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A group trip planner where everyone works from the same plan
Published 4 October 2026 · HolidayWow editors · Written with AI, numbers checked against our data ·
Group trips stall when ideas live in a dozen messages instead of one place. HolidayWow builds a day-by-day plan on a map from one sentence, then opens it to the whole group with roles, voting and cost splitting built in.
What a group trip actually needs
A group trip needs one current version everyone can see, a way to weigh in on a stop without hijacking the whole conversation, and a clear way to split costs once a stay or a tour is booked, especially once more than two or three people are coming along.
SplitiPhoto: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA message thread handles none of these well on its own: ideas get buried under newer messages, nobody is entirely sure which version of the plan is current, and splitting a bill after the trip usually ends up needing its own separate app anyway.
SplitiPhoto: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHow the plan handles a group from the first sentence
Describing the trip, such as a week in Hawaii with the kids in spring break, sets a first draft on the map with a pace already applied, relaxed (1 to 2 stops a day), balanced (2 to 3 stops) or packed (3 to 5 stops), ready for the group to react to.
HawaiiiPhoto: E bailey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
HawaiiiPhoto: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFrom there, one link opens the identical plan for everyone travelling, with roles for who can view and who can edit, so a large group can look without anyone accidentally rearranging someone else's work.
HawaiiiPhoto: E bailey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHawaiiiPhoto: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVoting, comments and keeping the discussion in one place
A vote on a favourite stop or a quick comment left directly on a day keeps the back-and-forth about where to go attached to the plan itself, visible to the whole group rather than buried a hundred messages deep in a chat.
The side panel assistant can also act on a comment or a request, selecting a day or a stop and making the change through the same controls as a manual edit, so a suggestion in a comment can become part of the plan without anyone else retyping it.
A worked example: a week in Hawaii in January
Hawaii in January sits around 25°C by day and 22°C overnight, with the sea at 24°C, 7 hours of sun and 11 rain days, warm enough for a relaxed beach pace with a shaded stop for the showers that pass through.
A group planning this trip can vote on which beach to anchor the first few days around, with the plan checker reordering the rest of the week once the vote settles on one option.
From a thought to a trip.
New trip
7 days in October, warm, by the sea, good food, with my partner, from Sydney, up to $3,000.
Checking flights from Sydney, hotels by the sea and the October weather.
TellChoosePlanExperience
You say how you want to travel.
When, who with, what matters and what's a no. No form, no ten filters. HolidayWow understands the dates, budget, departure point, pace and wishes from one sentence.
New trip
7 days in October, warm, by the sea, good food, with my partner, from Sydney, up to $3,000.
Checking flights from Sydney, hotels by the sea and the October weather.
Trips that really fit you.
Every idea comes with a total price and a clear answer to why it fits you: weather, flight time, beaches, food, short distances.
Your trip ideas
Sicily
Food · small towns · sea
7 days for 2
Crete
Sea · tavernas · nature
7 days for 2
Mallorca
Sea · comfort · short distances
7 days for 2
Your trip is set, with flights, a hotel and a day plan.
Arrival, transfer, check-in, sunset, dinner. Just say “make it cheaper” or “no car hire” and the trip adapts.
Day 1
Arrival
- Arrival in Heraklion
Transfer · 35 min- Check-in by the sea
Sunset
Taverna at the harbour
On the road, HolidayWow keeps planning.
Rain on the way? Then the beach day becomes a day at the market and a museum. Flight status, weather and your day plan in one place.
Rain is forecast for tomorrow. I swapped the beach day for the market and a museum.
Day 3 · boat trip
A warmer, wetter example: Hong Kong in June
Hong Kong in June runs warm and humid, around 30°C by day and 27°C overnight, with 5 hours of sun and 23 rain days, a month where a shared plan helps the group agree quickly on an indoor alternative when a shower rolls through.
