r/AI_travel_tips

Hey, me and my college friend absolutely LOVE to travel, but we came across the following two problems:

1. Planning a trip yourself is very tedious/time consuming
2. Dealing with travel agents is a waste of time - they do commission driven bookings in most cases

To solve this problem, we're building Atlaara - atlaara.com
It's supposed to be the best travel planner app in the world (We're planning on adding a feature wherein you can book your entire trip as well).
Now we know that we're very far from this goal and hence, we need a lot of feedback from people who like to travel.
Please use our app and let us know how we can move towards this goal!

Hello, Im planning my international trip to Europe and I was using chatgpt for planning. But it feels very generic. Is there any special app or website I can use to plan better? I am afraid that ai suggestions might not be actually good. No time to research so I am here asking for your help. Also, booking feels broken since I have to search for each hotel and flight separately before booking, any help on how to do it in one go will help. Has anyone done it with Ai successfully? What was your experience like?

I’m curious about both sides from people who actually travel.

Some people seem to use AI for everything now, itineraries, researching places budgeting, food recommendations, etc. Meanwhile other people seem to absolutely hate the idea and prefer Google, blogs, Reddit, or figuring things out themselves.

What makes AI useful for you personally? And for people who avoid it, what turns you off about it?

Hey everyone,

Most AI trip planners just spit out static itineraries but leave you to deal with real-world friction once you arrive. I’m looking for or mapping out an all in one super app that owns the complete "ground game":

• Vibe-Based Stays: Boutique hotels and homestays with automated early check-in.
• Instant Mobility: Keyless scooty rentals and day-hire cabs bundled right at checkout.
• Curated Experiences: Hyper local workshops and hidden spots (skipping generic tourist traps).
• Active In-Trip AI: An agent that pivots dynamically

Does an app like this exist? Is anyone here building in this space?

My wife traveled to the UK a while ago and one thing she kept mentioning was how annoying it was to find a toilet.

At the time I didn’t think much of it, but we’re planning a Europe trip this winter and that comment came back to me.

The more I thought about it, the more it felt like one of those small but real problems when you’re actually there — especially without internet or when everything is paid.

So I started experimenting with a small project that uses map data + some lightweight AI logic to figure out nearby essentials like toilets, water, benches, and guide you even offline.

I’m not trying to build some “AI product” for the sake of it — just trying to see if this approach actually makes sense for real travel situations.

Curious what you think:
Would this actually be useful, or is there a better way people usually handle this?

After using your favorite AI travel planner to get an itinerary you like, where do you book the hotels? Do you use the booking.com links the travel planner proposes? Do you book directly with the hotel on their website?

I noticed mindtrip added an option to book in mindtrip (their native checkout page) but I'm not sure I want to do that without going to booking.com? It feels like I don't have enough info or something. On the other hand, landing on booking.com or going to the hotels website feels jarring and comes with its own set of problems (price fluctuations, re-entering dates, ads...)

What are your thoughts on this?