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January 2025

👥 Share Your Research: Collaborate and Share Your Travel Guides

We're excited to announce the launch of Share Research — a powerful new feature that lets you share your personalized travel guides with friends, family, and travel companions with just a few clicks.

Planning a trip with others? Now you can easily share your complete research guides, interactive maps, and podcast episodes with anyone — no account required for them to view your shared content.

🔗 How It Works

Step 1: Generate Your Guide

Create your trip and generate your personalized research guide as usual. Once your guide is ready, you'll see a new "Share" option available.

Step 2: Create a Share Link

Click the share button on any trip to generate a secure, private link. You can choose between view-only access or collaborative access, depending on whether you want others to be able to contribute.

Step 3: Share with Anyone

Send the link via email, text message, or any messaging app. Recipients can view your complete guide, interactive maps, and even listen to podcast episodes — all without needing to sign up for an account.

Step 4: Collaborate Together

With collaborative access, your travel companions can help plan by viewing and discussing your research. Everyone stays on the same page, literally.

✨ Key Features

🔒 Secure Private Links

Each share link is unique and secure. You control who has access, and you can revoke sharing at any time with a single click.

📧 Easy Email Invitations

Send invitations directly from TripCast via email. Recipients get a personalized message with a direct link to your shared guide.

🗺️ Full Access to Guides & Maps

Shared links provide full access to your research guides, interactive maps with all points of interest, and podcast episodes — everything your travel companions need to plan together.

👥 No Account Required

Recipients don't need to create an account or sign in to view your shared content. Just click the link and explore your guide.

🚀 Getting Started

Ready to share your trip research? It's simple:

Create a trip and generate your research guide
Click the "Share" button on your trip card or guide page
Choose your sharing preference (view-only or collaborative)
Generate a link or send email invitations directly
Start planning together!

Share Research makes trip planning a collaborative experience. Whether you're coordinating with family, planning with friends, or sharing recommendations with colleagues, everyone can access your personalized guides instantly.

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January 2025

🎧 Introducing Custom Podcasts: Turn Your Guide Into an Audio Guide

We're excited to announce the launch of Custom Podcasts — a powerful new feature that transforms your personalized guides into an engaging two-person audio guide perfect for listening on the go.

After generating your guides, you can now create a custom podcast that brings your trip recommendations to life through natural conversation. Each episode is tailored to your specific destinations, interests, and preferences.

🎙️ How It Works

Step 1: Generate Your Guide

Start by creating a trip and generating personalized guides. Our AI analyzes your destinations, dates, interests, and travel style to compile comprehensive recommendations.

Step 2: Review and Customize

Browse through your guide and hide any items you're not interested in. This is your chance to fine-tune your recommendations before creating the podcast.

Step 3: Create Your Podcast

Once you're happy with your guide, kick off podcast generation. The system automatically creates one episode per destination, featuring a conversational format between two hosts discussing your trip highlights.

Step 4: Listen and Enjoy

You'll receive an email when your podcast is ready. Listen directly in your browser or download episodes to take with you on your trip. Perfect for long flights, train rides, or exploring on foot.

✨ Key Features

👥 Two-Person Conversational Format

Each podcast features two hosts engaging in natural conversation about your destinations. This format makes the content more engaging and easier to follow than traditional single-voice narration.

🎯 Respects Your Preferences

Any items you hide in your guide are automatically excluded from the podcast. This ensures your audio guide only includes recommendations you're actually interested in exploring.

📍 One Episode Per Destination

For multi-stop trips, you get a dedicated episode for each destination. This makes it easy to focus on one location at a time and keeps episodes at a manageable length.

📱 Listen Anywhere

Access your podcast from any device with a web browser, or download episodes for offline listening. Perfect for travel situations where internet access might be limited.

🚀 Getting Started

Ready to create your first podcast? The process is simple:

Create a trip and generate your guide (or use existing guide)
Review your recommendations and hide any items you don't want included
Navigate to your trip's podcast page and click "Generate Podcast"
Wait for the email notification (usually takes a few minutes)
Start listening and planning your adventure!

🎧 Want to Hear It First?

Check out our sample podcasts to experience the format before creating your own. We've created a full series for a Paris & Prague adventure that showcases all the features.

Listen to Sample Podcasts →

Custom Podcasts represent a major step forward in making travel planning more accessible and enjoyable. Whether you're a visual learner who prefers maps and guides, or someone who loves to listen while exploring, MyTripCast now has you covered.

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November 9, 2025

✈️ Tripcast Version 1 Is Live — Your Personal Travel Guide Companion Has Arrived

After months of design, testing, and iteration, we're thrilled to announce the launch of Tripcast Version 1 — the first public release of our intelligent travel-planning and guide platform.

Tripcast transforms how you plan and explore your next adventure. Whether you're mapping out a weekend getaway or a multi-city European journey, Tripcast helps you move beyond endless browser tabs and scattered notes into a single, immersive experience.

🌍 What's Inside Version 1

✅ Create Multi-Stop Trips

Easily build trips with multiple destinations — from quick stopovers to long stays. Organize your itinerary the way you actually travel, not the way spreadsheets think you should.

🎯 Add Your Special Interests

Tell Tripcast what matters to you — food, history, design, hiking, local markets, or hidden art scenes. The app personalizes guides around your specific interests so you discover the kind of experiences you'd never find in a generic travel guide.

🧭 Generate Rich, Curated Guides

With one click, Tripcast compiles high-quality insights and recommendations drawn from trusted travel sources. Each trip becomes a personalized guide — full of things to do, see, and taste — all matched to your interests and pace.

🗺️ Explore with an Interactive Map

Every place from your guide is automatically plotted on a beautiful, dynamic map. Zoom in, filter by category, and visualize your route from one stop to the next. It's the perfect blend of travel magazine and interactive atlas.

💡 Why We Built It

Tripcast was born from a simple idea: travel planning should feel inspiring, not overwhelming.

Most travelers spend hours combing through blogs, review sites, and maps — only to end up with a mess of screenshots and half-remembered bookmarks. We built Tripcast to change that.

Now, your guides live in one place — smart, visual, and built around you.

🚀 What's Next

This is just the beginning. Version 1 lays the foundation for features already in development — including personalized audio guides, collaborative trip sharing, AI-assisted refinements, and smart calendar integration.

If you've been waiting to try Tripcast, there's never been a better time.

Start planning your next trip today — and see where Tripcast takes you.

👉 Create Your First Trip

More travel insights and updates coming soon!