NOTE: the following information applies to our more advanced Desktop/Laptop Trip Planning platform.
The General Trip Planning Process
#1 - Discover Destinations
If you already have a destination in mind your work is much easier and you can already move to Step #2 and create your primary Destination.
If you don’t know where you want to go, we have some tools to help inspire you!
- From the Geovea Home page, select the black “SINGLE DESTINATION TRIP” button and then select the orange “DESTINATION INFO” button. This will provide a list of 8 chatbots that you can use to search for valuable worldwide travel information for single destinations.
- If you need travel ideas, we also have Trip Ideas, Pre-Built Trip Ideas, Travel Inspiration, and the Latest 100 Ideas to get you started.
#2 - Map Your Destination
NOTE: To create a Trip you will need at least a free trial account based on an email account.
Here is the easiest way to Create a Single Destination Trip at a street address, city, state, or country level. You will have the option to personalize the type of Places you would like to research and select the Places you want to add to your Trip. You can easily create a Trip in minutes!
You can also do the same with our Create New Trip Pop-up, which allows you to add up to 25 Destinations at once. If you create a multi-destination Trip, you can easily reorder Destinations or add new ones to optimize your driving route.
After you build your Trip, you are taken to the Trip Planner page. On the upper left part of the page, you will see the “Trip Details” tab; select this to add, delete, hide, and reorder Destinations.
NOTE: You should always have your Destinations ordered in the optimal driving order before you add final dates.
#3 - Add Destination Hotels & Places (Parks, Stores, Restaurants, etc.)
When you initially select your Trip Destination and build your Trip, you can review up to 50 Places that you can add to your Trip.
After you have your major overnight Destination(s) added to the map, searching for accommodations is a great next step. After you build your Trip, you are taken to the Trip Planner page. On the upper left part of the page, you will see the “Hotels” tab; select this, which will bring up the Hotels Pop-up. From this, you can effortlessly search for hotels by location, date, and price. You can always bring up the Hotels Pop-up by selecting either the blue button or the round icons located in various locations.
You will probably want to add more Destination Places, and you can do this in a few ways:
1.) On the upper left part of the Trip Planner page, you will see the “Things To Do” tab; select this to search for and add Destination Places. Then select the green “Search Places” button, which will bring up the AI Travel Planner Pop-up. Use the default “Add Destination Places (Existing Trip Only)” selection, then select a Trip Destination, personalize, and search for Places to add to your Destination.
2.) In a few more popular Destinations, when you select the “Things To Do” tab, you will automatically see our premium Places content on the left that you can easily add to your Trip Destinations. Ensure you are zoomed in enough and panned to the correct map location.
#4 - Add Destination Dates
After you have mostly planned your Destinations and Places, you can add Destination dates. On the upper left part of the page, you will see the “Trip Details” tab; select this to add, delete, or modify dates.
NOTE: You should always have your Destinations ordered in the optimal driving order before you add final dates.
#5 - Book Your Travel
It is always advisable to book early for the best options and prices.
1.) Hotels & Accommodations: Geovea has partnered with Booking.com the largest hotel supplier in the world. If you book a hotel by clicking our special hyperlinks, you’ll pay the exact same price as if you went directly to them and you can still use your account with them as you normally do. The only difference is we make a small commission that helps us employ people and add more features to Geovea for you. So we greatly appreciate it if you book through us!
2.) Flights: Expedia is an excellent website for comparing flights from many carriers instead of going to individual websites.
#6 - Take Your Trip
The time has finally come, and you are ready to embark on your well-planned personalized Trip! Here are some things from Geovea to make your Trip easier and more enjoyable:
- All Trips built on a Desktop or Laptop can easily be accessed on a Smartphone or Tablet. Your personalized Trip will guide you to all of your Destinations and Places with our Google Maps integration.
- All Trips also include a Google Route Planner download link, which will allow you to use Google Maps and share your Trip route with other people. You can access it from our “My Trips” Pop-up. We also provide 25 Destinations, compared to the Google default of 10 Destinations.
- Trips can easily be shared with friends, families, and groups via Geovea email.
- Each Trip Itinerary can be exported as a detailed PDF with a map, hour-by-hour information, and turn-by-turn directions.
- Our robust Trip scheduling allows you to schedule Places on a 30-minute schedule, and no matter where you travel in the world with your computer or device, your Trip will be in sync in any time zone.
Add Trip Costs
During the planning stages of your Trip, you can add very detailed costs to meet your particular needs. You also have the option to add separate final costs so you can compare your estimated versus actual Trip costs.
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