Who
Who is coming, who is a maybe, and who is out. The plan should not pretend the roster is settled if it is not.
Before the itinerary
Get everyone aligned before you plan the trip
A trip usually needs agreement before it needs an itinerary. Dates, vibe, place, and budget are easier to hold when they live in one brief — not in a chat that keeps moving.
Agreement first, itinerary second
Most planning tools assume you already know the trip. In real groups, that is rarely true. Someone is in. Someone might be. One person has a weekend. Another is thinking of a week in June. The chat is full of energy and almost no current decisions.
Alignment is the missing step: get the group onto the same brief, then start collecting ideas and building days. Start an alignment for free, share a link, and let everyone answer before the group starts booking.
Who, when, vibe, where, budget
Five questions cover most of what a group needs before a day-by-day plan is useful.
When
Which windows people can actually do. A shared view of dates beats another poll that disappears.
Vibe
Rest, food, hiking, a city, a house. The kind of trip, before anyone argues about a specific hotel.
Where
Places people can live with, not a locked destination on day one.
Budget
A range per person so later stays and flights are not a surprise.
How to start
Pick a starting point, then share one link
Quick is who’s in, vibe, and when. Weekend away adds where and budget. A bigger group trip also asks about priorities and constraints. Friends can answer from the shared link without creating an account.
- Quick alignment — get everyone on the same page.
- Weekend away — the basics for a short escape.
- Big group trip — the messy stuff before planning.
The same trip continues on the web and on iPhone. See what the web companion can do, or the step-by-step.
From here
Short trips
Weekend trip planner
Friday to Sunday, four answers, no extra chat poll.
Longer tripsPlan a longer trip with friends
Partial attendance, date ranges, and real constraints.
StepsHow to align on a trip
Start, share a link, answer, see overlap, keep planning.
On the webWeb companion
What you can do in the browser, and what stays on iPhone.
After the briefTrip planner for friends
Collect ideas and keep one current plan once you are aligned.
DatesGroup trip date planner
Paint availability and see overlapping windows.
Aligning on a trip FAQ
What does it mean to align on a trip?
It means the group agrees on the basics — who is coming, when, the kind of trip, where, and roughly what it should cost — before anyone builds an itinerary or books.
What should a group decide before booking?
Who is in, which dates can work, the vibe, a shortlist of places, and a budget range. Those five answers make bookings much easier to keep.
Can friends answer without downloading Awaii?
Yes. Friends can answer from the shared link without creating an account. You can also start an alignment on the web without creating an account.
Start the brief before the bookings
Start an alignment for free, share a link, and let everyone answer before the group starts booking.