Travel planning guides

Turn a list of places into a trip you can use. These guides cover the choices behind a workable route, with examples and checks for your own plan.

Make the route work

Practical planning guides with worked examples you can use before creating an account.

Build a day plan that leaves room to travel
Work backward from bookings, group nearby stops, and account for the time a map leaves out. Includes a worked day-plan example.
Plan a multi-city trip without losing every other day
Count nights and usable days, include door-to-door transfer time, and decide when another hotel change earns its place.
Check an AI itinerary before you book
A practical review of place identity, opening hours, routes, estimates, and reservations, with examples of what needs independent confirmation.

For routes and base choices specific to a place, browse our destination guides. Read how we prepare this content or send a correction.