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The Ultimate Trip Planner Template – Easy To Use Excel Format!

You’re about to embark on your next adventure – hooray! 

Travel planning comes naturally to some who thrive on the challenge to find the best deal on a tour, stay at the coolest hotel or dine at the hottest new restaurant. These travellers are always at the airport on time, check opening hours of attractions before leaving home and have packing down to a fine art form. On the other end of the scale, there are travellers who prefer to go with the flow, do things spontaneously and are happy to rock up to a new destination and “wing it”.

According to the World Tourism Organization (UNTWO), 1.4 billion people travelled internationally in 2018. And apparently, there are over 750 million users of Microsoft Excel worldwide. There’s a high chance that you’ll fall into both of these categories (we don’t know the exact number but it would make for a pretty neat Venn diagram). And if you also classify yourself as an “unprepared” and/or “unorganised” traveller, our trip planner template is designed to help YOU.

Microsoft Excel is not only used by accountants and finance people. Microsoft Excel has become the ultimate planning and analysis tool, recognised and used worldwide which is why we’ve chosen it to create our trip planner template. We hope you find it useful and welcome your feedback and recommendations!

FREE TRIP PLANNER TEMPLATE! MICROSOFT EXCEL & GOOGLE DOCS

Why use a spreadsheet to plan your trip.

• Identify gaps in your itinerary (closures, public holidays, mandatory reservations)
• Save money (better budget decisions, better choices on trip)
• To get you excited! You’re going on a holiday! Hooray!

Download your free trip planner template here

Note: For Google Docs template, download the .zip file and upload the spreadsheet to your Google Drive. Once uploaded, open with Google Sheets.

Using this spreadsheet

The Ultimate Trip Planner Template is built into a spreadsheet which is divided into six sections. We’ve built this trip planner to include 16 days of travel but you can adjust the length of the trip by adding or removing columns in the spreadsheet.

Once you’ve confirmed your travel plans, add them here. This is where you can record all your reservations – flight details, accommodation, car rental, equipment rental, tour reservations etc. Listing them on one tab means you can quickly jump in and find those important details when you need them.

2. Planning

Researching airlines, hotels, Airbnbs, car hire, tour operators and travel insurance policies can be exhausting. You’ll probably go through a phase where you’ll have so many tabs open on your browser, it’ll make you want to pull your hair out! If you also need to compare prices and dates with your travel companions, it can become downright overwhelming.

When you find a potential option you like, add it to the “Planning” tab. When your research is condensed into a neat summary, it will be a simple exercise of reviewing all possible suppliers, key dates and prices and then after a process of elimination, you will be left with the most suitable option.

A budget is by no means set in stone. Our budget tab is designed to help with your travel planning decisions. We feel that it is important to understand the costs of a holiday before making any hasty decisions. And we consider it even more important that you don’t spend beyond your means!

We don’t want to sound like party-poopers but the last thing you want is to get ripped off and/or find yourself stuck abroad without any money. By understanding where you plan to spend the bulk of your hard-earned money on your holiday, you can plan where you’ll allow yourself to splurge and other areas where you may need to tighten the purse strings.

For example, we give ourselves extra budget for food and coffee experiences as this is an aspect we love about travelling. We tend to book budget/basic accommodation on the road depending on the destination and available options, as all we need is a bed, access to a (preferably) hot shower in a secure room.

A good chunk of your budget will already be paid or known in advance before you’ve even left home (i.e. flights, some ground transport, accommodation, tours (if applicable) etc), so this should also help when allocating your budget to food, shopping and extras. There will also be times where you need to be strict and say “no” if your gut feeling and bank account tell you that you cannot afford a certain something. Be conservative but also be kind to yourself – you are treating yourself to a holiday after all and you’ll have to spend money to fully enjoy the experience!

4. Itinerary

We spend a lot of time planning our travel itineraries on a day by day basis and even breaking it down to each hour of each day. Some people call us crazy but when we are short on time and have an extensive list of things to see/do/eat/shop etc, we prefer to be organised.

Laying out our trip day by day also helps us to block out periods of time for travel or to take note of when restaurants and attractions are closed. Of course, plans can and will change. Rain may force you indoors (museums, galleries, shopping) or an unknown public holiday may disrupt your planned travel day.

We recommend using this tab to roughly outline your plans and drop in the activities and places you simply cannot miss. You can move activities to different days if your original plan doesn’t work out. If you want, record your daily expenses at the bottom and you can track how your actual spending goes against your budget.

5. Packing List

For those who begrudge packing, it tends to be the case that you will end up wearing 20% of your packed belongings during 80% of your trip. Or if you’ve left packing until the last minute and thrown items higgledy-piggledy into your suitcase, you’ll arrive at your accommodation to realise you’ve forgotten your favourite undies or packed the wrong shoes.

Packing lists work. Once you’ve considered the weather and climate at your destination, your baggage allowance plus the duration of your trip, you can plan what you need and limit unnecessary purchases on the other side.

We’ve compiled a pretty epic packing list covering practically every type of adventure and possibly everything that you may need. Feel free to adjust accordingly to your requirements.

6. Checklist

This is the final step before you walk out your front door to embark on a brand new adventure. Before you go, use this tab to ensure you’ve dotted all the i’s and crossed all the t’s. And then you’re off!

Bon voyage!

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28 thoughts on “the ultimate trip planner template – easy to use excel format”.

HOLY COW I cannot believe I found EVERYTHING I needed all in one for FREE. I feel like I have ROBBED someone! My partner and I never grew up in households where family vacations were had, so we have no idea what were doing. Thank you kindly to The Travel Quandary. If I can donate, share your page, volunteer, etc. let me know how I can repay <3

SO HELPFUL ! THANK YOU SO MUCH !

How you extend the dates! I am going for a month

This template is so great! Planning a trip to New Zealand and will be traveling around a lot – this is super helpful!

NICE!! MUCHAS GRACIAS VERY COOL!!! Alina

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your files!

Thanks so much for the template. This is a very good start for a traveller like me. Easy to use!

Amazing template! Exactly what I needed. Thank you!

Thank you for the great tool! I was wondering if theres a way to enter an end date as well to the itenerary?

Hi there! I was wrapped to see that the template is created by some Aussies! and local ones as well. I’m from Melbourne! Template is a charm! Just what I’ve been looking for ages! Planning our Europe trip for 2023 that got cancelled in 2020! (We all know why!!) Will let you know how it goes and will definitely check out your website! Thanks,

Hi Rosanna, we’re so glad to hear that you’ve found this template useful! Very jealous that you’re planning an escapade to Europe. No doubt it will be amazing! Safe travels 🙂

Thankyou for your post on THE ULTIMATE TRIP PLANNER TEMPLATE on excel. It is very usefull. I have been using this template to plan my trips for a while now and it has saved me a lot of time. I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a travel planner.

Didn’t work. At least, not on my version of excel.

something about “delimited” something or another.

Hi Piotr, We’re sorry to hear this. What version of excel are you using? Are you on a Mac or PC? If you wish, we can email you an Excel copy of the template.

So so sooo helpful! I’m happy to find this great itinerary template! Thank you so much.

Thanks Tahira! We’re so glad that you found it helpful. Enjoy your travels! 🙂

Hi Tahira, we’re thrilled you found this template helpful. Enjoy your travels!

I needed this so much, easy and simply. Thank you for a great spreadsheet.

Thanks Nga! Happy travel planning!

Hi Nga, we’re so glad you loved this spreadsheet. Hope you had an amazing travel adventure!

Thank you , soooo much ! I appreciate you putting this together and sharing it

Hi Priscilla! So glad that you found this planning template useful! We hope you enjoy your trip!

I am so excited to find this. (Thank you, Pinterest!) I will be leaving in a month on an eight day train trip and this is exactly what I needed to get all my ducks in a row. Thank you so much!

HiTeresa! We’re so glad to hear this and so exciting for you. Enjoy your trip!

This is great! Found this as i was looking for a newer travel planner and this is very helpful and user friendly!

We’re so glad to hear this! Happy travel planning!

great tool. never used a planner before and it has most every item to consider… add a route sheet for those who driving to, during and back from their vacations…

Glad you like it and thanks for the feedback. We’ll look into adding a new tab for routes.

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4 Free Google Sheets Itinerary Templates To Plan Your Trip

• Last updated April 25, 2023

Traveling can be stressful, especially when you don’t have a laid-out plan on how to spend your time at your destination. You’d be stressing over your accommodation, things to bring, where to eat, and other similar details. If you’re on a business-related trip, how to manage your projects  at your target location is another thing to consider.

Putting all of these factors into one Google Sheets itinerary template allows you to use your time more efficiently and is less taxing on your mind. So follow along as we explore four types of the best itinerary templates you can use to plan your trip way ahead.

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4  Itinerary Templates on Google Sheets for Better Planning

1. business trip itinerary template.

Get the template here: Business Trip Itinerary Template  

When going out on business trips, you want to keep your travels as organized as possible. This lets you reach your destinations within the correct schedule, which respects the time of both you and the people you’re going to meet.

Setting up an itinerary starting from your departure flight to your lodging details are some ways you can arrive quickly and safely at your business trip location. By detailing your flight schedule, which hotel room you’re going to stay in, and your business agenda , you can make your business trip a success.

You can do this easily with a business trip itinerary template that lets you record your flight information to and fro, your to-do list (e.g., the conferences and meetings you need to attend there), and your accommodation.

2. Basic Google Sheets Travel Itinerary Template

Get the template here:  Basic Google Sheets Itinerary Template  

You can also use itinerary templates for just about any planned journeys you’re going to do in the future. If your travel is not entirely business-related, you might want to look for a general-purpose Google Sheets trip planner template that still lets you record the important details.

Our basic itinerary template features four sections dedicated to your flight details, hotel reservations, your task list , and important notes. Of course, it lets you organize your to-do list by date, time, and location too.

3. Packing List Itinerary Template

Get the template here:  Packing List Itinerary Template  

One of the most crucial details that you shouldn’t forget for your journeys is your packing list unless you’re ready to buy your supplies abroad. Well, you can actually make one by listing all the things you think you’ll need on a piece of paper. But, putting them in an itinerary template spreadsheet does have its advantages.

For one, it’s easily accessible on your computer as long as you’re connected to the internet. This makes it easy for you to keep a check on the things you bring to your destination and notice if anything goes missing.

