GoKawiilWe've all been overwhelmed by vacation prep. Figuring out how to navigate to your relaxing destination ironically ends up being a major stressor. But a new Samsung Wallet feature could take some of that edge off.
The new feature, called Trips, will automatically pull together relevant details from travel-related purchases made in or added to the Samsung Wallet app, creating a detailed schedule from disparate information sources.
Rather than building your own vacation timeline, Trips will manage travel and event information to provide an in-app calendar that organizes each part of your journey.
A variety of trip-related purchases will populate the itinerary, including bus, train, plane, theme park and sporting event tickets, hotel bookings, car rentals and more. Trips seems like a natural next step for Samsung Wallet, following a March update that launched live airline boarding pass updates.
If a particular purchase doesn't automatically display in Trips, you can add it manually. You can also tag particular bookings with notes and memos if there are important details associated with the event that you don't want to forget.
"Travel plans are often scattered across confirmations, apps and messages, and that creates friction at the exact moments people need clarity," said Woncheol Chai, head of the Digital Wallet team at Samsung, in a news release Sunday.
Chai said the Trips feature is designed to condense this information into a single place, allowing you to "stay one step ahead as [your] plans unfold."
Samsung Wallet Trips uses the Samsung Knox security platform to protect sensitive information through a combination of encryption techniques and biometrics.
The Samsung Wallet app is only available on Samsung Galaxy devices.
A Samsung representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.