The plan
Every day, planned
Sally plans each day around what you came for, from the eclipse at Karnak to dinner on the Nile, with times and the walk between stops.
Plan a trip in one sentence.
Free trip planner with maps and invites.
The map
Every day on one map
Real places in an order that doesn't cross town twice, with the walk or ride between each stop.
The places
Places worth the trip
Every stop has photos, ratings, opening hours and a line on why it made the plan. Ask Sally to swap anything.
Share
Send it like an invite
One link to the group chat. Friends see the plan and tap Going, Maybe or Can't go. No app, no sign-up.
On the trip
Your guide on the day
The next stop, the walk there and directions, saved for offline. On iPhone the day runs on your Lock Screen.
The Luxor eclipse plan above is a real one from Sally. Photos: Marc Ryckaert (CC BY-SA 4.0), Holger Uwe Schmitt (CC BY-SA 4.0), Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0), Markh (CC BY-SA 3.0), Nina M. Davies (CC0), Holger Uwe Schmitt (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons. Map © OpenStreetMap.
- Free to planNo account to start. A plan in about a minute.
- Friends don't need the appThey open the link and RSVP in the browser.
- Works offlineYour trips are saved on your phone in the app.
- Real places, checkedRatings, hours and walking times for every stop.
- Average Google rating of the places in our plans
- 4.4
- Of them rated 4 stars or more on Google
- 95%
- Google reviews of those places
- 34M+
From the 2,468 places with Google reviews across every plan made with Highlights.
Plans for the big weekends
Eclipses, Mardi Gras, Christmas in New York and the bachelorette weekend: planned day by day around the event. Day 1 is free to read.
Feb 8, 2027Northern lights in Tromsø5 days · Tromsø$5
Dec 7, 2026Christmas markets in Vienna and Prague5 days · Vienna$5
Dec 10, 2026Christmas in London4 days · London$2
Dec 11, 2026Christmas in Chicago3 days · ChicagoWith Pro
Dec 17, 2026Christmas in Paris4 days · ParisFree in app
Nov 26, 2026Thanksgiving in New York4 days · New York City$5
Nov 27, 2026Christmas markets in Alsace3 days · Strasbourg$1
Nov 29, 2026Christmas markets in Bavaria5 days · Nuremberg$5
Dec 18, 2026Christmas in New York City3 days · New York City$5
Dec 31, 2026New Year's Eve in New York3 days · New York City$5
Jan 22, 2027Sundance Film Festival in Boulder4 days · Boulder$5
Feb 9, 2027Mardi Gras in New Orleans4 days · New Orleans$5
Mar 26, 2027Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC3 days · Washington$5
Mar 29, 2027Cherry blossoms in Japan10 days · Kyoto$5
May 1, 2027Kentucky Derby weekend4 days · Louisville$5
Aug 2, 2027Total solar eclipse in southern Spain4 days · Cádiz$5
Aug 2, 2027Total solar eclipse in Luxor5 days · Luxor$5
Sep 17, 2027Ryder Cup 2027 in Ireland7 days · Adare$5
Oct 7, 2027Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta4 days · Albuquerque$5
Nashville bachelorette weekend3 days · Nashville$5
Scottsdale bachelorette weekend3 days · Scottsdale$5
Savannah bachelorette weekend3 days · Savannah$5
Japan in 10 days10 days · Tokyo$5
Italy in 10 days10 days · Rome$5
New York in 3 days3 days · New York City$5
Paris in 3 days3 days · Paris$5
London in 3 days3 days · London$5
Rome in 3 days3 days · Rome$5
Iceland in 7 days7 days · Reykjavík$5
Costa Rica in 7 days7 days · La Fortuna$5
Ireland in 7 days7 days · Dublin$5
Greece in 10 days10 days · Athens$5
Portugal in 7 days7 days · Lisbon$5
Who Highlights is for
Highlights is for someone who knows roughly where they're going and would rather read a finished plan than build one in a spreadsheet. You write one sentence and Sally writes every day with real places, opening hours and a map. Half of the plans built in the 30 days to November 10, 2026 were ready within 40 seconds, and nine in ten within 90.