Using our packing list itinerary template, you can detail the usual weather and temperature there to decide what you should and should not put in your luggage. If you’re visiting multiple locations in your destination country or state, you can also categorize the essentials to bring.

4. Day by Day Travel Itinerary

Get the template here: Day by Day Itinerary Template  

One of the best practices that you’d want to apply in making your itinerary is detailing your activities per day. This allows for efficient time allocation and ensures that you finish the things that you need and want to do within your travel schedule.

It would be helpful to list the time and location of your to-dos ahead of time, plus the places where you can fill your belly. But this aside, you also want to detail how much time you’re giving yourself in a particular location as well as the essentials that you’d need to bring with you.

Why Use an Itinerary Template?

While itinerary templates serve little purpose on occasional daily trips around your town, things are different when you go on cross-state and international travels. Using our templates to plan ahead of time lets you maximize the following benefits:

• Allocating your time:  Your itinerary would usually include how long you’d spend on a particular place, together with surplus time to avoid schedule conflicts. This makes your trips more flexible and manageable.
• Prioritizing the places you need to visit:  Business trips for team building and general vacations come with numerous places to visit. By listing all of them in a trip planning spreadsheet template, you can rearrange them according to their importance or to your preferences.
• Better budgeting: Since you are anticipating every place you’ll go to, you can plan your finances more clearly and effectively. Itineraries also let you note all the things you need to bring, as well as the food and lodging, which helps you budget.
• Knowing what to bring and do:  You would be anticipating everything about your destination — the weather forecasts, customs, and similar factors. Itinerary templates usually have dedicated fields for these notes.
• Ease of travel: By setting up your planned trip, you have the opportunity to optimize your route. This allows you to arrange an easier and more comfortable journey, whether you want to visit the places near your main destination or travel in a loop.

What Should a Good Google Sheets Itinerary Template Have?

The standards actually vary depending on the institution you belong to (for business trips) and your preferences (for personal vacations). But here are some categories and fields that you’d like to look for in a travel spreadsheet template:

• Flight and transportation details:  This is the most important field as it tells your time and date of departure and arrival, your airline and airport, and other relevant information.
• Scheduled activities:  This is the essence of an itinerary — you want to plan out your activities over the duration of your journey. On top of that, it should also contain fields for location, time, date, and landmarks for better navigation of the locale.
• Accommodation details:  While you can arbitrarily choose a hotel for your stay, there’s the risk of not getting good lodgings. Therefore, you want to book a room way ahead of your trip and record your lodging details.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. does google have a planner app.

Google has no dedicated application for your vacation plans and business trips. Although it did launch a mobile software for this purpose back in 2016, known as Google Travel (or Trips), the application has been officially shut down in August 2019. The great thing, though, is that most of its features have been integrated into the Google Maps app.

2. Does Google Have an Itinerary Template?

Indeed, Google does have two itinerary templates you can use for your plans under Google Sheets. One is a general travel planner, while the other lets you decide on the best destinations you can visit. But of course, if you find these two unsuitable for your taste, you can always create one yourself or download any of our free templates above.

Wrapping it Up

Readying your flight details, hotel lodgings, agenda, and luggage essentials in one Google Sheets itinerary template makes for stress-free and time-efficient international trips, whether it’s for business or personal enrichment.

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11 Free Travel Itinerary Templates for Your Next Trip in Google Docs, Excel, & Word

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April 8, 2024

There are a lot of things that go into planning a trip.

From scheduling flights, booking hotels and car rentals, planning activities, and ensuring all of them fit within your timeline and budget too!

Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or simply someone looking to create an organized travel schedule for your upcoming trip, then you should consider using an itinerary template. 

Itinerary templates help you organize your activities, manage your time , calculate your expenses, give you a breakdown of all your important travel information before a trip, and help you make the most out of your business trip or vacation. 

Head over to the sections below to find out what makes a good itinerary template, and discover 11 free templates you can use to help you plan your next trip! 🏝️

What is an Itinerary Template?

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An itinerary is a document that outlines all of the details of your trip, from your flight and hotel reservations to your planned activities and budget, to ensure that everything runs smoothly.

That said, trip planners should turn to itinerary templates to give you ready-to-use and organized fill-in-the-blank pages that you can use for every type of trip. 

Itinerary templates can help business and leisure travelers:

• Save time, plan more effectively, and provide an organized format for all the important details of their trip
• Have a digital planner to keep track of all the details they need to consider when planning their travel, such as dates and locations, transportation and accommodations, and activities
• Get quick access to all of the necessary details in one place
• Help manage last-minute changes more effectively

Think of these free itinerary templates as your personal travel agent assistant. They’re there to assist you with planning the most important parts of your trip, so you spend more time enjoying the moment than worrying about what’s next and how you’re getting there.

Moreover, creating a detailed travel itinerary is beneficial if you’re visiting a new city or country you’ve never been to before. 

So what should a travel itinerary look like? Let’s take a look!

There are several types of itinerary templates for different occasions. The most commonly used and sought templates are for business trips, vacations, event planning, and global and domestic travels.

And while there are many types of itinerary templates out there, the best ones offer the following basic elements: 

• Have clear and concise language
• Organized and easy-to-read format
• Customizable and easy to edit
• Easily accessible and sharable 

And if you need to shift your plans around due to unexpected changes, a solid travel itinerary template should offer the flexibility to let you make changes without compromising the flow of your trip. It also shouldn’t require you to start your travel itinerary from scratch.

Ultimately, these templates should help you create a personalized travel itinerary, save time, and stay organized to help you become a better planner.

Speaking of which—here are 11 hand-picked travel itinerary templates that can help you with that! Each one offers a unique format and features. Check them one by one to see which templates suit your needs the best.

11 Travel Itinerary Templates for Your Next Trip

Traveling for work? 

This Business Travel Itinerary Template by ClickUp can help you get all your important travel details and work schedules, all in one place. 

Easily notate your travel dates, hotel information, flight number, and other important information in an organized and easy-to-follow format in ClickUp Docs . If you have multiple travel plans or want to keep your past and future travel itinerary docs in one place, then simply add nested pages under one Doc to keep everything neatly organized and accessible.

And because ClickUp Docs allow you to have full control of sharing permissions and privacy, you can keep your pages private to protect your personal information or securely share them with selected people via a link.

Best of all, ClickUp is available on the mobile app , so you can take your itinerary template wherever you go and access it any time of the day.

Use this free travel itinerary template to streamline your business travel planning process and establish a consistent standard itinerary that you can use again and again.

Planning a road trip or exploring a new city?

Whatever type of vacation you’re planning for, this Vacation Planning Travel Itinerary Template by ClickUp can help you create a visual roadmap of your planned activities.

With this free travel itinerary template, you’ll be able to plan your destinations, use ClickUp Custom Fields to add important details such as hotel addresses, type of activity, hours of operation, travel time, accommodations, reservations, and so on to ensure you’re on the right track to hit all the spots you have planned to visit on your trip!

Additionally, this template allows you to visualize your road trip itinerary in Map view, as shown above, and other views in ClickUp, such as List, Embed Board, and Doc view. Each custom view offers a unique look at your travel itinerary to help you visualize and organize your plans in the best way that works for you. 

Use these vacation planning templates to give you the structure and organization you need to plan your next trip and have a stress-free getaway!

Streamline your travel planning with ClickUp’s Trip Planner Template ! Say goodbye to the chaos of scattered details and hello to a centralized hub for all your trip essentials. From flights to accommodations, activities to budgets, this template has you covered. Save time by organizing everything in one place and ensure nothing slips through the cracks.

With customizable features like custom statuses, fields, and views, you can tailor the template to suit your specific needs. Collaborate effortlessly with friends and family to create the ultimate travel experience. Whether you’re jetting off for a quick getaway or planning a work trip, this template provides the tools you need for a successful trip.

Set your budget, research destinations, create itineraries, and finalize details all within ClickUp’s intuitive platform. Track progress, assign tasks, and monitor productivity with ease. From start to finish, ClickUp’s Trip Planner Template empowers you to plan your dream trip efficiently and effectively.

Whether you’re born with natural event planning skills or perhaps someone who’s looking to get better at it, this Event Planning Itinerary Template by ClickUp can help you plan your next events with ease!

This event planning itinerary template includes three highly visual ClickUp Views that can be customized for any need, from organizing and scheduling event dates on a List and Board to drag-and-drop planning on a Calendar.

Each view provides pre-built Custom Fields, which allow you and your team to add important details, such as progress percentage bars, payment status, due dates, budget status, and more. You can also create Custom Task Statuses to help identify the stage each task is, keeping everyone in the loop on where each task stands at all times. 

You can download the app on your mobile device to access your tasks regardless of your event’s location, and use this itinerary template to help you become a pro at planning events and start managing all of your business operations, teams, and event planning —all in one place. 

Sometimes, it’s best to take things day by day, especially when your workload and to-do lists are getting out of hand. 

Seize the day and stay productive (and motivated) by turning to the 24 Hours Itinerary Template in ClickUp to guide you when creating your daily schedule!

This free itinerary template includes pre-built Custom Fields and Custom Task Statuses to help you easily plan and visualize your daily tasks. And because those features are fully customizable, you can edit and add whatever fields and statuses work best for your workflow.

Use this template to assist you with daily planning , so you easily view all of your to-dos, stay focused on what’s on your plate each day, and make the most of every day!

Meetings are a great way to sync with people in real time.

However, without a proper agenda, you might forget to discuss important matters, lose control of the meeting flow, and veer off track, leaving the attendees with more questions than answers or thinking, “this could’ve been an email.” 😅

Don’t let that happen to you! 

Whether you’re hosting a face-to-face or virtual meeting, having a prepared agenda beforehand keeps your meetings productive and helps make the most of your attendee’s time— the free Agenda Template by ClickUp can help you prep for your next meeting.

This template provides you with sections for your meeting details, participants, and so much more. And because this template is available ClickUp Docs, you can easily format the page to support any type of meeting , embed links to add more details to your agenda, and easily share it with your team before the meeting so they can come prepared with insights or questions. 

Use this itinerary template to help you plan and keep your next meetings productive! 

Planning a conference and need a conference agenda template ?

This Conference Itinerary Template by ClickUp can help you create, visualize, and manage your events all in one centralized place.

