Understanding Trip Changes and Travel Books
When you're part of a shared trip with travel buddies, any changes made to the trip can affect your Travel Book. This guide explains how this works and how to ensure your Travel Book looks exactly how you want it.
How trip changes affect your Travel Book
When either you or your travel buddies make changes to a shared trip, these changes can be reflected in your Travel Book if you are in the process of creating or editing one. Here's what might happen:
- Step changes: If someone edits step titles, locations, or step text in the trip, these changes will appear in your Travel Book.
- Photos: Newly added photos added to the trip will appear at the end of the relevant step in your book; removed photos will be removed from your book.
- Adding or removing steps: New steps added to the trip will be added to your book; deleted steps will be removed.
- Location changes: If someone changes the location of a step, this will update the maps and trip statistics in your book.
Best Practices for Travel Buddies
To avoid unexpected changes in your Travel Book:
1. Communicate with your travel buddies before making significant trip changes, especially if someone is in the process of creating a Travel Book.
2. Double check your entire Travel Book before ordering, particularly if you've received a notification about changes.
3. Make edits directly in the Travel Book editor rather than in the trip, if possible. Changes you make directly in the Travel Book editor won't affect other travel buddies' books.
4. Consider creating your Travel Book after the trip fully finalized by all travel buddies.
What to Do if You See the "Something has changed" Warning
If you see the above warning that changes have been made to your trip, please do the following:
1. Review your Travel Book carefully, paying special attention to:
- Step titles & step text
- Photo selection & order
- Map & location data
2. Make any necessary adjustments directly in the Travel Book editor.
3. If you're unsure about what changes, reach out to your travel buddies to coordinate.
Changes in your Travel Book vs Your Trip
It's important to understand the difference between editing your trip and editing your Travel Book:
- Changes made to your Travel Book stay in your Travel Book only. These changes will not impact the original trip or any Travel Books that other travel buddies may be creating.
- Changes made to the trip such as adding photos, editing step titles, or changing locations, will affect all Travel Books that are in progress.
Need more help?
If you have additional questions about the Travel Books or shared trips, please contact our support team.