Itinerary Builder

Last updated March 18, 2026

The itinerary builder is where your trip plans come to life. It's a 3-column workspace that lets you build day-by-day itineraries with drag-and-drop blocks, add gorgeous images, and save your best work as reusable templates. Once you've built a few trips, you'll have a library that makes new itineraries feel like filling in the blanks.

The Layout

The builder is split into three columns that work together:

ColumnWhat you'll use it for
Day List (left)Navigate between days, see your trip at a glance, and access Trip Guides
Day Editor (center)Build out each day — add blocks, edit details, drag to reorder
Library Panel (right)Browse your saved templates and community content to drop into any day

On tablets and smaller screens, the library panel tucks away and the day list becomes a dropdown — so you still have full access, just in a more compact layout.

Building with Blocks

Each day is made up of blocks — think of them as the building pieces of your itinerary. Click Add Block at the bottom of any day and choose from:

  • Flight — departure/arrival airports, times, airline, flight number
  • Hotel — property name, check-in/out, room type, plus an image carousel
  • Dining — restaurant, cuisine, reservation time
  • Transfer — pickup/dropoff details
  • Excursion — tour or activity with description
  • Cruise Day — port info, ship, embark/debark details
  • Park Day — full Disney park planning with dining, Lightning Lane, and events (see Disney Park Days)
  • Activity — general activity block for anything scheduled
  • Info — text-only block for notes, reminders, or general info
  • Custom — a flexible block when nothing else fits

Each block type has its own set of fields tailored to what you'd actually need for that kind of booking. Fill in as much or as little detail as you want.

View Modes

Not every situation calls for the same level of detail. Toggle between three views at the top of the day editor:

  • Cards — full-size block cards showing all the details. Best for building and reviewing.
  • Compact — condensed rows with just the key info. Great for a quick scan of a packed day.
  • Timeline — chronological layout based on times. Perfect for seeing how a day flows from morning to night.

Adding Images

Hotel and venue blocks support multiple images — upload several photos and they'll display as a swipeable carousel on the published itinerary. Your clients see left/right arrows and dot indicators to browse through them. A well-chosen hotel photo or two can make your itinerary feel polished and professional.

The Library Panel

The right sidebar is your secret weapon for building itineraries fast. It has two tabs:

  • Itineraries — saved full itineraries, day plans, and individual content blocks
  • Guides — resource guides organized by category

Use the scope filter to narrow by type (Full Itinerary, Day Plan, or Content Block) and the source filter to switch between My Library and Community content. Click any template to insert it into your current day.

Saving Your Work

After you've crafted a great block or a perfect day plan, save it so you never have to build it from scratch again.

Save a Block

Click the bookmark icon on any block. Give it a name and choose who can see it:

  • Private — just you
  • Agency — your whole team
  • Community — submitted for review before appearing in the public library

Save an Entire Day

Click the bookmark icon in the day header to save all the blocks in that day as a reusable day plan. Same visibility options apply.

Over time, you'll build a library of your go-to hotel blocks, transfer templates, and full day plans for your most popular destinations.

Trip Guides

The Trip Guides section in the left sidebar lets you attach helpful documents and reference material to the trip. Click Add Resource and choose a type:

  • Destination Guide
  • Packing Guide
  • Tips Guide
  • Info Guide
  • Checklist
  • Documents
  • General

Guides show up alongside the itinerary in your client's proposal and portal view — so they have everything they need in one place.

AI Generation

Need a starting point? Use the AI itinerary generator to create a draft based on your client's destination, trip length, travel style, and interests. It won't be perfect, but it gives you a solid skeleton to customize — especially handy for destinations you don't book as often.

Booking Sync

If you've already added bookings to the trip (flights, hotels, etc.), the itinerary builder can auto-populate blocks from those bookings. This saves you from entering the same flight details or hotel info twice.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Enter — confirm edits on a block field
  • Escape — cancel editing
  • Drag and drop — reorder blocks within a day

Tips

  • Start with your library, not from scratch. Once you've saved a few day plans for popular destinations, new itineraries take minutes instead of hours.
  • Use compact view for review calls. When you're on the phone with a client walking through their trip, compact view lets you see the whole day without scrolling.
  • Add images to at least your hotel blocks. Even one property photo per hotel makes the published itinerary feel dramatically more polished.
  • Save your best dining and excursion blocks. That perfect Santorini sunset dinner block? Save it. You'll use it again.
  • Use Trip Guides for packing lists and destination tips. Clients love getting a "here's what to pack" guide alongside their itinerary — it shows you've thought of everything.

FAQ

Can I export the itinerary as a PDF? Yes — use the PDF export option to generate a formatted document you can email or print.

Do clients see the same view I see? Clients see a polished, read-only version on their proposal or portal. It includes all the details, images, and carousels — but not the editing controls.

Can I reorder days? Yes, drag days in the left sidebar to rearrange them. Dates update automatically.

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