This template offers pre-built views, such as Box, Calendar, and List view, and Custom Fields and Custom Task Statuses to allow you to create your ideal itinerary for your event. Moreover, you can add custom tags to your tasks to add another layer of organization to your itinerary and add new Custom Fields to keep your tasks as detailed as possible as you plan your live or virtual conference events .

And if you need help getting started, no problem. It comes with a Getting Started Guide to help you get familiarized with the template and serve as a guide to help you plan your next event !

A meeting agenda is a must, especially for board meetings. 

The Board Meeting Agenda Template in ClickUp offers pre-built Custom Fields to help board members and leadership create a high-level and organized meeting agenda, and run productive meetings. You may also add single or multiple assignees to each task and subtask to clearly note who’s responsible for completing the task or presenting the topics and check them off the list as each task or topic has been discussed to easily track and note what is yet to be completed.

Use this itinerary template to help you create an organized meeting agenda , keep everyone in the loop ahead of the meeting, and promote open discussion among all participants, which can lead to stronger decisions and better outcomes.

If you’re an Excel user, then this template is for you.

Microsoft Excel offers a handy Vacation Itinerary template that you can use to organize all of your trip details. Whether you want to start a road trip itinerary with friends or a personalized itinerary of your full trip, this trip itinerary template includes entries for flight information, lodging, emergency contacts, activities, and so on. 

Once you’ve filled out the template with the details of your trip, simply save it on your computer or print it to take a physical copy of your itinerary with you or leave a copy for your friends and family while you’re away on your vacation.

If you like keeping things simple when planning your trips, then this travel itinerary template will work for what you need.

This template allows you to add and edit your travel details, such as destinations, transportation, lodging, and what you need to pack for your trip, in organized tables in Google Docs (where you can also connect to Google Sheets). 

This is one of the many customizable templates that’s free to download. Save it on your computer or print a copy to take with you!

Keep your business trips as stress-free as possible by creating a detailed flight itinerary, meeting schedule, and more all on one page. Use Microsoft Word’s Business Trip Itinerary template to keep track of important dates, departure and arrival times, destination addresses, phone numbers, travel time, and other notes about each item on your itinerary. 

Start Planning Your Next Trip with Travel Itinerary Templates

When it comes to planning trips, having an itinerary is key.

But we get it. Making a detailed itinerary can be quite time-consuming. That’s why using an itinerary template can be such a great tool! Stay organized and use the templates we provided above as a starting point for creating your own customized itinerary for your upcoming trips and events.

And if you’re a fan of customizations, then you’ll click well with ClickUp. 

It offers a fully customizable platform with hundreds of features and templates to give you the power to create a personalized experience, connect all your notes and work together, and build a workflow and itineraries that work for you.

Get access to ClickUp’s customizable templates for free today, and start getting excited about planning your next event! 

Bon voyage! 👋

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The Best Google Sheets Trip Planner: How to Plan an Epic Vacation with a Simple Spreadsheet

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If you’ve ever traveled abroad, you know that there are tiny details to manage. And if you’ve traveled with outside family or friends, it’s even more complicated! Keeping a spreadsheet for the group is a great way to stay organized when no one  is taking charge. It’s a one-stop place to keep people accountable when they hadn’t done their part of research, or constantly asking questions. Welcome to efficient travel planning – with my ultimate Google Sheets Trip Planner! I like to see everything in one place. From planning road trips to detailing your daily itinerary, my template has everything you need to streamline your travel planning process – with its editable features and different tabs for various details of your trip, including accommodation, budget tracking, packing lists, and to-do lists. Plus, it’s got a bunch of formulas that automate everything for you! Keep read on why I think these Google Sheets will make planning waaay easier for you.

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Why I Prefer Google Sheets over Microsoft Excel

I love using Google Sheets for planning my trips instead of Excel, and here’s why.

It feels friendlier and has an uncluttered and user-friendly interface. It’s also easy to share with your fellow travelers and collaborate and chat in real-time. It might not have all the fancy data visuals like Excel, but it’s free, easy, and gets the job done with no fuss.

It’s also mobile-friendly. I’ve got the Google Sheets app installed on my phone, and the best part is, I can edit my spreadsheets even when I’m offline. So, if I find myself in a WiFi or data dead zone, which is pretty common while traveling, I can still access all the important info and make any necessary updates. However, the easiest way to use it is on desktop. It also automatically saves to Google Drive, which I use for everything.

Why use a travel planner with Google Sheets

Spreadsheets are helpful to use for trips that are packed with activities and destinations. While they might not be necessary for a quick weekend escape, they’re extremely helpful for a longer journey like five days in Barcelona . With a comprehensive spreadsheet, you can manage your expenses, making sure you don’t miss out on any flight information, must-visit spots, and keep your holiday on track.

It’s also good for families with kids. You can keep track of kids’ packing lists. Create a checklist of clothes, toiletries, electronics, etc. Or, if you’re planning a trip with, let’s say, your brother-in-law’s family, you can easily share it to make sure that everyone in the family is on the same page. You know how there’s always ONE person who does nothing?! This keeps them on track and accountable! Keep reminding them of the sheet in the family text messages!

Now let’s dissect this bad boy – come on in and take a tour!

Here’s a video of my Google Sheet. (Ready to buy? Ultimate Google Sheets Travel Planner ). I will be adding more designs soon! Check out my shop! I have a bunch of designs with the same format – so check it out!

About this Ultimate Travel Planner Template

The dashboard.

The Dashboard is an all-in-one snapshot of your trip, like a trip summary. It includes a countdown to departure, essential trip details for up to 10 travelers, and a packing status tracker. With automatic currency conversion and budget vs spending graphs, you can easily monitor expenses and stay within your budget. Plus, the to-do list summary keeps you organized with highlighted upcoming tasks so nothing falls through the cracks.

Budget + Expenses

This is your travel budget spreadsheet! You can meticulously plan your trip budget and track expenses with precision. Monitor upcoming payments, analyze budget breakdowns with graphical representations, and log payment methods for added clarity. With the integrated mini-calendar and expense tracker, staying on top of finances has never been easier. It also has a graph that auto-updates so you can visually see your travel expenses at a glance.

Stay on schedule and organized with the To-Do List tab. From pre-booking tasks to day-of departure preparations, this tab categorizes tasks by timeline. You can add a date, and that task goes on your monthly calendar tab! Once you check it off, it automatically deletes. How brilliant is that! Track task completion progress with visual graphs and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing everything is under control.

Monthly Calendar

The Monthly Calendar provides a convenient overview of tasks and payments due over a two-month period. Whether you prefer a Monday or Sunday start, this customizable calendar adapts to your planning preferences, seamlessly integrating with your to-do list tasks and expense schedule.

There’s a drop down menu to put in your own timeframe. You can put 2099, and it will automate for you!

Packing List

Effortlessly manage packing for up to 10 travelers, which is perfect for families with kids! Monitor packing progress with a progress bar! You can access individual traveler lists with hyperlinks, and categorize items for easy organization. From clothing, electronics toiletries, ensure nothing is forgotten as you prepare for your trip. (Check out this straightforward packing list for Barcelona and Spain.. !)

Daily Planner

This is your travel itinerary planner! Once you decide on a place, this is where you’ll be going to see it what you’ll be doing hour-by-hour. It’s set up so you can customize the start time and duration of your itinerary, accommodating activities, excursions, and travel logistics. With up to 31 days of planning flexibility, you can create a detailed schedule for your trip itinerary.

Savings Tracker

Achieve your savings goals with the Savings Tracker tab. Monitor progress toward your trip budget, track remaining savings needed, and select payment frequencies that align with your financial strategy. With automatic calculations and clear visualizations, staying on track financially is effortless.

I told you I have more designs, right? Well here is my “champagne chic” version. You can change the payment frequency to daily, weekly, and monthly. It all gets tracked in the visual graph!

Reservations + Important Details

Once you’ve picked your destination, this is where you see all your plans. It’s automated! Centralize important information from travel insurance, lodging, tour bookings, AirBnB rentals, accommodations, confirmation numbers, hotel contact information, log all essential information for easy reference. With automatic updates from the Trip Research tab, you can trust that your itinerary is always up-to-date. All the information in one table!

Destination Research

Compare and evaluate up to 10 destinations. Tokyo vs. Melbourne? You can compare and contrast factors such as affordability, climate, and travel requirements to choose the perfect destination for your trip. Is it kid-friendly or pet-friendly? With detailed pros and cons lists and information on main attractions, making informed decisions has never been simpler. I haven’t put in all the photos, but you get the idea!

Trip Research

Once you pick your one destination, (let’s say, SPAIN !), you can start planning! Conduct comprehensive research on flights, accommodations, activities, and more with the Trip Research tab. Compare options and make informed decisions that align with your travel preferences and budget. It’s integrated with the Reservations + Important Details tab, so once all the details are finalized, you can see everything there.

Check it out again –> Ultimate Google Sheets Travel Planner   Start planning your trip now!

So that’s it! This trip planner has everything you need to stay organized. Is it the best travel spreadsheet or what? So if you’re coming to Barcelona or Spain, it would be perfect to use if you want to save time and see everything in one place! 

By Justine Ancheta

California native, churro aficionado, and mom of 3, Justine Ancheta writes fervently about Barcelona and Spain. Since 2008, she's been eating burnt onions (calçots) and tripping on cobblestones in the Gothic Quarter. She shares tips on popular attractions, exposes offbeat non-touristy spots, and gives insight on exploring Barcelona with kids. Her next Catalan culture challenge: top level of a human castle (castellers).

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Free Itinerary Templates

By Kate Eby | February 28, 2018

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An itinerary is essentially a schedule that can aid in organizing travel plans, conferences, meetings, and other events. Itineraries are most commonly used for business trips and personal travel to provide a record of important details, such as transportation and lodging information, business meetings, tourism plans, and emergency contacts. Whether you’re embarking on a business trip or family vacation, an itinerary can help you plan ahead, pack appropriately, and prioritize activities in order to save time while traveling. To make your process even more efficient, below you’ll find free travel itinerary templates, planning checklists, meeting itineraries , and other templates for Microsoft Excel and Word, PDF, and Google Docs. All of the templates are professionally designed and easy to use, and you can print them to provide a hardcopy during travel or to utilize in a meeting.

Business Itinerary Templates

Business travel itinerary template.

Keep track of flight information for both departure and return trips, accommodations, rental car details, and meetings or events with this business travel itinerary. You can plan for multiple travel dates, and the template is designed with alternating colors for an easy-to-read layout.