It's best for a city break, a friends' weekend or a trip built around one date, when you want the days written now and need to know who's coming. Friends open one link and answer Going, Maybe or Can't go, with no app and no sign-up.
It isn't for you if several people need to edit the plan together, if you want to track a budget or split costs, or if you want someone to book the trip, because Highlights does none of those. Our comparisons with Wanderlog, Layla and Mindtrip say where each one is the better pick.
What it does, and where it stops
- Your own trips
- Free to make, edit and share.
- Plans without an account
- Up to 3 a day.
- Plans with a free account
- Up to 20 a day.
- Longest trip
- 21 days.
- What you can type
- One sentence, or your own notes and lists, up to 2,000 characters.
- Time to a full plan
- Half of the plans built in the 30 days to November 10, 2026 were ready within 40 seconds, and nine in ten within 90.
- Questions Sally asks first
- Two at most.
- Changing a plan
- Ask Sally in plain words, up to 50 messages per trip per day, or move stops yourself.
- Where it runs
- iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.
- Offline
- Trips you own or joined, in the iPhone and Android apps.
- What your friends need
- Only the link. They answer Going, Maybe or Can't go with no app and no sign-up.
- What it doesn't do
- Book anything, let friends edit the plan with you, track a budget or split costs, or read confirmation emails.
What it works with
- Google Maps opens the directions to any stop, or a whole day's route in one link.
- Any calendar app that opens an .ics file, such as Apple Calendar or Google Calendar, can hold the trip.
- Your iPhone's Lock Screen shows the plan on trip days.
- Your inbox gets the plan as a PDF when you ask for it.
- Some flight links open Aviasales through Travelpayouts, and some hotel links open booking sites such as Booking.com and Expedia through Stay22. If you book through one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Questions
What is Highlights AI?
Highlights AI is a free trip planner on the web, iPhone and Android. Tell Sally, its planner, where you're going and who's coming, and she builds every day with real places, times and a map, ready to share with one link. It's a travel app, not a tool for making video highlights.
Is Highlights AI free?
Planning a trip with Sally is free, and so is sending it to your friends. Ready-made event plans show Day 1 for free; the rest is a one-time price or free in the app, as each plan's page shows. Highlights Pro ($4.99 a month) includes every plan. We may earn a commission if you book a flight or hotel through a link in the app, at no extra cost to you.
How does the AI trip planner work?
Write one sentence: where, when, who's coming and what you like. Sally asks at most two questions, finds real places with their ratings and opening hours, orders each day so you don't cross town twice, and builds the plan in about a minute. Ask her to change anything after.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Send one link. Friends open the plan in their browser and tap Going, Maybe or Can't go, with no sign-up.
Does it work offline?
Yes, in the app. Every trip you own or join is saved on your phone with its photos, so the day plan, the places and the next stop open with no signal.
Where do the places come from?
Ratings and opening hours come from Google Places, photos from Google Places and Wikimedia Commons, maps from OpenStreetMap and background from Wikipedia. Event plans are checked place by place before they're published.
Can a person plan it for me?
Yes. A custom plan is drafted by Sally and checked by a person, then delivered within 24 hours as a link, a PDF and a map. Get a custom plan.
Can I make an itinerary online for free, without signing up?
Yes. Write where and when on this page and Sally builds the plan with no account, up to 3 plans a day. A free account raises that to 20 a day.
Can ChatGPT plan a trip? What does Highlights add?
A chatbot can write you an itinerary, and for a rough idea that may be all you need. Highlights checks each stop against Google Places for its rating and opening hours, puts every day on a map, and gives you one link your friends can answer from.
Which trip planning app is best?
It depends on the job. We read what each app says about itself on November 9, 2026: Wanderlog is stronger if your group edits the plan together and splits costs, Layla if you want an advisor to book it, and Mindtrip if you want one assistant that books and watches prices. Highlights, which is ours, is the one to try if you want every day written for you from one sentence. Read the comparisons and their sources.