Top Reasons an Free Itinerary Planner Outperforms Excel Sheets

Planning a trip used to mean juggling spreadsheets and sticky notes—today’s travelers prefer AI itinerary planners for accuracy and speed.

1. Centralised Booking Inbox

Forward all flight and hotel confirmations to one dashboard and watch the planner build your schedule in seconds.

2. Distance Optimisation

The algorithm reshuffles your stops to minimise back-tracking—critical in sprawling places like Venice.

3. Budget Visibility

Real-time cost tracking keep you from overspending on last-minute taxis and overpriced tours.

Pro tip: Try ItiMaker’s itinerary planner—it’s free and takes under 60 seconds to generate a drag-and-drop timeline.

Grab the printable checklist at the end and share it with your travel group—no more version-control chaos.