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Business Trip Checklist Template

Customize this checklist template by adding tasks that need to be completed and items to pack on a business trip. Using a checklist can help ensure that important items are taken care of and that nothing is overlooked. It’s a simple planning tool that can have a big impact on the outcome of a business trip.

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Simple Business Trip Itinerary

This blank itinerary template offers a basic format that can easily be customized for a specific trip. Create a multi-day itinerary that covers transportation, lodging, meetings, and any other travel details that you want to keep track of. Consider adding hyperlinks to locations, such as hotels and restaurants, so that you have a record of online resources while traveling.

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Business Trip Report Template

A business trip report typically follows a memo format and provides a summary of the purpose and results of a business trip, including recommendations or follow-up actions that need to be taken. This is different from a business trip expense report, which is used to keep track of travel expenses for reimbursement. You can save and print the template as a Microsoft Word or PDF file.

Download Business Trip Report Template

Word  |  PDF  | Smartsheet

Travel Agency Planning Form

Travel agents can use this form to collect information from clients and create travel plans. Edit the template to include whatever details are relevant for the client and the type of trip, such as flight preferences, travel insurance options, lodging information, or discounts offered. Create a record of client information for future reference.

Download Travel Agency Planning Form

Word  |  PDF

Flight Itinerary Template

Multi-flight trips can be complicated, but a simple template can help prevent you from feeling overwhelmed. This Excel itinerary template will help you keep track of flight info so that travelers have all the details on a single spreadsheet. Enter your flight numbers, airport locations, and departure and arrival times for each leg of your journey, including layovers.

Download Flight Itinerary Template

Excel  |  Word  |  PDF

Vacation Itinerary Templates

Vacation itinerary template.

Plan a quick three-day trip, a five-day getaway, or a longer vacation with this comprehensive itinerary template. You can make and record plans for each day of your trip, including restaurant reservations, entertainment ideas, transportation, and nightly lodging. This provides a detailed look at your daily itinerary as well as an overview of the entire vacation.

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Vacation Planner Template

While creating a vacation itinerary requires advance planning, doing so allows you to relax and enjoy your trip without having to make arrangements while traveling. This vacation planner template is designed to help you compile information, compare options, and then create an itinerary based on what you discover. It can be used for planning a variety of trips, from family vacations and reunions to student field trips or travel for sports team competitions.

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Excel  |  Word  |  PDF

Travel Day Planner

Use this Microsoft Word itinerary template to create a schedule for outings and events on a single day. Keep track of items to bring, restaurant locations, tourist attractions, and important notes. You can create your own easy-to-carry guide to follow throughout the day, and stick to your travel plan or make adjustments as you see fit.

Download Travel Day Planner

Family Vacation Itinerary Template

This itinerary template is designed with families in mind, and provides sections for listing all of the important trip details, which may include traveler names, medical info and contacts, other emergency contacts, and travel plans. Keep track of activities that your family plans to enjoy along with any corresponding details you want to document, such as cost, location, or advance tickets.

Download Family Vacation Itinerary Template

Excel  |  PDF

Travel Planning Checklist

Create a simple checklist for planning a personal trip or vacation. This template includes sections for adding items to complete at work, arrangements for home and pet care, a packing list, and other tasks. A to-do list can provide organization and accountability before you leave for a vacation.

Download Travel Planning Checklist

Meeting and Event Itinerary Templates

Formal meeting itinerary template.

Keep meetings on track with this organized itinerary that shows topics to be covered, presenter names, and the time allotted for each agenda item. You can also record the names of everyone in attendance, the meeting objective, and the location. This is a Google Docs template that can be modified to suit your particular organization and easily shared with team members.

Download Formal Meeting Itinerary Template

Word | Smartsheet

Meeting Minutes and Itinerary

This meeting itinerary template for Word provides a traditional layout with room to record minutes. Customize the template by adding a business logo or editing the items included in the itinerary. The template also includes a signature line for secretary approval.

Download Meeting Minutes and Itinerary

Weekly Staff Meeting Itinerary Template

Plan your weekly staff meetings and share the itinerary with attendees in advance. The agenda includes an overview of weekly achievements, progress updates, action items to discuss, and scheduling info for the next meeting. This template provides a roadmap to follow during the meeting and can also serve as a record of what was covered.

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Event Itinerary Template

Create a simple itinerary for a conference, workshop, fundraiser, or other event with this schedule template. You can show activities that occur in different locations simultaneously, such as different speakers at a conference, and display the starting and ending time for all activities. Use this template to plan a single or multi-day event.

Download Event Itinerary Template

Excel  |  PDF

Tips for Planning a Business Travel Itinerary

Some companies hire a corporate travel planning service to manage trip planning, booking, and emergency services. However, small businesses and independent consultants can simplify their travel planning by keeping a few tips in mind.

• Begin Planning Early: While some trips occur with short notice, you should aim to start planning a month in advance (if possible) to reduce stress and ensure that you get the services you need at the best rates available. Schedule any business meetings before securing transportation, lodging, and other travel details. It can also be helpful to arrive a day or two early to give you time to get organized and recover from jet lag.
• Bring a Backup Itinerary: Mobile devices, cloud-based storage, and the global availability of Wi-Fi make it easy to access documents from anywhere. But technology can fail, and devices can be lost or stolen, so it’s wise to print a hardcopy of your itinerary to bring in your carry-on luggage. If you’re traveling overseas, consider emailing a copy of your itinerary to your local contact as well.
• Check the Weather: This may seem obvious, but in some locations and at certain times of year, you may need more than your typical business attire in order to be prepared and comfortable. Before packing, check the weather forecast for your destination.
• Confirm Arrangements: Verify that a hotel will provide all the services you will need before booking. Once arrangements have been completed — but before setting out on your business trip — confirm lodging and other travel details to ensure that everything is in order and your itinerary is accurate.

Creating an organized itinerary will give you a map to follow during your trip so that you can focus on business engagements and other work responsibilities.

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Travel Itinerary Template

Easily create a concise summary of your travel plans using our free Travel Itinerary Template for Excel or Word. List your flight, transportation, lodging, meeting times and other activities so that you can get the information quickly while you're on the go. It includes a place to add hyperlinks, so you can link to maps or your flight's check-in page. Save the spreadsheet onto your mobile device (using OneDrive or whatever you prefer) so that you can access it easily. You may also want to print a paper copy just in case.

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Authors: Jon Wittwer , Jim Wittwer, and Laura Cutler

Description

This travel itinerary template allows you to keep the many different and important trip details in one place. Details like confirmation numbers, flight times, meeting times and locations, car rental and hotel locations, and more. It is organized in a way that flows nicely with the actual trip: leaving on a flight, renting a car once you arrive, checking in at your hotel, attending meetings and events and then flying back home. It's an effective solution when planning a trip for yourself, your boss or fellow employee.

Create a Vacation Itinerary

We tried to design this to make it easy to customize. For example, if you are going on a vacation instead of a business trip, you could change the "MEETINGS" section to "ACTIVITIES" and then list some of the possible activities you could do while on your trip.

Instead of "Topic" and "Room" as labels you could add "Cost" and "Hours" to note how much an activity would cost and what hours the museum, store, or attraction is open.

Travel Tips and Resources

• Check the Weather!! at wunderground.com - This is a pretty cool travel planner by Weather Underground that will show you the weather during your trip. Use whatever weather app you prefer, but remember to check the weather.
• Tips for Traveling Abroad at travel.state.gov - This is an important checklist to use if you are traveling out of the country.
• Check with Big Brother at tsa.gov - Flying? Check TSA's rules and remember to leave the key-ring pocket knife that you got for Christmas at home.

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Free travel itinerary templates:  Your itinerary refers to your journey’s more detailed plan. Usually, highlights some places to be visited and the travel plan. By having itinerary templates, you will benefit from having the travel arrangement in one location for easier referencing and retrieval. 

Your travel plan is usually placed in the front of the folder full of your tickets, brochures, and confirmation receipts – this is also a good source to get information on the road. 

Although the information includes the travel plan for yourself or other people might contain different items, the basic structure was usually still retained. You can use your best itinerary templates.

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Benefits of Using an Itinerary Template

Traveling is an adventure! But planning for it can sometimes be stressful. That’s where a  travel itinerary template  can be your best friend.

• All-In-One Location:  Say Goodbye to Chaos!

Do you have flight details in your email, hotel bookings on an app, and excursion times on a sticky note? Stop the madness! An itinerary template puts all these details in one simple place. Just open it up, and you’ll know what’s happening next.

• Easy to Use:  No Tech Skills Needed!

You don’t have to be a computer genius to use an itinerary template. Most of it comes with clear fields for you to fill in. Just type your flight time here your hotel name there, and you’re done! It’s like filling out a fun quiz.

• Be Organized:  Know What Comes After What

The best part about being organized is knowing what’s next. You see your trip like a story when you put your plans in an itinerary template. First, this happens, then that. You can enjoy the trip more when you know what’s coming up.

• Shareable:  Keep Everyone in the Loop

Traveling with family or friends? Send them the itinerary template! That way, everyone knows the plan. If someone asks, “What time is dinner?” tell them to check the itinerary!

• Free:  More Money for Fun Stuff!

The best things in life are free. Well, most travel itinerary templates are free, too! That means you can save cash for fun stuff like snacks, souvenirs, or an extra special adventure!

• Time-Saving:  Quick Changes Made Easy

Plans change. Maybe it rains, and you can’t go to the beach. With an itinerary template, it’s super easy to swap things around. Just a few clicks, and you have a new plan!

• Keeps You On Track:  No More Missing Out

Need to catch a flight or need to remember a dinner reservation? With an itinerary, you’ll get reminders. It’s like having a helpful friend who says, “Hey, time to go!”

• Peace of Mind:  Worry Less, Enjoy More!

When you’re organized, you feel calmer. That means you can enjoy your trip more and less worrying about it.

Are you ready to try an  itinerary template ? Trust us, it will make your next trip so much easier! ????

Essential Elements in a Travel Itinerary

So you’re convinced that a travel itinerary template is a good idea. Great! But what should you include in it? Don’t fret; here’s a list of the  key things to put in your travel plan .

• Title and Dates: What’s the Trip For?

Start with a striking title that sums up your trip. Are you going on a “Summer Adventure in Hawaii” or a “Weekend Getaway in Paris”? Include the dates so you always know the timeframe.

• Names: Who’s Going?

If you’re traveling with other people, write down everyone’s name. It’s an easy way for everyone to know they’re looking at the right plan.

• Departure and Arrival: Take-Off and Landing

Include details about when and where you’re starting and ending your journey. Include times, places, and how you’re getting there. Plane? Train? Automobile?

• Transport Info: All Aboard!

Note any flight numbers, train cars, or other key details. It’s also smart to list any reservations and helpful phone numbers in case of delays.

• Lodging: Home Away From Home

Where are you staying? Include the name, address, and check-in/check-out times for each place you sleep.

• Activities: The Fun Stuff!

What’s a trip without cool stuff to do? List all the tours, visits, or shows you plan to attend. Add times and places so you remember.

• Meetings: Can’t-Miss Appointments

Are you mixing a little business with pleasure? Include any meetings or important appointments you have. Who, what, where, and when—it all goes here.

• Meals: Yummy in My Tummy

Planning to eat at that must-try café? Put it in the itinerary.

• Free Time: Do What You Want

It’s your trip, after all! Include some blocks of free time for spontaneous fun.

• Emergency Contacts: Just in Case

Include some emergency contacts, like local hospitals or a trusted friend back home.

• Checklist: Remember!

Add a small list at the end for any last-minute things you need to do or bring. Passport? Snacks? It goes here.

That’s your  travel itinerary essentials  covered! With everything in your template, you’re ready for an awesome, stress-free trip! ????

Tips for Crafting a Useful Travel Itinerary

It isn’t just about jotting down names and places. Here are some tips.

Be Realistic: Time Matters!

Always consider how much time each activity will take. Keep your day manageable. You want time to enjoy the places you visit!

Group Activities by Location: Smart Mapping

Put things that are close to each other on the same day. This way, you spend less time moving and more time doing.

Always Have a Plan B: Be Flexible

Sometimes, things go differently than planned. Maybe it rains, or a place is closed. Have a backup plan, so you’re never stuck with nothing to do.

Check Opening Hours: No Unwanted Surprises

Imagine showing up at a museum you’re excited to visit, only to find it’s closed on Tuesdays. Check opening times in advance to avoid this.

Share It: Keep Everyone in the Loop

If you’re traveling with others, ensure everyone has a copy of the itinerary. You could even make a shared online version.

Local Customs and Laws: When in Rome.

Check for any local customs, rules, or laws you should know about, like dress codes at religious sites.

Remember Time Zones: Sync Up!

If you’re crossing time zones, adjust all your times so you’re always on local time.

Add Some Breathing Room: Take It Easy

Don’t schedule something every minute of every day. You’ll need some downtime to relax and soak it all in.

Include All Confirmation Numbers: Quick Access

For flights, hotels, and activities that require booking, include all confirmation numbers for quick and easy access.

Double-Check All Details: Be Sure, Be Safe

Before you finalize your itinerary, double-check all times, dates, and reservations.

Print and Digital: Best of Both Worlds

Have both a printed copy and a digital copy available. Technology can fail, and you might only sometimes have Wi-Fi.

Keep it Handy: Easy Access.

Put your itinerary somewhere easy to get to. Save it on your phone or put it in a pocket in your bag.

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Easy to Use

One of the best things about using a Word template is its simplicity. You don’t have to be a computer wizard to figure it out!

Customizable

Word lets you change fonts and colors and even add pictures. Make your template  truly your own .

You can open a Word document on almost any device. It’s super  easy to share  with family or travel buddies, too.

Pre-made Templates

Word offers a variety of  ready-to-use templates . Just plug in your details, and you’re good to go!

Checklist Features

You can add  checkboxes  next to each activity or place. It feels so good to check them off as you go!

Safe and Secure

You can easily  lock the document  to keep your travel plans private.

Great for Printing

Word documents  print beautifully . It is a great option if you like having a paper copy of your plans.

How to Use It

• Open Word and choose a blank document or a pre-made template.
• Fill in your travel details like flights, hotels, and fun stuff to do.
• Add any  extra notes  or  checklists .
• Save it, print it, or share it via email.

Tips for Using Word Templates

• Spell-check : Always run a spell-check to avoid any errors.
• Save Often : Keep up your hard work. Save your doc often!
• Backup : Email a copy to yourself or save it in the cloud.

Using a Word template for your travel itinerary is a smart way to keep all your plans in one place. Give it a try for your next trip!

Free Travel Itinerary Templates Excel

Do you like spreadsheets?  Excel templates  offer even more ways to stay organized. You can sort your plans, filter them, and find what you need fast!

If you’ve been using regular Word documents or even pen and paper for your travel plans, it’s time to  upgrade to Excel ! Here’s why and how:

Easy to Edit: Change On-the-Go

Excel allows you to add or remove items quickly. If your plans change, delete a row or add a new one!

Sort and Filter: Find What You Need

Say you want to see all your flight details at once. Excel lets you sort and filter to find what you’re looking for in a snap.

Color Codes: Make It Pretty and Practical

Blue for sightseeing and red for meals. It makes it easier to understand your day at a glance.

Formulas: Count the Hours

You can use simple Excel formulas to add how much time each day’s activities will take.

Shareable: Easy to Send

Excel files are easily shared by email or cloud services like Google Drive. You can also password-protect it if it has sensitive data.

Collaborative: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Everyone can add their activities or notes in the same Excel sheet if you’re traveling with others. It’s a team itinerary!

Tabs for Days: One File, Many Uses

You can use different tabs for different parts of your trip. One tab for flights, another for hotels, and so on.

Links and Notes: Extra Info

You can add links to websites or notes with additional information in Excel.

Offline Access: Always Available

Once downloaded, Excel files are available even without internet access, making them reliable and handy.

Templates Galore: Start with a Bang

It is lots of pre-made Excel itinerary templates available online. It can give you a head start and create planning even quicker.

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Stable and Consistent

One of the biggest perks of using a PDF is that it looks the  same  on every device. No surprises!

Easy to Share

PDF files are  super easy to send  in an email or message. They can be opened on almost any gadget.

No Accidental Changes

Once you save it, it stays that way. You can’t accidentally mess up your plans!

Universal Acceptance

Almost all businesses can open and read PDFs. Most people can easily check your plans if you need to show them.

Password Protection

PDFs can be  locked  with a password. Your plans stay  safe and private .

Fantastic for Printing

If you like paper copies, PDFs print out  just how they look on screen .

• Make your plans in any software that can be saved as a PDF.
• Double-check all your details and  spelling .
• Save or ‘print’ your plans as a PDF file.
• Share or print your  snazzy  new PDF itinerary!

Tips for Using PDF Templates

• Read-Only : Remember, most PDFs can’t be easily changed. Make sure all your info is correct before you save it.
• Compatibility : Always ensure the people you share the PDF with can open it.
• Document Size : PDFs with lots of pictures can get big. Keep an eye on the file size if you need to email it.

A PDF travel itinerary template is  rock-solid  for keeping your travel plans organized and easily accessible. It’s a popular option, especially if you want a file that stays how you made it.

Common Mistakes in Using Travel Itinerary Templates

Skipping the Details : One of the most common errors is  filling in all the blanks . It can lead to confusion during your trip.

Ignoring Time Zones : Many must remember to account for time zone changes. It can mess up your plans.

Overstuffing the Itinerary : It’s tempting to pack your day full of activities. But this leaves  no room for rest or unexpected events .

Forgetting to Share : If you’re traveling with others,  forgetting to share  the itinerary can make things hard for everyone.

Not Checking Operation Hours : Imagine going to a museum only to find it’s closed. Always  check the working hours  of places you want to visit.

Skipping Backup Plans : Weather changes. Plans fall through. Having  no Plan B  can ruin your day.

Bad Formatting : If your itinerary is hard to read, it’s almost useless. Make sure you use  clear and easy-to-read formats .

Not Updating : Sometimes plans change.  Only updating your template  can make sure you get all the things.

Ignoring Local Customs and Laws : Failing to account for local customs or laws can be embarrassing and sometimes problematic. Always do your  basic homework .

Not Double-Checking : A small mistake in flight numbers or hotel booking IDs can be a big hassle. Always  double-check your details .

Avoiding these common mistakes can make your itinerary a powerful tool for a smooth and enjoyable trip!

Traveling is more fun when you’re organized. Using a  travel itinerary template  can help a lot! So why wait? Download a free template today!

Additional Resources

Want to know more? Click the links below for free templates and helpful travel apps.

• Free Itinerary Templates
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Happy traveling! ????

What Is a Travel Itinerary Template?

A travel itinerary template is like a  map for your trip . It shows where you need to go, what you’ll do, and when you’ll do it.

Where Can I Find Free Travel Itinerary Templates?

You can find free templates online, in apps, Excel, or Word. Some travel websites also offer them for  free .

Should My Template Be Detailed or Broad?

That depends on you! Some folks like a  minute-by-minute plan , while others want just the  big events  listed. Choose what works for you.

Can I Use the Same Template for Different Trips?

Yes, you can! Just  change the details  to fit your new trip.

What Should I Include in My Template?

Include key info like  flights, hotels, and activities . Remember  small but important details  like transport from the airport to the hotel.

Do I Need to Print My Itinerary?

Only sometimes. You could keep it on your phone. But a printed copy is good, just in case your phone  runs out of juice .

How Many Copies Should I Make?

It’s a good idea to have  more than one copy . Leave one with a friend or family member back home, keep one with you, and maybe have a  digital copy .

Can I Add Last-Minute Changes?

Yes, you can. Just  update all your copies  so you’re not working off old info.

What Do I Do If My Plans Change Mid-Trip?

No problem! Just  update your template . You can do it with a printed copy or update the digital one on your device.

Is It OK to Leave Free Time in My Plan?

Absolutely! It’s your trip, after all. Free time lets you  explore  or  rest  as you feel like it.

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Top 5 FREE Travel Google Sheets Itinerary Templates To Plan Your Trips

Posted on Last updated: November 11, 2023

A well-organized trip includes lots of things!

Google Sheets is the perfect tool for seasoned travelers, backpackers, digital nomads , and even those who have suddenly planned their road trip. It helps them plan their trip like a pro and make the most out of it.

If scheduling flights, booking hotels, things to carry, where to eat, activities to do at the destination, and similar things sounds overwhelming, then you have come to the right place.

In this article, let us discuss the top 5 Google Sheets Travel Itinerary Templates of 2023. In case you are new to Google Sheets, don’t worry because we will discuss all these templates in detail and learn to use them.

This helpful guide is going to save you money and, at the same time, make sure that you won’t be lost stressing over the accommodations and car rentals.

Before we jump into the list, let us quickly understand what you should expect from an itinerary template and why Google Sheets is perfect for your travel planning.

What is an Itinerary Google Sheets Template?

Simply put, it is a travel planner built using Google Sheets.

An itinerary template is supposed to help you save money, use your travel time efficiently, book flights and accommodations, plan the most awesome things to eat at the destination, and much more.

Such templates are designed for both business trips and personal vacations. They are mostly used by travelers who are planning across-state or international trips.

They act as your personal travel agent that stays on your desktop or mobile phone with a complete outline of the trip.

Here are a few of the benefits of using an itinerary Template:

• Quick Access to Necessary Details – Often, while you are enjoying your trip, feel the need for the next accommodation or flight booking. Without proper tools and information, it may start stressing you in the middle of the trip. However, with the itinerary template, you can quickly have a look at the next step, including flight, hotel, car rental, and much more.
• Save Money – Booking hotels and flights in advance saves a lot of money for you. The template helps you outline the actual budget and total money you need for the trip. This way, you can plan the restaurants and car rentals that fit your budget to help you run out of money midway.
• Prioritize Activities – There may be various places to visit at your destination location. Without a proper daily plan, you may miss the location that was worth visiting during your current visit. The Itinerary template lets users list all those places and prioritize them based on their preferences.
• Plan Things to Carry – One of the most stressful things while planning a trip is knowing what to take with you. It starts and ends with lots of little and huge things. Itinerary templates help you avoid getting frustrated when you need something and won’t find it in your travel bag.
• Save Time – Finally, a well-planned trip may spare you some time for other activities that are beyond your knowledge of the destination location. You can enjoy them without any worry and make sure to manage last-minute changes more effectively.

That being said,

Itinerary templates are highly customizable and edited as per the user’s preference. It follows an easy-to-use format that can be read and understood by both beginners and experts at Google Sheets.

Why are Itinerary Templates created using Google Sheets a must-try?

There are numerous benefits of using a Google Sheet for travel planning. It is a powerful online spreadsheet program used by millions of people.

Planning an inter-state or abroad trip includes various things, from scheduling flights to things to bring.

A Google Sheets has the following benefits for travel planning:

• Accessibility – Google Sheets is a browser-based program. It can be accessed anywhere in the world as long as they have an internet connection. The program is compatible with all types of devices, including desktop and mobile.
• Highly Customizable – It is a well-developed program with an intuitive user interface. Anyone can customize the templates built using Google Sheets without any prior experience. Users can quickly add and edit the information along with the adjustments in the formatting.
• Budget-friendly – Hiring a travel agent to manage your trip may cost you several hundreds of dollars. On the other hand, a travel planner app asks you for a few bucks out of your trip budget. But if you choose Google Sheets for travel planning, it is totally free.
• Collaboration – A Google Sheet can be shared with unlimited users, including your family members, friends, and colleagues. This feature is particularly helpful for people who are going on a business trip. Your colleagues can edit the information in real time. Moreover, you can have a quick look at all of the changes using the “Version history” feature of Google Sheets.

These are only a few of the benefits of using Google Sheets to plan and manage both office and personal trips.

Apart from them, note that Google Sheets is a very easy-to-use program that offers extensive customization. It would hardly take an hour to learn the program to edit the information of the Itinerary template.

Top 5 FREE Google Sheets Travel Itinerary Templates of 2024

There are a range of free templates available online to manage your upcoming trip.

But we understand that you can’t try each one of them to find the perfect fit.

So, we have done that heavy lifting for you.

Here are our top picks. Make sure to explore all of them until you find the perfect fit for your needs.

1. Travel Itinerary Template By SoftwareAccountant

Click Here to Use this Template!

This Travel Itinerary Template is aimed at both office trips and personal vacations.

It is an easy-to-use design. You can download and customize this template for free.

There are three different spreadsheets in this template:

• Planner – It holds all the details of your flights, hotels, rental cars, etc. At the top of the spreadsheet, you need to enter the trip details. After selecting the start and date for your trip, the spreadsheet automatically calculates your trip duration. You can add flight details, including the Airline, Confirmation Number, Time and Location of Departure, Gate Number, etc. It is divided into several tables, as shown in the above image.
• Packing List – This spreadsheet helps you list all the things that need to be packed before you leave your home. Make sure to research and add the weather details of your destination location. It will help you plan things like clothes that suit the weather. Also, the spreadsheet uses tables for Documents and Entertainment equipment in case you are going on a road trip with your friends and family. Don’t forget to use the checkbox for each item to mark if it is ready and packed. It contains tables for individual travel members so as to make sure each one of them gets the thing that best suits their daily routine.
• Activities – It is one of the crucial spreadsheets for the success of your trip. List down the things you will be doing right from the first day. It will help you plan out your visit to the attractions and events happening at the destination location. The spreadsheet is divided into days so that it will be easy for you to assign the appropriate time to each activity. Apart from the places, you can also list down restaurants to make sure you taste the best local food.

This free-to-use template is all you need for your travel planning.

2. Travel Itinerary Spreadsheet by JohnnyAfrica

This template is similar to the one discussed above. It uses a master spreadsheet where you can have a quick look at your travel summary.

It contains example information for your reference. Make sure to delete it and start adding your travel details.

There are four spreadsheets in this template:

• Itinerary Summary – This is the main spreadsheet that holds all the trip details. You can enter transportation, lodging, and activity details along with their costs. The spreadsheet then automatically displays your spending for each day at the far right end of the table. You need to start by selecting the first day of your trip, then list down your transportation details and the activities for that particular day.
• Flight Details – As from the name itself, this spreadsheet makes sure you book your flight tickets and plan your budget in advance. Once the tickets are confirmed, you can enter the flight number, name, arrival time, duration, and much more. At the end of the spreadsheet, you will find the total amount you are going to spend on your flight tickets.
• Lodging Details – This spreadsheet is used to list down hotels along with their pricing and booking status. Make sure to add the check-in and check-out dates; the spreadsheet then calculates the days you will spend at that particular hotel.
• Car Rental Details – Here, you can enter the local transportation details. The car rentals need to be planned properly to save both time and money. You can add the pickup location, pickup date, drop-off date, and car details.

It is a simple-to-use spreadsheet with a beautiful design.

At the end of the Summary spreadsheet, you will find the images of various hotels that the author booked during his travel. You can replace it with your own or delete it completely without any worry.

3. Business Travel Itinerary Template by Template.net

This template is pretty basic. It focuses on business trips.

It allows HR or Travel Managers to add the employee’s name and email address along with other contact details and the purpose of the trip.

From the start date to returning flight details, it includes everything.

It includes two main spreadsheets:

• Business Travel Itinerary – Here, the users need to enter the flight and hotel details along with the list of activities during that particular trip. The entire spreadsheet is divided into several tables with clear headers for quick understanding.
• Customer Management – This spreadsheet includes a list of customers or clients whom the person needs to visit. Make sure to add their name, address, phone numbers, and emails.

Note that the spreadsheet template uses dropdowns for a few fields, such as “From” and “Destination” of the flight details. To change the dropdown selection , you need to use the “Setup” spreadsheet of the template.

4. Basic Family Travel Itinerary by TheGooDocs

Are you planning a family trip?

This template is a perfect fit for you. It contains only one spreadsheet, which is pretty straightforward to customize.

It contains three main tables for planning accommodation, transportation, and packing.

You can add the trip details in the table at the top and also include the names of all the travelers.

Also, add the emergency contact details in the table at the bottom.

You can print this template and ask your kids to keep it with them for their safety.

5. Holiday Week Itinerary Template by TheGooDocs

This is another basic template on this list by TheGooDocs. It is helpful for family or road trips.

The template uses only one spreadsheet, which is divided into the 7-days, as shown in the above image.

For each day, you can add details such as things to do, destinations to visit, food to eat, etc. Also, at the end of each day, you can enter the approximate amount needed for each of the activities. 

Anyone can use this template without any prior Google Sheets experience.

Note that the template doesn’t include any field for flight and hotel details. The main purpose of this template is to help travelers plan activities and food at the destination location.

That’s all about FREE to use Google Sheets Itinerary Template. For more templates, you can visit marketplaces like Etsy that offer advanced travel planners.

For most family vacations, solo trips, and business travels, the templates discussed above are the best choice.

Feel free to comment below if we are missing any fantastic templates worth adding to this list.

Don’t forget to explore our blog for more Google Sheets tips and tricks.

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FREE Printable Travel Planner

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Plan for your next adventure or road trip with this FREE Printable Travel Planner. Includes daily itineraries, budget planning, checklists and so much more! Just download, print and get planning!

Make travel planning easier with checklists!

All the things that need done before travelling and road trips can feel overwhelming. But you can help manage all the planning stress by writing it down! Today we’re sharing 23 pages in our FREE ‘This Big Adventure Travel Planner’. Just download the sheets you want to use, print them out and you’re one step closer to a stress free trip!

What This Printable Travel Planner Includes:

All of these pages are free to use! They’re in a simple format that is easy to read and print. Just print them off and you’re one step closer to being a travel planning rockstar!  Here is what is included:

• First, click here to  DOWNLOAD all 23 pages
• Monthly Calendar – a birds eye view of your travel month
• Accommodation Research – an easy way to narrow down accommodations
• Accommodation Details – for details of your stay
• Travel Overview – an overall look at your trip
• Trip Snapshot – another overall look at your trip
• Budget Overview – plan your travel spending
• Expense Tracker – keep track of your travel spending
• Daily Planner – an overall view of your trip, by day
• Daily Itinerary – a more detailed look at your trip, by day
• Daily Road Trip Planner – a detailed schedule for road trips by day
• Road Trip Destinations – list where you want to go, what to visit and what to do
• Activity Planner – detailed planning of your trip activities
• Activities to Try – list what you want to do
• Restaurants to Try – list the restaurants you want to try
• Shopping + Souvenirs – keep track of shopping
• Packing Cheat Sheet – a list of items to pack
• What to Pack – a blank sheet so you can list what you want to pack
• Outfit Planner – a more detailed way to plan your trip outfits
• Travel Checklist – a blank checklist for everything you want to take
• Grocery List – for snacks and groceries
• Pet Sitter Notes – info for safe care of your critter!
• Notes/Journal – a place to keep track of highlights of your trip

How to Use This Travel Planner:

• Download: Download the sheets that you want…individual pages or all of them, it’s up to you!
• Print:  You can print them in colour or black and white on to letter sized paper. I set my printer to “Fill Page”. Often, I like to send kits like this off to get printed to a place like Staples…it’s inexpensive and the quality is so nice.
• If you like, you can  keep all of the pages in a binder  with sheet protectors.
• Get planning for your trip!

DOWNLOAD your FREE Travel Planner Here!

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Happy Planning!

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Travel Planner Spreadsheet: How to Stay Organized with this Google Sheets Itinerary Template

I don’t know about you, but after a year of quarantining and diligently following all of the rules, I am so ready for an epic adventure. As the vaccine rolls out and cases begin to decrease I’m starting to feel the first dash of hope which spurred me to open up my Google Sheets travel planner spreadsheet.

I started dreaming about traveling again. Not even to far off destinations, but to local spots for more than a quick day trip. I figured now was the perfect time to introduce to you how I plan my trips using my Google Sheets itinerary template.

I started using this type of travel planning when I quit my job and got to plan a multi-month, multi-destination adventure. It was a fairly overwhelming process, but the way I stayed organized and on budget was by using Google Sheets.

I created spreadsheet upon spreadsheet to track all of my confirmation numbers, bucket list activities, and trip necessities in one place. I also learned which ones made sense, what information was necessary, and which ones I could delete. Leaving only the best and most useful travel itinerary template to share with you!

This post contains affiliate links, which means that, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a tiny bit of income if you decide to make a purchase or booking. For more, check out my disclosure . 

Why Do I Use Google Sheets instead of Excel?

I love using Google Sheets for just about everything in my life. I have my budget there, keep track of my blogging stats, and my client work.

Here are a few reasons why I prefer using Google Sheets for my trip planner:

• Google Sheets is more Mobile . I have the Google Sheets app on my phone and the spreadsheets are editable offline. This means that if I end up without WiFi or data, which happens all of the time on the road, I can still access any important information or make updates.
• I can easily share it with my friends and family . They will be able to see as I make changes to it in real time, compared to having to email them a new Excel document each time. In terms of my safety when I travel solo , if they ever need to get a hold of me, they will have all of the necessary and up to date information.
• I am an Apple person through and through and simply PREFER Google Sheets over Excel .

Now, Google Sheets and Excel are basically the same thing, so if you are an Excel person you can take the travel planner templates I share here and apply the idea to Excel .

When to Use a Travel Itinerary Templates?

I suggest using a trip planner template anytime you’re planning a trip with a lot of moving parts. Is it necessary for a weekend getaway? No, probably not.

But if you’re planning anything more than a week and you want to ensure you stay on budget and get to see, do, and eat what you want then using a spreadsheet to track everything is incredibly helpful.

I also find them really helpful for planning road trips, so I created (and included for you) a road trip template .

While I primarily use them for planning my vacation itinerary you could also use them to help you plan a business travel itinerary as that begins to resume.

How to Use a Travel Itinerary Template in Google Sheets ?

I’m going to walk you through my tried and tested method for using Google Sheets as your travel planner. My travel spreadsheet template has 11 individual spreadsheets . You can definitely make these yourself, but if you want them already done for you, you can purchase the templates here .

Quick tip : Add links whenever possible. If you find a cool tour you want to do, save the link to the spreadsheet so you can easily find it when it comes time to book

I’ll show you a screenshot of each of them and a short video, but here’s the overview. 

Travel Planner Spreadsheet Template

Travel expense spreadsheet, travel budget spreadsheet.

• Travel Itinerary

Travel Itinerary Daily View

Travel itinerary calendar view.

• Flight Planner
• Accommodation Planner
• Bucket List Planner

Pre-Travel Shopping List

Packing list, road trip planner.

This is the master spreadsheet , if you will. This is where you’ll put any travel related purchases leading up to and during your trip. You can change or add the categories to reflect what works best for your situation.

Let’s say you’re planning a Hawaii getaway ! Leading up to the trip, you decide you want to buy a new swimsuit. You’ll add that to this spreadsheet and put it under MISC or add a column for clothing. As you book your accommodation for the trip, you’ll add that here as well. Then as you are exploring the gorgeous Hawaiian islands, you’ll track your expenses for food, activities, gifts, etc. 

Then at the end of the month, you’ll know exactly what you spent on your trip , both before the actual trip and during. 

This is broken out by months, then at the very bottom, you’ll have a yearly total for travel expenses . 

I hope to have some numbers in there this year!

This spreadsheet is your travel budget planner . It’s broken out into locations, because many trips include more than one destination! You’ll enter the number of days you’ll be in each location, then as you move through the spreadsheet add in the cost for only days worth of food, accommodation etc. The total will calculate at the top !

The travel budget spreadsheet is intended to provide you with an approximate cost of your trip . Once you have this information you can adjust as needed. If the trip is too far out of your budget, don’t give up! 

Can you find cheaper accommodations ? Can you DIY some of you bucket list activities? Can you cook food instead of eating out?

One of my biggest travel tips to stay on budget is to prioritize the activities and experiences that you know will fill you up and bring you joy. Forget the rest.

See where that leaves your budget.

Travel Itinerary Spreadsheet

The Travel Itinerary Spreadsheet provides a birds eye view of your entire trip itinerary. Once you make a decision on where you’re staying, your method of transportation, and activities, input that information here. Include the confirmation number, the costs, and any other information that you find valuable for your trip.

The Travel Itinerary Daily View is where you’ll get into the details of your trip . Use this sheet to plan out each day of your trip so you ensure you get to do, see, and eat all of the things.

Another one of my top travel tips is to only schedule ONE activity per day . This allows time for a little bit of spontaneity on the road, while still ensuring you do what you went there to do. 

As you research your destination, you’ll likely come across places to eat that you don’t want to forget, so add those here as well.

Add any bonus activities that would make sense on that day if time allows!

This calendar view provides a way to see how your trip fits into the rest of your year . Does it fall on a holiday? Do you have trips planned each month? 

The year and dates are intentionally left blank for you to input so no matter what year you’re planning your travels, you can have the correct dates.

To be honest, I use this sheet the least, but I know some people really like seeing a calendar view.

Flight Planner Spreadsheet

As you research your flights, use this sheet to track the entire cost of the flight . This will include a checked bag (maybe), food on board etc. Those cheap flights are super tempting, but since you have to pay for everything else, it really adds up. So use this sheet to be sure you know how much that $35 flight will actually cost you.

Accommodation Planner Spreadsheet

Accommodation can be overwhelming to book. There are so many options, which should you choose? First, check out my guide to booking hostels . If you’re not a fan of hostels don’t worry, the tips in there are applicable across all accommodation types.

Then as you research, add the information, including additional amenities (some hotels charge for WiFi) to provide the total cost. 

This will help you ensure that you get the biggest bang for your buck out of where you lay your head. 

There are multiple destination options in this sheet, as you might be moving about the country!

Bucket List Planner Spreadsheet

The Bucket List Planner is where the fun stuff lives! Start with your destination and determine your can’t miss, bucket list activities!

Have you ever been planning a trip, read a blog post that mentions an epic activity, and you think, I want to do that. But then you don’t save the link to the tour ? Well, add the booking link to this sheet along with other important information (cost, tour operator etc). Then when you’re ready to book, you have the link and all of the information you need!

Sometimes, you need some gear before a trip. This could be anything from a new swimsuit for your beach vacation to luggage to vaccinations! Keep track of those costs here and factor it in to the overall budget of your trip.

I am a big fan of NOT spending too much in this phase of the travel planning. Try to use what you have , borrow what you can, and only buy something when absolutely necessary.

I’m sure a friend or family member has a piece of carry on luggage you can use and no you don’t need a brand new wardrobe for your trip.

This is a sample packing list , yes, but it also covers just about everything you’ll need for your trip. I know there are 5 shoes mentioned, please don’t bring 5 pairs of shoes ! It’s just an example of footwear you might need depending on your planned activities. If you’re not hiking, please don’t bring hiking shoes!

But always, no matter the weather, always pack a swimsuit . You just never know when you might encounter a hot spring, hot tub, or lake for a dip!

Last but not least, you’ll find a road trip planner ! This road trip itinerary planner gives you space to note your starting location, your ultimate destination, the number of miles you’ll drive, cost of gas and things you’d like to see along the way!

There is also a section at the top for your rental car information if you need to rent one for your road trip.

In the first column, you can put the day of the week, the actual date or leave it numbered as is.

At the bottom of the spreadsheet, it will total up the number of miles driven and the total cost of gas for the trip.

I know that planning a trip, no matter the length, can be really fun, but also a bit overwhelming. Especially when you’re trying to stay on budget! These travel planner spreadsheets will help you plan the trip of your dreams (which we all need right about now) while staying on budget and leaving the overwhelm behind.

If you’d like to purchase these templates, they’re available here !

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Free Trip Planning Spreadsheet for Excel: Perfect Trip Planner Template

By Dymphe / January 10, 2023

Having a trip planning spreadsheet is very convenient if you're planning a trip. I made the perfect trip planner template that you can use for planning your travels!

Planning a trip in advance is always a good idea. But how do you plan everything? You may have some emails with hotel reservations. Or you may have noted down some great things to do at your destination. It can be very difficult to organize everything.

Your trip can be much more relaxed if you have everything under control.

What you need is one place, a trip planner template, where you collect all the information you have! You want to be able to see everything you need to know for your trip in one place.

If you want that too, then my trip planning spreadsheet will help you out for sure! The spreadsheet is great to plan your activities and organize your trip!

You can also use this travel planning template to decide how your trip is going to look like. Write down all your options, then use this spreadsheet to compare them and choose the best one!

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Why Use a Trip Planning Spreadsheet in Excel for Planning Your Trip

An Excel trip planning spreadsheet can be very helpful for everyone who is planning a trip! It makes your travels much easier.

It is very easy to use and it allows you to collect a variety of data in one place. This ease is why many businesses use it, but you can use it for personal things as well!

What's great is that you likely already have Excel on your computer! That's because it's part of Microsoft Office. This makes it easy to use this trip planner template immediately after downloading it.

