How it works

Tell us where you're going. We tell you when a friend will be there too.

1. The magic loop

You add a trip"Paris, Jul 1 to 10"
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A friend adds theirs"Paris, Jul 5 to 12"
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Match!You both get pinged, on the site and by email

Neither of you had to ask. That's the point: the app catches the coincidence for you.

2. What counts as a match

Same city
Same region
Dates overlap
Strong match"You're both in Paris Jul 5 to 10!"
Near match"You're in Nice, they're in Cannes, same week"
No dates yet
Someday match"You both want to hit Tokyo"
Someday, nearby"You're both eyeing the Riviera"

Different region or non-overlapping dates: no match, no noise.

3. You control who sees each trip

Private

Invisible on your profile.

Friends browsing: ✗Matching: ✓
Friends

All your friends can see it.

Friends browsing: ✓Matching: ✓
Custom

Only the friends you pick.

Picked friends: ✓Matching: ✓

The twist: privacy never turns matching off. A Private trip still quietly checks for overlaps with people you're connected to; it just never appears on your profile. Strangers see nothing, ever: matching only kicks in once you've added someone (see below).

4. Your home city

You live in New YorkSet once, privacy levels apply
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Bob books NYCDec 20 to 28
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"Bob is coming to your town!"You both get pinged

5. Two ways to connect with friends

By email
You enter their email→Matches show up right away→They add you back→See each other's trips ✓
By invite link
You copy your link→They open it and sign up→Friends ✓

You don't wait around: the moment you add someone, you start seeing your travel matches with them, even before they tap back. They get nudged about the match too, which is the best reason to add you back. Adding back is what unlocks browsing each other's full trip lists. If they never respond, that one-way add quietly fades after a few weeks.

6. Ask your AI assistant

Connect onceCreate a token on your account page
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Just ask"Where are my friends going this spring?"
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It answers from your boardReal trips, real dates, no copy-paste

AreYouInTown speaks MCP, the standard AI assistants use to connect to apps — so Claude, ChatGPT and friends can read your trips, your matches and who’ll be in town, and even add a trip for you if you let them. Assistants see exactly what you see and nothing more, and one tap revokes access.

Try it: add your first tripSee it live →