Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The Navigation Bar has an arrow that can be tapped to show or hide the Filter bar.

Remember that even if hidden, your selected Filters will remain, so if you're not seeing results you expect, check that the Filters are set properly.

Before Search, Filters can be either "on" (bright color) or "off" (black and white). Tap to turn them on or off, or long press to turn off everything except the filter you're pressing. (For example, if you only want to look for restaurants, long press the yellow restaurant filter and it will become the only selection.)

After a search, when results are returned, the Filters have 3 states: On (bright), Off (black and white), or Hidden (pale color). This shows you whether results are being shown, hidden, or not available.

Example 1: The Filter Bar with everything turned on. This could be pre-Search (you want to look for everything) or post-Search, viewing all the results.

Filters are an easy way to only find what you're looking for.

Tap the Filter arrow to hide or show the filters.

Tap a Filter button to turn it on or off.

Long press will turn all the other filters off.


Example 2: Results above being filtered to show only Sights and Activities, with results hidden for Hotels, Food, and Drink, and no Event results to view.

A pale color (shown in Example 2) indicates there are results, but they are being hidden. Tap the button to view.

Remember that your filters may hide results you were expecting to see.

Filters can be used in the Search, Results, Sort, Itinerary, and many other screens.

We only provide the Filter Bar when it's necessary. Certain screens use the filters, others don't need it.

You need to allow location access in your phone. Go to Settings, Apps, Permissions, and give TripSquee™ access to your location.

There are three ways to search. Start typing a location, such as "Paris" and autocomplete options will appear.

You can also use the "Current Location" button to search using your phone as the center of the radius.

Lastly, you can long press on the map and it will use that location.

That's the "Where am I?" button. If you press it, it will show your location in relation to the place or center of the radius, with a distance tooltip to give you a sense of how far away you are. It's very useful for gauging whether a spot is walkable or not.

To use it, you have to have allowed Location use in your phone's App Permissions settings.

We wish they could be, too! But getting this information and checking to make sure it's accurate costs money, and we like to think that if you're going to spend hundreds or thousands or tens of thousands of dollars on a great vacation, maybe a few pennies for a search to get great results and save you loads of time is worth it.

(We also offer a generous 20 searches introduction...and 5 free searches each month ongoing. So if you plan it well, you don't have to buy more unless you need to.)

TripSquee™ isn't just like any old search engine, it's dynamically matching you, your trip, your TripType™, and your Travel Preferences to what's actively available, and this takes time. Usually results come within 60 to 90 seconds but it can take even longer. We'd like to think that the time saved by not having to weed through inappropriate results makes up for this inconvenience, but we are trying to find ways to make the wait even shorter. And good to know, the ad that we serve doesn't delay your results at all, it plays while the query is running in the background. You can even get a cup of coffee and come back later.

The best way you can improve the results that TripSquee™ finds is by taking time to adjust your Travel Preferences. It's a bit time-consuming, we know, but it's the only way that TripSquee™ can understand who you are and what you're looking for. For example, if you don't like chain hotels, use the "exclude chains" option. That said, TripSquee™ isn't perfect and you may find there's a few "Dislikes" that slip into a search.

TripSquee™ offers easy, one-click access to all your favorite booking sites and a direct book option, so you can find the best deals, use your points, and so on. If you're a hotel chain and want to offer TripSquee™ users a discount for booking direct, contact us.

Sorting allows you to quickly and easily bookmark sites. No more scratching your head trying to remember what search keywords and filters you used, only to not be sure you found the right place again. Just click the "Thumbs Up" and it stays in your My Likes list. You can Dislike too, which helps TripSquee™ improve your future searches.

(You don't have to Sort if you don't want to. Use what parts of TripSquee™ make the most sense and we've designed it to not require all the bits and hassles.)

If you do opt to schedule (you don't have to), you'll benefit from the other built-in tools like itinerary generation, journals that pull in the events you've added to that day, and so on.

Some people may not need to create a trip. If you do, you'll get additional features like a packing list, weather details in the destination, and options to edit, move, or cancel it if your plans change. It's also a great way to keep track of where you've gone, and to remember those easy-to-forget places.

You'll find Transportation all in one easy-to-use spot under the Trips (airplane) icon, and from there you can add (top right) new transportation, or edit or delete existing ones. Transportation shows up as a small triangle in your calendars, so you know which days you've got a flight or bus or ferry...or elephant.

Jade is the TripSquee™ mascot, a blue macaw. She's one of the smartest birds on the planet (way smarter than an owl, for example!) and the logo is also a modified map pin. The Jade pull down menu is your "account" menu, with things like your Travel Preferences, your Settings, and so on.