Travel tools.
Trip planning tools, places I've been, and how I book with points.
AI trip planner
Tell it where and when, as vaguely as you like. It asks a few questions, researches with Google Search, and builds a day-by-day trip you can adjust.
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PublicSample trip
A made-up 4 day Lisbon trip from the planner: day by day plan, map, places to eat, bookings and a checklist. No account needed.
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PublicJapan trip story
My two weeks in Kyoto, Nara and Tokyo, day by day: temples before the crowds, a walk-off at Tokyo Dome, and the best drink I have had.
OpenRooftop crawl
30 Chicago rooftop bars, neighborhood by neighborhood in walking order, with a map. Mark the ones you've done and rate them.
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PublicMallorca trip
My October 2026 trip, day by day: a château wedding in France, Carcassonne, then nine days around Mallorca, with a map and places to eat.
OpenThe planner needs an account I've approved. What access includes, and how to ask for it.
Where I've been
- US states, plus DC
- 25 + DC
- Countries and territories
- 29
Coral pins have a trip page: tap to open it.
United States
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York (NYC)
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington DC
- Wisconsin
World
- Belgium
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Czech Republic
- Dominican Republic
- France
- Greece
- Hong Kong (SAR)
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
Booking travel with points
What are transferable points?
Points from card programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One Miles and Citi ThankYou can be moved into airline and hotel programs. That's usually where they're worth the most, because an award seat or night can cost far fewer points than its cash price suggests.
How do I know if a redemption is any good?
Work out cents per point: the cash price minus the taxes and fees you'd still pay, divided by the points, times 100. Compare it with what the same points get at a fixed rate, like cash back or the card's travel portal. If transferring doesn't beat that, use the simpler option.
Redemption calculatorCan I move points back after transferring?
No. Transfers to airlines and hotels are one way, so find the award seat or room first and only then transfer the points you need.
How long do transfers take?
Most airline transfers arrive within minutes, but some programs take a day or more. Award space can disappear in the meantime, so check the timing for that partner before you rely on it.
What's a transfer bonus?
A limited-time extra on transfers to one partner. A 20% bonus turns 1,000 card points into 1,200 airline miles, which makes an award cheaper in card points. Bonuses usually run for a few weeks.
Current transfer bonusesAre award flights free?
Not quite. You still pay taxes and government fees, and some programs add carrier surcharges that can run to hundreds of dollars on certain routes. The same seat can cost very different fees depending on which program you book through.
Atlas (working name)
A trip app I'm building for friends who plan together. Plan a trip once, share it with friends, by link or publicly, and anyone can turn it into their own copy in one tap. After a trip you rank the places you went, so your friends' picks get better over time.
- Private details stay private when you share
- Copy a friend's trip, or one stop, into yours
- Rank places after a trip
- Plan with your group
You get a private copy of the days and stops. Nothing private from the original comes with it.
- 1Open a friend's tripEvery day and stop they planned.
- 2Tap Use this tripName your copy and create it.
- 3It's yoursChange anything. Nothing private from theirs comes with it.
Want help planning a trip?
Tell me where you're thinking and roughly when. I'll reply with ideas, or set you up with the AI planner.