TravelerCenter helps you work out where to go, what to see, what to do and what to pack, and then plan and book your trip. It brings together travel guides to 164 countries and close to 1,000 destinations, a free AI Travel Planner, free Traveler Tools, a directory of Traveler Centers, a travel blog, and searches for tours, hotels, flights and car rental.

Yes. Reading the guides and blog and using the trip planner and every tool is free. We earn a small commission from some partners when you book through our links, at no extra cost to you. See how we earn money.

No. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to install. Everything works in the browser on any phone, tablet or computer.

Open the home page and choose what you want to do from the big “What do you want to do?” menu: Plan a trip, Destinations, Tours, Hotels, Flights, Car rental or Traveler Centers. The same choices are in the side menu on every page. Not sure where to go yet? Try the blog for ideas.

No. We are an independent travel guide. We don’t sell trips ourselves. When you book a tour, flight, hotel or car through our links, you book directly with that partner, and their terms apply.

Yes. Every page, the trip planner and all the tools are built for phones first, and also work on tablets and computers.

Answer three short steps: where you start, where you are going, your dates and the age of each traveler; how you like to get around, your budget and where you like to stay; and your pace and interests. In about 20 seconds you get a complete day-by-day plan with a route map, places to stay, flights, tours and tips.

Plans are written by AI (Claude, from Anthropic) using only places from our own travel guides. Our system then checks each plan: places that are not in our guides are removed, the nights are matched to your dates, and every stop and sight is linked to its guide.

Trips of 1 to 30 nights, for up to 12 travelers. Add the age of each traveler: ages shape the pace and activities, and children’s ages are included in the places-to-stay search.

No. Everyone gets 3 free new plans without an account. For 10 more, create a free account with just your first name and email: we email you a link to confirm, and that link signs you in. There is no password. Opening a shared plan, or a trip someone has already planned, does not count.

Tap “Already have an account? Sign in” under the planner, enter your email, and tap the link we send you. Each link works once and expires after 24 hours.

Yes. Transport and places to stay are multiple choice: tap as many as you like. Flights and trains, and hotels, are selected to start; tap again to turn one off.

We guess your nearest city from your device’s time zone, so you don’t have to type it. We don’t ask for your exact location. You can change it at any time.

Yes. Tap “Edit this trip” at the top of your plan to change any answer and get a new plan, or “Start a new trip” to begin again.

Use “Email me this plan” at the end of the plan to get it in your inbox with a reference number, “Share” to send one link to friends or family, or “Print” for a paper copy.

Plans are a starting point. Opening times, timetables and prices change, so check the details on the guide pages and with the operators before you book.

To keep the planner fast and free, there is a limit on new plans per visitor per hour and per day. Wait a little and try again. Trips someone has already planned appear straight away.

164 countries and territories, close to 1,000 destinations (cities, regions, islands and national parks) and more than 100 major sights, with more added regularly. Browse them by continent on the Destinations page or from the side menu.

Choose Destinations on the home page and start typing a country, city or place. Suggestions appear as you type; pick one to go straight to its guide. You can also use the search icon at the top of every page.

Where to go, the top sights, when to go, how to get there and get around, money, plugs and power, emergency numbers, useful phrases, tours, and links to every destination guide in that country.

Facts that change, such as entry rules, prices, fees and timetables, are dated with the day we last checked them, and we link to the official source where it matters. Always confirm important details before you travel.

No. We are a travel guide, not a government office, so we don’t rate countries. We give neutral, practical facts such as emergency numbers. For official travel advice, check your own government’s travel website.

Thank you! Please send us a message with the page and what has changed. We check every report and fix the page.

Choose Tours on the home page or the side menu, and type a place or an activity. You will see tours with photos, ratings, length and the price from, and every guide page also shows tours for that place.

Tours are booked with our partner Viator, a Tripadvisor company. When you choose a tour, you go to Viator to check availability and book. Viator handles your booking, payment, tickets and any changes.

Contact Viator, using the confirmation email they sent you. Each tour shows its own cancellation terms before you book, and many offer free cancellation up to a set time before the tour.

No. You pay the same price as booking directly. Viator may pay us a small commission, which helps keep TravelerCenter free.

Choose Hotels on the home page or the side menu, enter where you are going, your dates and who is traveling, then search. Results open on our booking partner’s site, where you can compare and book.

Yes. Every stop in your trip plan has a button that searches places to stay for those exact nights and your group, including children’s ages.

The booking site you book on, and the property itself. Use their confirmation email for changes, cancellations and payment questions. We can’t see or change bookings.

