Guide
Free AI travel planner that builds editable trip itineraries and supports group planning and hotel booking.
Guide is a free AI travel planning tool that generates a day-by-day itinerary for a destination and lets the traveller adjust it. Guide draws on Lonely Planet content and Google Reviews for its suggestions, supports shared planning with friends through a group chat, and offers hotel booking through Expedia. Users create an account and start a trip.
Best for Travellers planning a holiday with friends or family who want a ready itinerary they can edit together in one place.
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What is Guide?
Guide is an AI-based trip planner that drafts itineraries which the user can then customise. To choose places it combines AI output with Lonely Planet's database of activities and restaurants, Google Reviews and location data, and feedback from its own community, with the stated aim of recommending spots that are currently open. Planning is social: friends and family can be invited to edit the same itinerary in real time, talk in a group chat and put questions to GuideBot, the built-in assistant. The service also prepares a budget estimate broken down by category and generates packing lists. Hotels can be researched, shared and booked inside Guide through a partnership with Expedia. The site publishes sample itineraries of three to ten days for many cities, and using Guide costs nothing.
Key Features
AI Itinerary Builder
Drafts a personalised schedule for a destination that you can rearrange and edit.
Vetted Recommendations
Cross-checks suggestions against Lonely Planet listings, Google Reviews and location data.
Group Planning
Lets invited companions change the itinerary live, with notifications and email digests of updates.
GuideBot Chat
Answers destination questions inside the trip's chat.
Hotel Booking
Shows hotel options that can be shared with the group and reserved via Expedia.
Budget Estimate and Packing List
Projects spending by category and lists what to bring.
Use Cases
- Weekend City Break
- Generate a three-day plan for Paris and swap out the stops you have already seen.
- Group Holiday
- Six friends edit activities in one shared itinerary instead of a long message thread.
- Family Trip Budgeting
- Parents check an estimated cost split before committing to dates.
- Choosing a Hotel Together
- Travel partners compare shortlisted hotels and book one.
- Destination Research
- Browse the ready-made city itineraries to decide where to go.
Things to know
- Booking support comes from Expedia
- After a hotel is booked, customer service enquiries are handled by Expedia, not by Guide.
- No live travel alerts yet
- Real-time travel updates and alerts are announced as a future feature.
- Account required
- Creating an account is the only stated requirement for using the planner.
FAQs
What is Guide?
Guide is an AI travel planning tool that creates customisable trip itineraries and lets friends and family plan together.
Is Guide free?
Yes. Guide's FAQ says the service is free and only requires creating an account.
How does Guide choose its recommendations?
Guide combines AI with Lonely Planet's database, Google Reviews, location data and community feedback.
Can I book hotels and flights with Guide?
Guide lets you book hotels through its Expedia partnership; flight search and booking on Expedia is described as coming soon.
Does Guide support group travel planning?
Yes. Guide lets you invite others to collaborate on the itinerary in real time and includes a group chat with the GuideBot assistant.
Does Guide offer travel insurance?
No. Guide states that it does not currently offer travel insurance or related services.
Can Guide estimate a trip budget?
Yes. Guide prepares a budget estimate across spending categories, and notes that the figures are estimates only.
Who it's for
- Leisure travellers
- Friend groups
- Families
- Couples
Read about it
Used in these workflows
- Planning a trip with AI: which tools help before, during and afterStage 2: Building the itinerary
- Planning a trip with AI: which tools help before, during and afterStage 4: Budget, packing and shared costs
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