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Setup Guide: Get Your Trip Unlocked

Your Digital Travel Ecosystem Setup Guide

Welcome to your personalized digital travel experience! Whether you purchased our blank-canvas WanderPlan Master Planner or one of our fully-curated Destination Itineraries, your app is designed to keep everything perfectly organized and securely stored right on your device.

The best part? All of our products are Offline-First. Once you load your app, you can access your itinerary, budgets, and vital info even when you're on airplane mode or exploring a city with no Wi-Fi!
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πŸ”“ STEP 1: Unlock Your Purchase

To access your digital product, you will use your unique Etsy Order Number. This code acts as your license key and allows you to use your planner on up to 4 devices (laptops, tablets, or phones).

πŸŽ₯ [Future Video Tutorial: How to find your Etsy code and log in]

πŸ“± STEP 2: Install the App on Your Phone

To get the full "App" experience and ensure your trip data works completely offline while you are walking around a new city, you need to save it to your phone's Home Screen. Do this after you have unlocked your trip!

🍎 For Apple (iOS) Users:

  1. Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad. (Note: This must be done in Safari, not Chrome or the Etsy app).
  2. Tap the Share icon at the bottom of the screen (the square with an arrow pointing up).
  3. Scroll down the menu and tap "Add to Home Screen".
  4. Tap "Add" in the top right corner.
  5. An app icon will now appear on your phone! Close your browser and open the app directly from your home screen.

πŸ€– For Android Users:

  1. Open Chrome and navigate to your planner.
  2. Tap the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
  3. Tap "Add to Home screen" and follow the prompt.
πŸŽ₯ [Future Video Tutorial: How to save to Home Screen on iOS/Android]

πŸ’» STEP 3: Using Multiple Devices (Laptops & Phones)

Because your purchase grants you 4 device unlocks, you can absolutely open ANY of our Destination Guides or the WanderPlan Planner on your laptop, iPad, and phone simultaneously! However, because we prioritize your privacy and offline access, your data is stored locally on the specific device you use.

Here is how to get the most out of using multiple devices:

For Destination Itineraries:
Feel free to open the guide on your laptop to comfortably read through the daily plans and explore the map links on a big screen. However, because your personal notes, journal photos, and budgets save locally, we highly recommend using your phone as your primary device for logging your expenses and memories on the go!
For The WanderPlan Master Planner:
If you are building a massive custom itinerary from scratch using our WanderPlan tool, you can build it on your laptop and transfer it to your phone using our manual sync feature:
  1. On your computer, open WanderPlan and go to the "Sync, Save & Reset" section on the Home tab.
  2. Click "Download Backup" to save a tiny file.
  3. Email, AirDrop, or message that file to your phone.
  4. Open WanderPlan on your phone, go to the same section, click "πŸ“‚ Restore Backup", and select the file!
⚠️ Important Warning: Do not clear your phone's Safari or Chrome browser cache/history during your trip! Doing so will wipe out your saved budget and photo journal.

πŸ“¦ BONUS: Turn a Destination Guide into a WanderPlan Trip Combo Feature

Own both a Destination Itinerary and the WanderPlan Master Planner? You don't have to retype anything. Every destination guide now has a one-click bridge straight into WanderPlan:

  1. Open your Destination Itinerary and look for the floating "πŸ“¦ Export to WanderPlan" button in the bottom-right corner.
  2. Tap it β€” it downloads a small file with that guide's day-by-day plan, budget estimates, and food/souvenir checklists already filled in.
  3. Open WanderPlan, go to My Trips, and tap "Import Trip Pack". Choose the file you just downloaded.
  4. A brand-new trip appears in WanderPlan, pre-loaded and ready to customize β€” your other trips are never touched.
Don't have a destination guide yet? Grab one before your next trip and skip the blank page entirely.
πŸ›οΈ Shop Destination Itineraries on Etsy β†’

πŸ—ΊοΈ Navigating Your Features

Depending on which product you purchased, your app is packed with smart tools to make travel an absolute breeze. Look for the badges below to see what is included in your plan:

✈️ Master Planning Tools WanderPlan Only

Build your trip from scratch. Drag & drop packing lists, manage group to-do tasks, plan your daily outfits, and use the automatic "Settle Up" math feature for group trips.

🧳 Multiple Trips, One Planner WanderPlan Only

Use "My Trips" to plan more than one adventure without losing your work β€” start next year's trip while you're still finishing this year's. Everything saves separately, right on your device.

πŸ“ Document Vault WanderPlan Only

Store the official paperwork β€” passport scans, visas, insurance policies β€” right alongside your plan. Accepts both images and PDFs, so your documents travel with you offline.

πŸŽ“ Guided Tour & Tips WanderPlan Only

First time opening WanderPlan? A quick walkthrough points out where everything lives. Revisit it anytime from the Tips & Tricks page, which also covers shortcuts you might miss otherwise.

πŸ“¦ Trip Pack Import Combo Feature

Export any Destination Itinerary's day-by-day plan, budget, and checklists with one tap, then import it straight into WanderPlan as a ready-made trip. See the Bonus section above for the full walkthrough.

πŸ“ Curated Itineraries Destination Guides

Follow our expertly crafted daily schedules. Tap the "Quick Navigation Pins" to instantly open landmarks and hidden gems directly in Google Maps for live turn-by-turn routing.

🏨 Exclusive Hotel Collections Destination Guides

Skip the endless research. Look for our "Curated Picks" boxes for direct Expedia affiliate links to the safest, most stylish, and best-located hotels for your specific journey.

βœ… Scavenger Hunts & SOS Destination Guides

Immerse yourself with interactive checklists for "Must-Try Local Foods" and authentic souvenirs, while keeping our cultural etiquette and emergency SOS numbers handy.

πŸ’° Smart Budget Tracker Included in Both

Log your daily expenses, utilize our live currency conversion dropdown, and track your total spending against your trip goal.

πŸ“Έ Offline Journal & Notes Included in Both

Upload boarding passes and photos right into the app (it automatically compresses images to save phone space!). Plus, use the daily text boxes to log auto-saving memories.

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