Hong KongiPhoto: Hoben7599 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsComments on the day card let one traveller flag the market as a wet-weather swap and another confirm it, both attached to the same day rather than buried in separate messages.
Hong KongiPhoto: Hoben7599 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA cooler example: Las Vegas in November
Las Vegas in November sits around 21°C by day and 7°C overnight, with 8 hours of sun and 2 rain days, mild by day and cool once the sun goes down, the kind of swing worth flagging to a group packing for the trip together.
Las VegasiPhoto: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA relaxed evening pace suits the cooler nights, and the whole group sees the same pace applied to the plan rather than discovering it individually on arrival.
Las VegasiPhoto: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Timing a group trip to Australian leave
Because school holidays fall on different weeks by state, a group that includes families needs the exact dates for each traveller's state rather than a generic month, which a sentence naming the break handles directly.
With around 20 days of annual leave typical across Australia, the Long Weekend planner shows how a public holiday plus a day or two of leave can bring a group trip within reach without everyone needing to request a full week off.
A warm, bright example: Santorini in July
Santorini in July sits around 27°C by day and 24°C overnight, with the sea at 23°C, 13 hours of sun and 1 rain day, long bright days well suited to a packed pace of 3 to 5 stops for a group happy to keep moving.
SantoriniiPhoto: Steinmetz · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA group with mixed energy levels can set a packed pace for most of the trip and vote to lighten a single day, with the plan checker keeping the rest of the week intact after that one change.
SantoriniiPhoto: Steinmetz · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Real data behind every pick.
From your airport
Direct flights, flight times and transfers from 7 Australian airports, worked out from your door to the hotel.
The total price, shown openly
Flights, hotel, transfers and experiences in one sum for everyone traveling, with the provider and when the price was checked. No teaser prices.
Keeping documents together for the whole group
A document vault holds passports, tickets and booking confirmations against the trip they belong to, visible to anyone with edit access, so a confirmation one person books is not left sitting in their own inbox alone.
A packing list builds itself from the shared plan, the month and the climate of the destination, so no single person in the group ends up drafting a list on behalf of everyone else.
Splitting the cost once something is booked
Stays, tours and transport show live prices from partners (Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Viator, Trip.com, flight partners), and the cost of a shared stay or tour can be split across the group inside the same plan.
A trip budget in Australian dollars sits alongside the plan, so the group sees the same running total rather than everyone keeping a private tally that needs reconciling later.
Starting your group plan
Describe the trip in one sentence, then share the link so the rest of the group can view, vote and edit straight away.
- Describe the trip in one sentence to start the plan
- Share the link with everyone travelling
- Set roles for who can view and who can edit
- Let the group vote and comment on stops
- Split the cost of shared stays and tours
- Book stays, tours and transport from the plan
A group trip planner where everyone works from the same plan: frequently asked questions
Is there a trip planner built for planning with friends?
Yes. HolidayWow opens one link to the same day-by-day plan for the whole group, with roles for who can view and who can edit, voting on stops and cost splitting built in.
Can everyone in the group edit the plan at once?
Everyone with an edit role can change the plan, and the plan checker reorders the remaining stops so the group always sees one current version rather than conflicting copies.
Is HolidayWow free to use for a group trip?
The app is free to download and to plan with, including sharing the link, voting on stops and splitting costs. Booking happens through partner links when the group is ready.
How does the group agree on where to go?
Group members can vote on a stop they like or leave a comment on a specific day, which keeps the discussion attached to the plan itself rather than a separate chat.
Can shared costs be split inside the app?
Yes. The cost of a shared stay or tour can be split across the group inside the same plan, alongside a trip budget shown in Australian dollars.
Does the planner know about Australian school holidays for a group with kids?
Yes. School holidays and Easter are read by state, so a group trip built around a school break uses the dates that apply to each family's state.
Do we need everyone's dates confirmed before we start planning?
No. The plan can be built around a month alone, and exact dates can be added once everyone in the group has confirmed their leave.
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