Why we built this

A trip plan that survives more than one WhatsApp group.

ItineraryMaster started as a frustration with the same broken pattern on every group trip: a spreadsheet nobody updates, a pinned message nobody reads, and a fort visit that gets dropped because it lived in someone's screenshot. We built a single place for the plan, the places, and the people going — that stays a single place after the trip starts.

The idea

Built around the trip, not the app

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One source of truth

A day-by-day itinerary that every collaborator edits directly, so the version in your head matches the version everyone else is looking at.

02
Places, not pins

Every fort, beach, and roadside stop is a real point of interest with its own page, category, and history — not a dropped map link that goes stale.

03
Open by default

Public itineraries, collections, and follows mean the best routes — a Konkan coast loop, a fort trail — don't stay locked in one person's account.

2025
Year we started building
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POIs catalogued
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Cities mapped
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Itineraries built
How it's made

Real places, checked twice

Every guide on ItineraryMaster starts from mapping data and public sources, gets a first draft with AI assistance, and is reviewed before it's published. Travel details change — opening hours, permits, transport schedules, local conditions — so treat our guides as a strong starting point, not the last word. Always double-check the time-sensitive stuff before you leave.

Maps & routes

Google Maps and OpenStreetMap ground every POI location and route calculation.

Destination content

Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, official tourism sites, and editorial research feed each guide, drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by a person before it publishes.

Photos

A mix of Wikipedia imagery and photos uploaded by travelers who've actually been there.

The road ahead

Planning is where we start, not where we stop

The goal is one place to discover a destination, plan the trip, and book what you need — not a guide site that hands you off somewhere else the moment you're ready to act.

Hotel booking
Book stays without leaving your itinerary
Flight booking
Get to the trip you just planned
Car rentals & local experiences
For the miles and moments between POIs
Tour guides
Local expertise for the places that need it
Mobile app
Your itinerary, on you, once you're actually there
Community

Built by travelers, kept honest by travelers

The itineraries, photos, collections, and follows on ItineraryMaster come from people who've actually made the trip — not just our editorial team. As the community grows, that's the plan: more of the platform shaped by travelers sharing what worked, what to skip, and what belongs on the next fort trail or coastal loop. Contributions are moderated to keep the destination information reliable for whoever plans that trip next.

How it's built

Ordinary tools, used deliberately

See the full feature set →

We picked a stack we could operate and debug ourselves — nothing here needs a platform team to keep running.

Node.js + Express API
ES modules, async/await, clean MVC separation
MariaDB 10.6
Relational store with FULLTEXT search indexing
PHP view engine
Custom layout system for the frontend UI
Google OAuth + JWT
One signed-in session shared across app and API
ImageKit CDN
Optimized media upload and delivery
Independently built and operated from India
— Come plan with us

See what a trip looks like when the plan doesn't fall apart

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