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How it works

Start with what you want to do.

Most travel apps start by asking what airport you're flying to. We ask what you actually want to do when you get there, then show you the places that match. There are four ways in, and the same engine sits under all of them.

The ten kinds of trip WhereTo starts from, from beaches and food to cities and wildlife
The Vibe Engine

The part that does the work.

The engine isn't a filter on a list of hotels. It's a scored map of what places are actually good at, built destination by destination.

12,000+ scored vibe matches Every destination in the engine, scored against every vibe it genuinely delivers.
1,000+ destinations Real places you can fly to and book, not a list of airports.
2.8 million+ words of destination and vibe writing Across 2,363 guides, one per travel style per region.
690+ distinct travel styles Grouped into 147 you actually pick from, across 24 collections.

Every guide behind those scores is researched from sources published in the last two years, and every destination is scored on the same six things: how distinctive the experience is there, how good it is, how much of it there is, how easy it is to reach, how reliable it is by season, and what it costs you.

Four ways in

Pick the one that matches what you already know.

Some people know nothing but the month they can travel. Some know the region. Some know the hotel. Some are trying to get six friends to agree on anything at all. Each of those is a different starting point, so each one gets its own way in.

All four end in the same place: real destinations, scored against your budget and the things you want to do, with flights and hotels priced and bookable.

WhereTo: Discover

Pick a few vacation types, like Beach & Water, Nature & Outdoors or Health & Wellness. Add your home airport, dates, budget and who's coming. We show you the vibes that fit what you've picked so far, and you choose what you want to do and experience. The Vibe Engine runs all of that against 12,000+ vibes across 1,000+ destinations worldwide and hands you a ranked, priced shortlist of places, not airports. You start with a mood and end with a destination.

WhereTo: Explore

For when you know the general area. Say you're thinking Europe, The Mediterranean; we show you the vibes that region offers, you pick yours, and the engine finds and scores the destinations that match your trip. The results come back ranked on your input, and we show you the math.

WhereTo: Direct

For when you already know. Type in where, when and what you want to spend, then go straight to flights and hotels. No detours.

Wander Together

For the group chat that never decides anything. Everyone sets their own budget and their own vibes. The app finds where you all overlap and shows those destinations, scored for the group. Everyone votes in real time to narrow it down and pick the one. From there, one person can pay for the whole trip (think family vacation), or each traveler can pay their own way (think long weekend in the Caribbean with the girls). All in the app, all in real time. No spreadsheet. No mess.

What the engine weighs

Why a place ends up on your list.

A place has to clear the practical things before the fun ones count for anything.

1

Can you afford the whole trip

Flight and hotel together, against the budget you set, from your own departure airport.

2

Can you actually get there

Real routes and real connections from where you are, in the dates you gave us.

3

Is it any good right then

Season, weather and what's open. A place can be the right answer in April and the wrong one in August.

4

Does it match your vibes

Scored against what you picked, not against what a hotel paid to promote.

What you pick from

Twenty-four collections of things to do.

This is the picker, not a tag cloud. Every collection opens into the travel styles underneath it, and each of those is scored against real destinations.

Cities, Landmarks & Neighborhoods
Cities, Landmarks & Neighborhoods
Shopping & Markets
Shopping & Markets
History, Castles & Old Towns
History, Castles & Old Towns
Local Culture, Museums & Art
Local Culture, Museums & Art
Sacred & Religious Heritage
Sacred & Religious Heritage
Beaches, Coasts & Islands
Beaches, Coasts & Islands
Lakes, Rivers & Waterfalls
Lakes, Rivers & Waterfalls
Boating & Water Adventures
Boating & Water Adventures
Fishing & Marine Wildlife
Fishing & Marine Wildlife
Diving, Snorkeling & Surfing
Diving, Snorkeling & Surfing
Mountains, Scenic Landscapes & Seasons
Mountains, Scenic Landscapes & Seasons
Parks, Wilderness & Natural Wonders
Parks, Wilderness & Natural Wonders
Wildlife & Safaris
Wildlife & Safaris
Local Food & Culinary Culture
Local Food & Culinary Culture
World Cuisine
World Cuisine
Wine, Beer, Spirits & Cafe Culture
Wine, Beer, Spirits & Cafe Culture
Resorts, Romance & Luxury
Resorts, Romance & Luxury
Hiking, Trekking & Cycling
Hiking, Trekking & Cycling
Adventure & Winter Sports
Adventure & Winter Sports
Nightlife, Music & Festivals
Nightlife, Music & Festivals
Shows, Sports & Casinos
Shows, Sports & Casinos
Family Trips & Theme Parks
Family Trips & Theme Parks
Hot Springs, Onsen & Thermal Baths
Hot Springs, Onsen & Thermal Baths
Relax, Spa & Yoga
Relax, Spa & Yoga

Same collections, same photos as the app.

Where booking happens

The website tells you. The app takes you there.

This site explains what WhereTo does. Actually starting a trip, entering your inputs, getting recommendations, saving and comparing destinations, voting as a group, and booking flights and hotels, all happens inside the WhereTo app. Cost estimates you see are always labeled as estimates; live pricing and the actual booking are handled by our booking partners, clearly identified every step of the way.

WhereTo is a mobile app for iOS & Android. WhereTo plans trips that depart from US airports, to destinations worldwide. The website is for discovery only and doesn’t support booking.