Planning a trip often stalls before it starts, because every kind of vacation sounds good until you have to pick one. This wheel holds sixteen trip styles rather than specific places, so the result points you toward a kind of getaway, and you fill in the destination that fits your budget, dates and starting point.
When to use it
Couples and friends who keep circling between a lazy week by the water and an active week in the hills can let the wheel break the deadlock, then plan around the winner with no hard feelings.
Families with kids old enough to have opinions can give everyone a spin and use remove-the-winner mode, so each spin narrows the shortlist until one trip style is left standing.
Solo travelers with a few free days and no plan can use it as a nudge out of the door, especially the local option, which is a reminder that a good break does not need a long flight.
Ideas
- Budget first: before you spin, delete the styles you cannot afford this year, such as a cruise or a ski resort, so every result is a real option.
- Season check: in winter, weight Ski resort and Big city weekend by writing Ski resort*2; in summer, give Lake house and Camping trip the extra weight.
- Two-step plan: spin once for the trip style here, then make a second wheel with three or four actual towns or parks that match it and spin again.
Variations
- Make a weekend-only version with places within a few hours' drive, which is ideal for spur-of-the-moment trips.
- Swap trip styles for activities, such as kayaking, food tours, museums and stargazing, when the destination is already booked and you are planning the days.
- Save the wheel on your device and spin it every year to keep a running list of trips you have taken.
Tips
- Agree before spinning that the first result is the plan unless someone has a real reason, such as a work trip or a health issue, to rule it out.
- Check travel times and prices for the winning style before you get attached to it, and keep the second-place idea in reserve.
- Share the link with everyone who is coming, so they can see the options and add their own before the final spin.
Make it yours
Change any entry, weight or color above, or open a copy of this wheel to edit and share as your own. This page always keeps its original entries.