the camels back!!!

TUAW: You are officially off my RSS list!!!! SUCK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

May 04 2010 at 10:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

snowy2004

Knowing what's happening in countries other than your own.

Apparently, there isn't an app for that.

You really think Apple would show an unreleased, official app in a print ad rather than an app made by an airline operating in the country where the ad was placed?

May 04 2010 at 10:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Pedro F

C'mon guys its the AIR CANADA app!! Don't write a full article before checking please!

May 04 2010 at 9:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

King Chung Huang

That's the Air Canada iPhone App.

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/air-canada/id326459697?mt=8

May 04 2010 at 9:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Carol

Sounds like an interesting concept. Travel and the iPhone have a good future.
anyone seen the DreamWalk app for iPhone? Seems great for travelers.

May 04 2010 at 9:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ben

Air Canada:
http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/traveller/mobile/

There's an iPhone commercial in Canada featuring that app.

May 04 2010 at 8:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Adam

If Apple is about to unleash a set of services and apps on us for travel, I'd say the info will come during a software event like WWDC. But if the Concert+ thing happens, it's almost a sure bet that they would launch this during an iPod event given the music focus.

May 04 2010 at 8:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply