Planning a trip with five people should be exciting.
Instead, it’s usually a test of patience, time zones, and Google Sheets.
We had a dream: Thailand.
Tropical beaches, flavorful street food, temples, sunsets — the works.
But with different preferences, work schedules, budgets, and moods, it almost stayed a dream.
Until we decided to try something different:
Let AI do the heavy lifting.
✈️ When Travel Planning Feels Like a Full-Time Job
Like many group trips, it started with a group chat titled “Thailand???”
And like most group chats, it spiraled fast.
One person wanted a beach resort.
Another wanted night markets and Bangkok energy.
Someone had a $600 budget. Someone else was picky about food.
And of course, nobody could agree on dates.
I’ve planned trips before — and I knew the cycle:
Tabs, reviews, Google Docs, links that no one opens.
This time, I opened Navoy.
🤖 From Chaos to Clarity: Letting AI Take the Wheel
I typed a simple prompt into Navoy:
“Group of 5. Peaceful beaches. Good food. Max budget $700. Thailand.”
In seconds, it gave us:
- Destination suggestions like Koh Lanta (a hidden gem!)
- A flexible itinerary that balanced beach time with temple visits
- Hotel options with high ratings for groups and dietary filters
- A travel plan that didn’t feel generic — it felt us
It even highlighted local events happening that week, which helped us plan around a floating lantern festival in Krabi we wouldn’t have discovered otherwise.
Then I tested Wonderplan to compare. It created a day-by-day breakdown — including activity options, travel times, and interactive maps we could all view on mobile.
We went from overwhelmed to organized — in less than an hour.
🌴 What the Trip Actually Looked Like
We landed in Bangkok first — the city of organized chaos.
Golden temples, rooftop bars, sticky heat, endless flavor.
Then we headed to Koh Lanta — a slower, calmer island where we watched sunsets every night and swam in turquoise waters.
Thanks to the AI-powered itinerary, we:
- Found a beachfront guesthouse that fit everyone’s budget
- Ate at vegan-friendly restaurants (with seafood lovers still happy)
- Discovered local spots without relying on outdated blogs
- Built in rest days — which everyone silently appreciated
💡 Why AI Travel Tools Just Make Sense Now
Here’s the truth: planning travel shouldn’t feel like work.
Using AI travel planners like Navoy and Wonderplan made the process:
- 🧠 Smarter — No more digging through 25 tabs
- 🕐 Faster — We saved literal days of research
- ✈️ Flexible — Our plans adjusted in real-time when flights changed
- 🤝 Inclusive — Everyone’s preferences were taken into account
And the best part? I wasn’t the group’s stressed-out planner this time. I got to enjoy the trip just like everyone else.
