{"id":12945,"date":"2023-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/?p=12945"},"modified":"2023-05-25T15:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T19:01:37","slug":"travel-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/travel-itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Travel Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/travel_itineraryc.jpeg\" alt=\"Woman sitting in a cafe and using a cell phone and laptop\" class=\"wp-image-12947\" width=\"511\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/travel_itineraryc.jpeg 511w, https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/travel_itineraryc-480x480.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 511px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Do you need help making a travel itinerary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/how-to-schedule-your-vacation-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">for a vacation<\/a> or business trip in the near future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you looking for some practical tips on how to track all your travel arrangements, connections, and reservations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a well-prepared travel itinerary makes it easy to keep track of time and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/importance-of-time-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">manage your schedule.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It provides you with a handy travel reference not only for yourself and your fellow travelers, but anyone else who is directly involved in your travel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/how-to-simplify-any-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"How to Simplify Any Schedule\">schedule arrangements.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, I offer a step-by-step process on how to make a simple travel itinerary by hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While travel itinerary apps abound in today&#8217;s busy digital world, there is still no substitute for creating a travel itinerary yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By carefully reviewing your itinerary items, one by one, you&#8217;ll become more familiar with your travel arrangements and schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use these simple steps to prepare pretty much any type of travel itinerary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use it to create an itinerary for your next vacation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/relaxing-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"4 Easy Ways to Have a Relaxing Weekend\">a short weekend excursion with friends<\/a>, a seven-day business trip, or a local school outing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an itinerary?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A travel itinerary is a document that contains travel information for a particular trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can think of a travel itinerary like a plan or a map for your future travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only does an itinerary describe where, when, and how you&#8217;ll travel, but it also includes key details and supporting information related to your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel itineraries commonly include such travel details as the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Basic Information&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Dates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Travel Arrangements<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Carriers, Companies, and Tour Operators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reservation Numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirmation Numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flight, Bus, Train, Cruise, and Ferry Numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rest areas or rest stops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Accommodation Arrangements&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Hostels, Campsites, and Bed and Breakfasts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reservation Numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirmation Numbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Meal Arrangements&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Restaurants, Dining Halls, Cafes, Catering Halls, Snack Bars, and Cafeterias<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seating arrangements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dietary offerings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voucher or meal ticket information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Social and Excursion Arrangements&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Companies, Organization, and Tour Operators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reservation and Confirmation Numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact Information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Contact Information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Landline Numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toll-free Numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile Numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fax Numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email Addresses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Website Addresses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical Addresses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mailing Addresses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Media Profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Emergency Contact Information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relationship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Company or organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical Address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Landline Number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile Number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email Address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Notes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Any necessary notes related to a trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Make a travel Itinerary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Making a trip itinerary requires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/time-management-tip-the-right-way-to-review-a-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Right Way to Review a Schedule\">careful scheduling<\/a> and organization skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s walk through each of the steps you&#8217;ll need to follow to create your trip itinerary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gather travel documents and related information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step in creating a travel itinerary is to gather all relevant information related to your upcoming trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll want to gather information as it relates to your travel dates and times, travel arrangements, accommodations, meal arrangements, social and excursion arrangements, and anything else you may consider as necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This information may be found in such items as booking confirmation emails and messages, purchased travel tickets,&nbsp; reservation and confirmation details and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, you may find it helpful to gather related brochures, pamphlets, and notes related to the above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a good idea to have your favorite web browser open and ready on your computer, tablet, or smart phone while you create your trip itinerary. You&#8217;ll use the browser to research or double-check information as necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open a blank document in a text editor or word processor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the purposes of this tutorial, you&#8217;re going to compose your travel itinerary in a text editor or word processor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using either of these two methods makes it simple to type, cut and paste, adjust, and move travel information quickly and easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s more, you can also copy and paste text from emails, web browsers, and other documents in a pinch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Type out the name of trip at the very top of your document, followed by the start and end dates of your travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you\u2019re planning your summer vacation you might write out, \u201cMy Summer Vacation Getaway, Tuesday July 12th &#8211; Sunday July 17th.