Checklists
Packing lists, travel documents and things to do before you go, ticked off by everyone on the trip, one box per person where it matters.
Updated October 18, 2026
A trip can have checklists: what to pack, which documents everyone needs, what to do before you leave. They're in Reference at the bottom of the trip page, and in the PDF booklet as tick boxes.
Ticking things off
On the trip page, under Reference → Checklists, click a box to tick it; click again to untick. Anyone who can comment on the trip can tick; viewers see the ticks but can't change them.
Some items are for each person, such as a passport: they show one box per traveller ("Passport — ☑ James ☐ Regan"), and the item counts as done once everyone has ticked theirs. Other items are done once for the whole group, such as plug adapters.
From two weeks before the trip until it ends, Needs attention in the Overview counts the boxes still empty on Documents checklists, such as "3 documents not ticked".
Making a checklist
You need editor access.
- Click Edit trip and go to Checklists at the bottom.
- Either pick one under Start from a template and click Add it, or click New checklist.
- Give it a title and a kind (Packing, Documents, Before you go or Other), and fill in the items. Tick Each person for things every traveller does themselves.
- Click Save. Save again to get more empty rows; tick Remove to take an item off.
The templates are a starting point:
| Template | For |
|---|---|
| International trip | Passports, visas or ETIAS, insurance, cards, phone plans and adapters |
| Rail trip | Passes, seat reservations, tickets and checking for strikes |
| Road trip | The car, licences, tolls and offline maps |
| Packing basics | Medicines, chargers, shoes, rain gear and the other easy-to-forget things |
Change any template list as you like once it's added. Delete this checklist at the bottom of its page removes it and its ticks.
Problems
| Problem | What to do |
|---|---|
| No box for someone on an "each person" item | They're not on the trip's travellers list. An editor adds them on Edit trip. |
| Clicking a box does nothing | You can read the trip but not comment on it. Ask an editor to make you a commentor. |
| No Checklists section on the trip page | The trip has none yet. An editor adds one on Edit trip. |
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