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Travel planning

Plan the whole trip together, in one place.

Scheme of Things keeps everything about a trip side by side: where you're staying, what's on each day, who's coming, and who paid for what. Type it or say it, and it lands where it belongs.

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The Kyoto trip's week on a calendar beside a map of Japan. Thursday has the flight to Osaka and the start of the hotel stay; Friday a visit to Kiyomizu-dera at dawn and a tea ceremony; Saturday a hike at Fushimi Inari; Sunday a day trip to Nara. On the map each plan is a pin around Kyoto, and the flight's line comes in from the south.
The week beside the map. The flight in from Brisbane, and each plan on its day, at its time and in its place.

Everything a trip needs

A trip is lots of small things that depend on each other. Each one gets a date, a place and the people it's for, and they all stay in view.

Say it or type it

Describe the flight, the hotel and the tea ceremony in your own words. Each one is filed under the trip, with its date, place and people.

See every day

The same plans show on a calendar, a timeline and a map, so you can see what's on each day and where it is.

Share the costs

Note what things cost and who paid. The trip adds it up and shows who owes whom, so settling up at the end takes one look.

Hand out the jobs

"Someone needs to book the tea ceremony" becomes a task for Alex, due before the trip, that everyone can see.

Find things to do

Ask for tours, hotels and places to eat near where you'll be. Each comes with pictures, a description, times and prices, and a link to book it.

Plan it with others

Share the trip with the people going. Everyone sees the same plan, and changes show up for all of them as they're made.

From "we should go to Kyoto" to the last dinner

  1. Start with the ideaName the trip, the dates and who's coming.
  2. Add plans as they firm upFlights, the hotel, a temple at dawn, a dinner booking. Each lands on its day.
  3. Settle the open questionsArashiyama or Nara on Sunday? Questions stay on the plan until someone decides.
  4. Book and settle upBook each part with whoever sells it, note who paid, and see who owes whom.

You book with the seller

When you're ready to book a tour or a room, we link you to the seller's own page. We don't take bookings or payments, so your booking, its terms and any changes stay with the company you booked with.

How we're paid

Some of those links are affiliate links, such as links to tours on Viator. If you book through one, we may earn a commission from the seller. It costs you nothing extra, and it doesn't change what we show you.