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create Travel itinerary template sections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step is to create three separate sections in your itinerary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating these sections allows you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/17-ways-to-organize-your-thoughts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"17 Ways to Organize Your Thoughts\">easily organize<\/a> and locate information both now, and during your travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These sections also make it extremely easy for anyone else to read and understand your itinerary, even if they&#8217;re not traveling with you, or they&#8217;re following your trip from afar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go ahead and divide your document into the following three sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This area contains the \u201cat-a-glance\u201d information for your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This space is a perfect place to store general information and resources related to your travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can think of this section as the go-to-place for any general information you&#8217;ll need on your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What type of general information can you include in this section?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can include carrier and travel operator information, accommodation information, and contact information, for starters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to include information such as&nbsp;toll-free numbers, landline phone numbers, mobile phone numbers, fax numbers, websites, social media profiles, physical and mailing addresses in this section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates AND Times<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This area is where you will list out the different dates and times related to your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This section will include arrivals, departures, connections, travel routes, transportation hubs, reservation information, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This area is for any other information related to your trip that doesn\u2019t quite fall into the categories above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can include notes about travel arrangements, whom to ask for when you arrive at a destination, what to look out for upon your arrival, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Write down the dates of your trip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve created your three itinerary sections, you can move onto to jotting down the dates of your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write down the dates of your trip under the &#8220;Dates and Times&#8221; section of your itinerary one after another on separate lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jotting down the dates of your trip sets the framework for your travel itinerary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to include any other relevant dates, such as the day you leave your home or office, to the day you return to your home or office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From our example above, you\u2019d list out all of the days, in consecutive order, like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday July 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday July 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday July 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday July 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday July 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday July 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Layout each day of your trip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now it\u2019s time to start laying out the nuts and bolts your travel itinerary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to do this is to work your way through the itinerary one day at a time, one hour at a time, from morning until night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing so will allow you to \u201cvirtually travel\u201d through each stage of your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply work your way from one item to the next, gathering and consolidating all your gathered travel documents and information into the itinerary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you become confused, keep in mind you will always be doing one of two things on your trip. You will either be traveling or you will be at a destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does this play out in practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s say&nbsp;you\u2019ve booked your flights, car service, and hotel lodgings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily drop this information into the first day of your trip, and start putting together your itinerary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8 A.M.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Leave home for Local Airport via ABC car service. Car service reservation is #334XB1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10 A.M.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Flight 324 on Example Airlines leaves Local Airport for Tropical Island Airport. Flight seat number is 14C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 P.M.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Arrive at Tropical Island Airport and take ABC car service to Beach Hotel. Car service reservation is&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; #908WE3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3:30 P.M.&nbsp; Arrive at Beach Hotel. Hotel reservation is #C12129HHT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See how each of the travel itinerary items directly links to the next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to make sure each of your entries logically follows the entries immediately before and after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve created a daily itinerary entry, be sure to add any relevant information to the general information or notes section of your itinerary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the itinerary example above, you\u2019d probably want to include phone numbers, websites, and addresses in your general information for: Local Airport, ABC Car Service, Example Airlines, Tropical Island Airport, and Beach Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, you\u2019d probably want to add notes that correspond with your itinerary entries. For example, you might make a note to ask for the Assistant Manager at the Beach Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to repeat this process, step-by-step, for each day of your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proofread and double-check your travel itinerary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A travel itinerary is only as good as the information contained within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to double-check your travel itinerary work a few days later to make sure you have included everything you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even better still, have someone you trust review the document after your initial review. This is ensures there aren\u2019t any glaring errors or omissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Begin by confirming general information. For example, you\u2019ll want to make sure you have the correct name, address, and phone number for a hotel. Check each of your general information entries to make sure things are correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll then want to review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/schedule-calendar-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2023 Calendar: 40 Things to Schedule into Your Calendar\">specific dates and times<\/a> of your travel itinerary. Take care and slowly work through each line of your itinerary to make sure all of the information matches your original source documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should also check to see if all the information contained within makes logical sense. For example, do all arrivals have matching departures?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, it\u2019s time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/stay-organized-write-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"How to Stay Organized By Writing Yourself Notes\">confirm your notes<\/a>.&nbsp;Are all of your notes clear and understandable? If not, you may want to add more detail or clarify a few items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, do one final check to make sure all the items in the itinerary are clear and make sense to you. And there you have it&#8230; a completed travel itinerary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How about you? Have you ever prepared a travel itinerary? What do you think is important when it comes to preparing a travel itinerary? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image pinterest-hidden\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/how_to_make_travel_itinerary-683x1024.png\" alt=\"How to Make a Travel Itinerary\" class=\"wp-image-21005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/how_to_make_travel_itinerary-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/how_to_make_travel_itinerary-480x720.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 683px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you going on vacation or taking a business trip in the near future? Do you want a convenient way to keep track of all your travel arrangements, connections, and reservations? 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