Choose Flights, enter where from, where to and your dates, and search. Results from many airlines and travel agencies appear right here on TravelerCenter, so you can compare prices, times and stops. When you choose a flight, you book on the airline’s or agency’s own site.

Yes. The trip planner suggests these open-jaw flights when your route ends somewhere else, and you can also compare one-way flights on the Flights page.

The airline or travel agency you booked with. Their name is on your confirmation email. We don’t sell tickets and can’t change bookings.

Flight prices change quickly, and searches show the latest price found. The final price is always the one on the booking site, so check it before you pay.

Choose Car rental, then your pick-up place and dates. You can compare cars from local companies and big brands in 100+ countries, and book with the rental partner.

Whether you need an International Driving Permit, which side of the road the country drives on, the minimum age, the deposit and what the insurance covers. Our country guides list the driving basics for each country.

The rental partner you booked with. Use their confirmation email for changes, cancellations and deposits.

A place where travelers can get help in person: tourist information offices, visitor centers, traveler assistance desks and travel agencies. Our directory lists them in the destinations we cover.

Choose Traveler Centers, type a city or place, or tap “Near me”. Near me asks your browser for your location only when you tap it, and uses it only for that search.

From OpenStreetMap, the free world map made by volunteers, and we add more places every day. Opening hours and details can change, so check before you go.

Please tell us. You can also add or correct it on OpenStreetMap, and our directory will pick up the change.

Local Safety Info (emergency numbers and help near you), a smart packing list, a money exchange, Where am I, time zones, a unit converter, a destination weather tool, sunrise and sunset, a tip calculator and phrase cards in 56 languages. All are free and need no sign-up.

To save typing, they guess the country you are in from your device’s time zone and your home country from your browser’s language, then preselect currencies, units and languages. You can change everything. Tools that need your exact position, such as “help near me” or Where am I, ask your browser first.

It shows the emergency numbers for the country (all services, police, ambulance, fire and tourist police where there is one) with tap-to-call, finds hospitals, pharmacies and police near you, lets you share your location, and has emergency phrases and a printable card.

Choose where you are going, your dates and your activities. The list adapts to the weather at that time of year, the plug type, your activities and whether babies or kids are coming.

It shows the forecast for the next nine days and the typical weather for any later dates, based on ten years of climate data, so you can plan up to a year ahead.

Yes, where your device supports it, tap a phrase to hear it. Phrases are grouped into basics, restaurant, directions, hotel, emergency and romance, in 56 languages.

It uses the tipping customs for each country we cover: whether tipping is expected, customary, optional or not expected, and the usual amount for restaurants, taxis and hotel porters.

Rates are updated regularly from a currency data provider. They are a guide: banks, cards and exchange offices add their own fees.

Ideas on where to go and when, trip planning help, the best things to do, trips for different travel styles, travel updates such as new fees and openings, and tips for our tools. Posts link to our guides and the trip planner.

Six topics: Where to go, Plan your trip, Things to do, Travel styles, Travel updates, and Tools and tips, each with smaller subtopics. Country guides also show the latest posts about that country.

We work with trusted travel companies such as Viator for tours, Aviasales and Kiwi.com for flights, GetRentacar and QEEQ for car rental, Booking.com for places to stay, Yesim for eSIMs, EKTA for travel insurance and Welcome Pickups for airport transfers. Partners may change over time.

No. You pay the same price. Some partners pay us a small commission, which keeps TravelerCenter free. Commissions never decide what we recommend.

We don’t see or manage bookings. For changes, cancellations, refunds or payment, contact the company you booked with, using the confirmation email they sent you.

Prices and availability change all the time. What you see on TravelerCenter is a guide; the final price is the one shown on the partner’s site before you pay.

We send the plan to the address you enter and keep a record with a reference number, the email address and what you searched for (places, dates, travelers’ ages and preferences), so we can help if you contact us about it.

Only if you tick “Also send me travel tips and deals”. The box is not ticked unless you tick it. You can ask us to stop at any time through our contact page.

Your first name, your email address, when you confirmed it, and how many new trip plans you have made. You can ask us to delete your account at any time through our contact page.

No. We guess your country and nearest city from your device’s time zone to save you typing. Your exact location is used only when you tap a button such as “Near me” or “Help near me”, and your browser asks you first.

Your trip answers (places, dates, ages and preferences) are sent to the AI to write the plan. Your email address and name are never sent to the AI.

Write to us through our contact page with the email address you used, and we will delete it.