How it works

One trip,
start to finish.

Follow a week in Lisbon and Sintra from the first idea to the last photo, and see where Nomad takes the work off your hands at every step.

The eight steps

From a name and some dates
to a story worth sharing.

01Start the trip

A name and some dates. Or everything you already planned.

Call it Lisbon and Sintra, pick the second week of October, and the trip exists. If you were already planning it somewhere else, import it instead: the days, places, bookings, and costs come across in seconds.

  • Start from a template for a city break, a road trip, or a business trip.
  • Add destinations for a trip with more than one stop.
The Nomad import dialog, showing two trips found in a Tripsy export, both selected for import.The Nomad import dialog, showing two trips found in a Tripsy export, both selected for import.
02Invite your people

Everyone plans in the same place.

Invite your travel companions by email or with a link. Owners manage the trip, editors plan it, and viewers follow along. From here on, every change anyone makes appears for everyone, instantly.

  • Comments sit on the booking, place, or plan they are about.
  • A read-only link lets family at home follow the plan without an account.
03Forward the confirmations

Book wherever you like. Nomad files it.

Book the flight with the airline and the flat with the host, then forward the confirmations. Nomad reads the dates, codes, and addresses and puts each booking in a review queue. Confirm it, and it lands in the trip on the right day, with its e-ticket attached.

  • Nothing is added without you: every email-read booking waits for your confirmation.
  • Forward it twice and it is still one booking.
Nomad bookings for a Lisbon trip, grouped into flights, lodging, and ground and rail.Nomad bookings for a Lisbon trip, grouped into flights, lodging, and ground and rail.
04Shape the days

Drag the ideas onto the days.

Save the places you want to see as ideas, then drag them onto days. Nomad fills in the travel time between stops, puts a busy day in a sensible order when you ask, and warns you when two plans overlap.

  • The map shows every place, or one day's route.
  • The forecast sits at the top of each day.
A Nomad itinerary for Lisbon: day one with a flight, a hotel check-in, and dinner, and a list of ideas beside it.A Nomad itinerary for Lisbon: day one with a flight, a hotel check-in, and dinner, and a list of ideas beside it.
05Pack and prepare

Lists that know where you are going.

Nomad starts a packing list shaped by the climate, the length of the trip, and what you plan to do, and a before-you-go list with due dates. Assign items to people and check them off together.

  • Prep tasks show up in your daily task list until they are done.
  • The day before you go, a digest lands with everything you need.
A Nomad packing list for Lisbon, four of seven items packed.A Nomad packing list for Lisbon, four of seven items packed.
06Travel

The plan in your pocket, signal or not.

The trip you are on lives on your phone: the itinerary, the map, and the documents. Nomad tells you when check-in opens and when it is time to leave for the airport, and each morning brings the day's agenda.

  • Offline changes sync the moment you reconnect.
  • A change of plan reaches everyone on the trip at once.
The Nomad overview for a Lisbon trip: days, places, bookings, money spent, and the plan for each day.The Nomad overview for a Lisbon trip: days, places, bookings, money spent, and the plan for each day.
07Settle up

No spreadsheet, no awkward math.

Log each cost in the currency you paid it in and split it the way you agreed: equally, by exact amounts, or by shares. Nomad converts everything at that day's rate and shows the fewest payments that square everyone up.

  • Budgets by category show where the money went.
  • Work trips send reimbursable costs straight to the books.
Nomad expenses for a Banff trip: total spent and a bar for each category.Nomad expenses for a Banff trip: total spent and a bar for each category.
08Remember it

A journal that becomes a travelogue.

Write a few lines each evening and add the day's photos. When you are home, replay the trip as a timeline, or publish it as a travelogue with a link you can send to anyone.

A Nomad trip journal for Banff: three dated entries on a timeline.A Nomad trip journal for Banff: three dated entries on a timeline.

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