How Boop Makes Travel Planning Effortless, Social, And Actually Fun

How Boop Aims To Make Travel Planning Effortless, Social, And Fun

Planning a trip should feel exciting — but for many travelers, it quickly becomes overwhelming. Endless searching, dozens of tabs open at once, and frantic texts to friends asking for recommendations often turn a vacation into stress. That’s exactly what Nancy Li Smith, founder of Boop, set out to fix.

Boop is an AI-powered travel platform that combines social recommendations, hyper-personalized intelligence, and social-first planning to make trips effortless, inspired, and potentially financially rewarding. “The magic is in the social trust and the way Boop makes it effortless for friends to capture and share their trips,” Nancy explains. “There’s nothing like that on the market right now.”

Copy, Customize, And Remix Trips

One of Boop’s standout features is one-tap trip copying. Instead of starting from scratch, users can duplicate a friend’s entire itinerary — including hotels, restaurants, neighborhood gems, and personal notes — and remix it to fit their style. “It’s like copying a curated playlist,” Nancy says. “Your coolest friend’s travel spreadsheet, but instantly ready to use. No more screenshot folders or ‘send me your recs’ texts.”

And it’s not just about convenience: Boop prioritizes social trust over influencer overload. Recommendations come from people you know and admire — your college roommate who lived abroad, your adventurous coworker, or that friend with impeccable taste. “Trust is everything in travel,” Nancy says. “You’re not gambling on random platform reviews or generic lists. You’re building on recommendations from people whose taste you respect.”

AI That Understands You

Boop’s AI learns your “travel DNA” — the hotels you like, dining preferences, pace, budget, and favorite neighborhoods — so recommendations feel deeply personal. “Think of it as your smartest, most well-traveled friend who’s always available,” Nancy explains. Whether you want a cocktail bar with great people-watching or an authentic, affordable pasta spot, Boop knows where to send you. “It handles the invisible work — the filtering, comparing, cross-checking — so you don’t spend your vacation doing the job of a travel concierge,” she adds.

Trips That Keep On Giving

Boop also captures experiences in real time. As you explore, it organizes your stops, photos, and notes into shareable itineraries for friends, amplifying your memories and inspiration. According to the company, one beta user copied a friend’s “Paris for Food Lovers” itinerary but customized it for her gluten-free diet. Boop automatically swapped bakeries for gluten-free patisseries and bistros for celiac-friendly options while preserving the same neighborhood flow. “It felt like traveling with a local friend who understood both her restrictions and her desire for real Parisian experiences,” Nancy says.

Boop also has a long-term vision for monetizing shared knowledge. “Our goal is to create a group of ‘Travel Millionaires ’ —travelers rich in experience, taste, and wanderlust — whose knowledge can become a sustainable income stream,” Nancy explains. “You don’t need a massive audience to earn. You just need great taste and a desire to share it.”

An Invite-Only Community

Boop is currently invite-only, a deliberate choice to shape a community of passionate travelers and early adopters. “Because Boop is built on social trust, it’s important that early itineraries and recommendations come from travelers who care about quality,” Nancy says. Early users get insider access and influence the product as it grows, helping set the tone and culture of the platform.

From Virtual Worlds Ao Real-Life Travel

Nancy’s technical background makes Boop truly unique. After years of contributing to cutting-edge immersive technologies and advanced computing systems, she pivoted to enhancing real-world experiences. “Rather than using AI to simulate reality, I wanted to use it to make human experiences richer, more meaningful, and more connected,” she says. Boop is the realization of that vision — an app that merges AI, social trust, and human taste to make travel spontaneous, personalized, and social.

At its core, Boop is about reducing planning paralysis, saving time, and keeping the magic in travel. “We want every user to feel excited and empowered when they open the app,” Nancy says. “No planning stress, no budget overwhelm — just the question, ‘Where do I want to go?’ and a beautiful, actionable starting point to make it happen.”

Whether you’re a meticulous planner or someone who thrives on spontaneity, Boop promises a new way to experience travel — one that feels social, personal, and easy.

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