How to plan a trip with friends
Start with shared dates and a short list of must-see places. Save an itinerary, enable collaboration and invite your travel companions with the appropriate permissions. Use votes to compare preferences, then group nearby stops into days and check the final plan together.
Set up your shared plan
- Create a trip with your destination and dates. Add lodging or a starting area so travel estimates have useful context.
- Sign in and save the trip. Open its collaboration controls, enable collaboration and invite your companions.
- Check who can view, edit or manage the trip. Share the intended access link with the people joining you.
- Add candidate places and vote on scheduled places. Decide which stops matter most before filling every time slot.
- Group stops by area, leave buffers and review the latest saved plan before travel.
Example: a relaxed day in Kyoto
If two friends want temples and another prefers cafés, choose one main sightseeing area and a shared meeting point. Make the café stop a flexible break. Treat votes as a discussion aid, then agree the final order and time buffers.
Check before sharing
- Confirm permissions and visibility; a public itinerary and a collaboration invitation serve different purposes.
- Keep personal booking details out of content you choose to publish.
- Ask each traveler about walking pace and access needs before fixing the schedule.