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Stories, Tips & Insights

From the team that turned a disastrous group trip into a travel planning engine.

Product Update7 min readAugust 4, 2026

What's New in SwipeSights: An AI Trip Guide, Live Local Events, and Everything in One Place

The plan was always the point. This update is about everything that happens around it.

The latest SwipeSights update adds an AI trip guide that edits and re-optimizes your itinerary, real local events for your travel dates, saving places from TikTok and Instagram, multi-city trips, and a one-place way to sort hotels, restaurants, experiences and tours.

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Product Update8 min readJune 8, 2026

SwipeSights 2.0: Passport Stamps, Travel Memories, and a Bigger Social Layer

The biggest update we have ever shipped. Your trips now leave a trail.

SwipeSights 2.0 adds collectible passport stamps, postage-stamp travel memories, an interactive Explore map, a bigger social layer, and an upgraded routing engine built for tourist trips. Here is everything new.

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Itineraries11 min readMay 28, 2026

The 3-Day Rome Itinerary That Actually Works

Built on what travelers love, the overlooked spots worth the detour, and the touristy stuff you can safely skip.

A real 3-day Rome itinerary built around what travelers love, the overlooked sights worth the detour, and the tourist stuff you can safely skip. No fluff, no filler.

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News3 min readApril 22, 2026

SwipeSights Is Now Live on the App Store

After months of hard work, we are officially on iOS.

SwipeSights has officially launched on the Apple App Store. The team is proud to share this milestone, and the first week has brought overwhelmingly positive reviews and strong downloads.

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Guide12 min readMarch 23, 2026

How to Plan a Solo Trip (2026 Guide)

From picking a city to walking your optimized route on day one.

The complete guide to planning a solo trip in 2026. Pick a destination, build a walkable day-by-day itinerary in minutes, and travel with confidence. No spreadsheets, no overthinking.

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Guide10 min readMarch 13, 2026

How to Plan a Group Trip Step by Step (2026 Guide)

From zero to a full itinerary in 10 minutes. No spreadsheets required.

The complete step-by-step guide to planning a group trip that everyone actually enjoys. Pick a city, invite friends, swipe on attractions, and get an optimized day-by-day itinerary.

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Use Cases9 min readMarch 7, 2026

Best Bachelorette Trip Planner: How to Plan Without the Group Chat Chaos

You just got asked to plan the bachelorette trip. Now what?

A step-by-step guide for maids of honor and planners who need to coordinate destinations, activities, and budgets across a group without losing their mind.

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Comparisons10 min readMarch 7, 2026

Best TripIt Alternatives for Group Travel in 2026

TripIt is great for solo travelers. Groups need something different.

TripIt organizes your bookings, but it was never designed for groups deciding what to do together. Here are the best alternatives built for collaborative trip planning.

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Comparisons10 min readMarch 7, 2026

SwipeSights vs Wanderlog: Which Trip Planner Is Right for Your Group?

Two good apps. Very different approaches to the same problem.

An honest comparison of SwipeSights and Wanderlog for group trip planning. Different tools for different planning styles, with a clear breakdown of where each one wins.

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Comparisons12 min readMarch 7, 2026

Best Group Trip Planner Apps in 2026: An Honest Comparison

We built one of these apps. Here is an honest look at all of them.

A transparent comparison of SwipeSights, Wanderlog, TripIt, Lambus, Sygic Travel, and Polarsteps. What each does well, where each falls short, and which is right for your group.

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Destinations9 min readFebruary 26, 2026

Europe's Most Underrated Cities for Group Travel

The best group trips happen in cities nobody fights about.

Skip the obvious picks. These under-the-radar European cities are cheaper, less crowded, and way more fun with friends. Porto, Bologna, Ghent, Ljubljana, Thessaloniki, Wroclaw, and Valletta.

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Travel Tips7 min readFebruary 25, 2026

Weekend Trip Planning: How to Make the Most of 2-3 Days

Short trips punish bad planning harder than any other kind of travel.

You have 48 hours. Every wasted morning is 25% of your trip gone. Here is how to squeeze real value out of a weekend getaway without turning it into a military operation.

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Our Story8 min readFebruary 20, 2026

How to Plan a Group Trip Without Losing Friends

We almost lost ours. Then we built something better.

A story about bad Google Docs, locked museum gates, and the algorithm that saved our friendships. Learn how SwipeSights was born from a disastrous Barcelona trip.

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