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How PoppaTrip Works

PoppaTrip is an AI-assisted trip planner. Here's exactly how a trip gets built, so you know what you're getting before you unlock one.

AI curation over real, live search

PoppaTrip doesn't invent places. When you enter a destination, the app runs live web searches for attractions, restaurants, and hotels, then hands the results to a Claude AI model along with the preferences you set in our 8-step wizard. The model picks and ranks what fits your style — pace, budget, vibe — and explains why each place made the cut.

Real venue photos, not stock images

Each place's photo is fetched from the web and matched to that specific venue, then stored so your itinerary loads fast. We never substitute a generic stock photo for a place we can't find a real image of — you either see the real venue or no photo at all.

Place data you can act on

Curated places carry a rating, a category, and — where available — opening hours, so you can tell at a glance whether something fits your day. Recommendations are AI-curated, not hand-visited, and we say so: verify details like hours and prices before you rely on them, the same way you would with any online guide.

A schedulable day-by-day plan

Once you've picked your favorites, PoppaTrip arranges them into a drag-and-drop day planner. Travel times between stops use real routing distances calculated with OSRM over OpenStreetMap data — not straight-line guesses — so your days are realistically paced.

What the $9.99 unlock includes

Planning and previewing your trip is free. A one-time $9.99 payment unlocks your complete itinerary: the full day-by-day plan, hotel matches, booking links and contacts for every stop, and a downloadable export. There's no subscription and no recurring charge.

If it doesn't work, you get your money back

If PoppaTrip can't generate your trip after payment, you get an automatic refund — no request needed. Full details are in our Refund Policy.

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