But even if you don't have Excel on your computer, you can still make use of this travel planning spreadsheet! For example, you can use it in Google Sheets.

When Do You Need a Trip Planner Template

Depending on the type of trip you are doing, planning can be harder or easier. For example, if you are doing a weekend trip to a nearby city, planning is much easier. Although if you are going on a trip from the US to Europe for example, it is much more difficult!

But whether it is difficult or easy to plan your trip, this trip planner template is always very convenient to use.

A trip planning spreadsheet can help every trip and make it much more relaxed!

A Free Trip Planning Spreadsheet for Excel

If you scroll down you can immediately download the trip planner template and use the travel planning spreadsheet.

But first I want to explain what it includes. There are several sections that are useful for specific parts of your trip.

It is very easy to work with the Excel spreadsheet for planning your trip.

You can fill in all the details of your trip in a very easy way. Keep in mind that you can edit all white cells in the spreadsheet. The grey cells are what I made and you should not edit those ones.

1. Itinerary: The First Part of the Trip Planner Template

The first part of this trip planner template contains the itinerary of your trip.

This is the most important part of your trip planning.

Here you can write down exactly what activities you plan on doing during your trip. You can specify the activities for each time of the day.

Doing this allows you to see if you can do all the activities that you want to do. Furthermore, you can see if there is time left for extra activities!

In the spreadsheet, you can fill in the start date of your trip. Furthermore, you can specify the number of days your trip will last. Then, it generates the days for you and you can fill in the itinerary!

Make sure to plan enough time in case something takes more time than you expect!

What's great is that you can also try out different itineraries for your trip. Then you can decide which itinerary you like most, and keep that one in the spreadsheet!

2. Transportation

The next part of the trip planning spreadsheet is all about the way you get to your destination.

Do you know those emails you get when you book a flight that I was talking about before? You put all that information here. You fill in the date and time of your flight and enter some more details.

Or if you travel by bus, you can enter all the information about your journey by bus!

Furthermore, you can use this place of the spreadsheet for travels you make during your trip.

For example, when you go island hopping in Greece. You can enter here all the details of the ferries between the different islands.

Also, this is the place where you fill in the details on your airport transfer.

This allows you to have one place where you can access all the information! That's exactly why you need this travel planning spreadsheet.

You can also use this section to try out different travel options.

For example, you can compare different flights and see which combination is the cheapest. Or you can see which flights give you most time at your destination!

3. Accommodation

The "Accommodation" part of the travel planning sheet is about where you stay during your trip.

You want to fill in all the information about the hotels or apartments you stay at here.

It is great to have a place where you can store all the necessary information about your accommodation.

Also, you can use this section of the spreadsheet for planning a trip.

Sometimes, when comparing hotels, you lose track of all the options you have! You can use this spreadsheet to plan where you can stay.

You can write down all the different options you have, including the cost of the option.

When you wrote everything down, you can compare and choose the hotel you want to stay in for your trip! After that, you can have a look at the next part of the trip planner template!

The costs section is one of the most important sections of the spreadsheet.

You can write down what costs you expect for each day of your trip. You can specify what type of cost it is.

The spreadsheet gives you a summary of all the costs for each day, and of the total cost of the trip.

You can also use this section to compare different options to make your trip more affordable.

5. Packing List: The Last Part of the Trip Planning Spreadsheet

The packing list is one of the most convenient parts of this trip planning spreadsheet.

You can write down which items you need for your holiday trip. You can specify both the type of item and the quantity.

Furthermore, you can write down whether you still need to buy the item before you go on your trip!

But the most important column in this section is the "packed" column. Here you can write down if you already packed an item. That way you can make sure you have everything packed that you need during your trip!

Do You Need Excel for This Trip Planner Template?

To work with this trip planning tool you need an application that can edit spreadsheets. Excel is such an application and is very convenient.

But you don't need Excel to work with the trip planner template.

There are other applications that you can use to open these files. You only need to make sure the application you want to use can open .xlsx files.

One of the most popular alternatives to Excel is Google Sheets. This is a free application that you can use to work with my travel planning spreadsheet.

Go to drive.google.com and upload the spreadsheet there. After that, you can open the file with Google Spreadsheets.

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The Snob's Guide to Travel Google Docs

Virtual treasure maps. Elite e-tineraries. Password-protected pushpins. How the modern nomad aristocracy wanders the globe.

A year ago, while sitting in a café in Milan, I asked a recent American transplant to the city for spots off the beaten path that I wouldn’t have patronized during my fashion week tours of duty. What she did next surprised me. Pulling out her iPhone, she chirped, “I’ll share my Google Map with you!”

Now, I had been a casual user of “My Maps,” the feature Google rolled out in 2007 for the sole purpose of making navigation easier, and I had even exchanged such atlases with friends, but this one was curated by someone with exceptionally good taste who was plugged into a matrix of travelers with supremely covetable tips. As it turned out, I got a digital pushpin chart not just to Milano but to every single place I could ever want or need to visit— in the entire world . Hotels on small islands I’d never heard of. Vintage shops on secret side streets. Restaurants better than the usual foodie favorites. The kind of if-you-know-you-know places shared only with confidants, lest they be spoiled.

With one act of generosity, I was suddenly inside a whisper network that made Tripadvisor look basic and my own itineraries seem like amateur hour. Its members are not exclusively famous or wealthy; they’re a roving aristocracy of travel foragers, such as the digital strategist JiaJia Fei, who has been hitting the international art fair circuit for the last decade and has the Google Maps and Docs to show for it. While working at the Guggenheim Museum, she even helped create a publicly accessible map of installations around the world by James Turrell, who envisioned a sort of passport system where you’d get a stamp at each of his sites.

“I still refer back to this list when I travel to see if I can check one more off my list,” Fei says.

Virtual treasure maps may be tech’s latest innovation for streamlining movement, but they’re not entirely new. Long before Google’s office suite (around 300 BC, actually), advice on visiting foreign cities was handed out by friends, agents, experts, and, every so often, an indiscreet concierge full of local insights. Before the internet, intrepid globetrotters consulted their paperback Lonely Planets and Zagats, the latter of which began as a survey among friends in New York for insidery knowledge.

Back when Beverly Nguyen worked for celebrity stylist Kate Young, design houses sent around high-level cheat sheets for fashion week visitors. “Valentino would send out a guide that said, ‘Here are the best things to do. Make reservations here. Go to this museum,’ ” says Nguyen, who is now a sought-after stylist herself and the owner of a homewares shop. Social media turned everyone into an expert, and soon savvy young travelers were curating their own versions on Google Maps.

On it, users can flag places they want to go, star them, mark them as their favorites, or add them to a separate list called Travel Plans. They can then color-code each spot according to which category it falls into, leave notes for themselves, combine recommendations with those from others, and email the whole thing to friends, who can then email it to their friends. (Not so fast, though: Privacy settings can be turned on to prevent easy dissemination.) For many, collecting travel recommendations has become something like a game—gotta catch ’em all!—and the especially type-A will even create extensive Google guides to their own cities to keep up with the latest openings.

But apps are for beginners. Among nomadic connoisseurs, the most prized guides do not bear the signatures of celebrities or even reflect the sensibilities of boldfaced bohemians. These hot docs are passed around like contraband, because they’ve been around for years, edited, revised, and updated like epic poems that are never finished. Fei’s public maps for Miami, London, and Mexico City have thousands of views. Nguyen, who is proud of her guides to Paris, Naples, and Hong Kong, says celebrity stylist Thomas Christos Kikis, who counts Gabrielle Union and Sofia Vergara as clients, has a New Orleans tip sheet that’s hard to beat. And food writer Katie Parla’s Rome guide directs diners to non-pasta spots, say, Filipino or Bangladeshi meals.

“I rarely recommend that people go to the obvious things,” says Nguyen, who uses Google Sheets. “I’ll never say, ‘Go to the Ritz.’ ” Instead she’ll give you names of all the best Vietnamese restaurants in Paris, the phone number of a Loewe shopkeeper in Madrid who will take you out clubbing, and the coordinates of a no-name dive bar in Puglia. Twenty-two years ago Nils Bernstein, a food, wine, and travel journalist, received a Microsoft Word document of Mexico City recommendations from a local friend of his, and he slowly added to it himself. The list is now a 30-page Leviathan in 10-point type and perhaps the OG source of all the Mexico City guides out there. Bernstein is devoted to Word, but at some point someone uploaded the guide to Google Docs to make it more easily shared, and it has since been copy-and-pasted, whittled down, added to , and emailed ad infinitum.

“One time I was there with a group of friends who were visiting,” Bernstein says, “and one of them said, ‘Well, you know, that’s all good and fine, but I have a really, really, really good, trustworthy list.’ It was a close friend, but somehow he got it in such a roundabout way that he didn’t know it was from me.” He doesn’t worry about it ever getting in the wrong hands, or that he may have created a monster. “Most of my anxiety around it revolves around people having really old versions of it,” he says, adding that he tries to add updates regularly, but it can be hard to keep up. “Like, ‘Wow, this guy’s really lame. He doesn’t have all these hot new places.’”

Others are more protective of their recommendations, something I learned the hard way. That expat with the invaluable Milan map? The share settings changed the minute I touched down in New York.

Leta Sobierajski, an artist who works with the likes of Gucci and Comme des Garçons and travels frequently, particularly to Japan, will share her carefully curated itineraries only with IRL close friends (as opposed to her 100,000 Instagram followers ). “I used to have a map. I think I shared it with, like, two friends, and five or six years later I’m still getting weird requests from random people to access it,” Sobierajski says. “They don’t even email me. It’s just, ‘So-and-so-at-gmail.com is asking for permission,’ and that really bothered me. That disassociation—people don’t even really care what the curator’s interest is.”

To preserve the integrity of the practice, Aminatou Sow , an interviewer and New York Times best-selling author who was born in Guinea and grew up in Nigeria and Belgium, believes that recommendations should be earned. “I give up my very good ones only to people who I know will appreciate them and who have also given me very good recommendations,” she says. “It’s like all things in life: You can’t be a guest all the time; you also have to be a host.”

Today she keeps her thoughtful curation close to her chest, leaving personal notes for herself and intimates. “I make Google Maps for friends the way you would a mixtape, and I get a lot of pleasure out of that,” she says. “But what’s really magical is being bestowed a Google Map, and not having to ask for it.” That’s when you know you’ve really made it.

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