Plan for · Family holidays
A family holiday plan not just in one head.
Flights, where you are staying, days out and every dinner, on everyone's phone, so the plan is not only in one person's head.
Pinned: the plan, ready to paste into the app
Free family holiday template
Fill in the brackets, or keep them and change the plan in the app later.
Beach week: [name] Saturday [date] [time] Flight [number] from [airport] [time] Car hire at [airport] 17:00 Check in at [villa or hotel] Sunday [date] 10:00 Beach at [place] 13:00 Lunch at [place] 16:00 Pool Monday [date] 09:30 Day trip to [place] · [who is going] 19:00 Dinner at [restaurant] Who is coming: [names]
City break: [name] Friday [date] [time] Train to [city] from [station] 15:00 Check in at [hotel] 18:00 Dinner at [restaurant] Saturday [date] 10:00 [Museum or sight] 13:00 Lunch at [place] 15:00 [Park or playground] 18:00 Dinner at [restaurant] Sunday [date] 11:00 Check out [time] Train home from [station] Who is coming: [names]
With grandparents: [name] Saturday [date] [time] Flight [number] from [airport] · everyone 17:00 Check in at [villa or hotel] Sunday [date] 10:00 Beach at [place] · [who is going] 10:00 Pool at the villa · [who is staying] 19:00 Dinner at [restaurant] · everyone Monday [date] 09:30 Day trip to [place] · [who is going] 12:00 Lunch in [town] · [who is staying] Who is coming: [names]
Then in the app: Make an itinerary, Start from the plan you have, and paste it in. It lays the days out for you to check.
How it goes
From the group chat to the photos afterwards.
Before
Copy the template, paste it into the app and check the days. Send one code, and everyone picks their name from your list.
On the day
Today shows what is on now, what is next and when to leave. Change a time and everybody is told.
After
Everyone's photos land on the activity they were taken at, so it reads back in order.
The holiday, in the family chat
Four questions you will get, and where the app answers each one.
SAT 06:15
DadWhat's the flight number again?
GrandmaAnd which terminal?
Flight number? It is in the plan.
The flight, the car hire and the villa each have their booking reference and tickets on them.
MON 08:40
Mayaare we going to the beach today
Leowhat time is the boat
What are we doing today?
Today shows what is on now, what is next and when to leave, on every phone in the family.
TUE 10:05
GrandadMy phone says no internet
GrandmaCan someone read me the plan?
No signal? Still there.
The plan is kept on every phone, so it opens abroad with data off.
SAT 21:30
MumCan everyone add their photos?
GrandmaI want the ones from the boat
Every photo, in its day.
The whole holiday reads back in order, with everyone's photos on the day they were taken.
Before you send the code
What to put in, so nobody has to ask.
- Flights, with their times and booking references
- The car hire, and where to pick it up
- Where you are staying, with the address
- Each day's plans, with a time and a place
- Who is going on each day out
- The flight home, so the app can say when to leave
Questions
Anything else: support@checktheapp.net
Is there a family holiday planner app?
Yes. Check The App keeps the holiday plan on everyone's phone, not just in one head. Paste this template in, send one code, and the whole family can see each day.
Do the children need an account?
No. Anyone can join with the code and pick their name. Nobody needs an account to join.
Does it work abroad without data?
Yes. The plan is kept on every phone. Changes arrive when the signal comes back.
Where do the booking references go?
On their activity: the flight, the car hire and the villa each hold their reference and tickets, there when you need them at the desk.
Can the grandparents stay behind for a day?
Yes. Put who is going on each day out, and each person's plan opens on their own day.
Can I use my own plan?
Yes. Paste in notes, an email or a PDF, and the app lays the days out for you to check.
What does it cost?
Nothing while we launch, for up to 30 people.
More plans like this
As they look in the app.
Plan the holiday once. The family checks the app.
Mayaare we going to the beach today
Check the app.