Group travel

One tool for the whole trip — and the whole group.

The diver, the foodie and the one who just wants a hammock — everyone adds what they want, the plan comes together, and it all runs on the trip.

Free for everyone · Join by link · App optional

IMG · 5:4A group of 5–6 friends together on a trip — candid and happy. Warm, real, not stock-stiff.

This is your group chat, isn’t it?

“Syncing up everyone’s schedules… it is a true PAIN!”
— Marten, Netherlands
“You book the Airbnb on your card, think you’re a hero, then spend three weeks sending ‘just checking…’ messages while everyone leaves you on read.”
— Ryan, United Kingdom
“It’s a sophisticated version of my spreadsheet — it eliminates a lot of the manual work.”
— Jacquie, interview

Replaces your whole group-trip stack.

Everything you juggle for one trip — now one tool.

Instead of

WhatsApp pollfinding dates
Google Sheetthe plan & budget
Docs / Notesthe itinerary
Maps saved pinsideas & places
ChatGPTsuggestions
Splitwise / Venmowho’s paid
10 booking tabsbookings
Shared-album chasephotos after

Just Manta

  • Find the dates
  • Build the plan & budget
  • Vote on the ideas
  • Book it your way
  • Track who’s paid
  • Run the trip live
  • Keep the photos

From the interviews — ~15 hours across 7+ tools for one group trip.

Not a group chat. A trip.

IMG · collect
1Collect
Everyone drops their dates, budget and must-dos in one link.
IMG · vote
2Decide
Vote on the rest. Manta suggests, you prune, the group picks.
IMG · plan
3Plan
It all lands in one place everyone can see.
IMG · today
4Go
The plan runs live on everyone’s phone during the trip.

The #1 group-trip pain

When can everyone go? Solved.

Everyone marks when they’re free from the same link. Manta shows the days that work — and asks “still in?” before anything locks.

IMG · 4:3An availability grid: names down the left, dates across the top, each cell free / maybe / busy, the best-overlap column highlighted.
IMG · 4:3A clean day-by-day plan: day rows with activities, a price-per-person on each line, small headcount tags.

The plan everyone can see.

A living, day-by-day plan with who’s coming, what’s booked and the cost per person on every line — shaped by the whole group.

Some plan it. Everyone sees it.

Whoever’s coming can add ideas and vote. Friends and family who just want to show up get a clean “here’s the plan.” Nobody needs a spreadsheet.

IMG · 4:3A member list with roles next to each person: Organizer / Edit / Suggest / View-only.
IMG · 4:3A “who’s in / who’s paid” list: names with status tags like Paid, Nudge sent, Deciding. A tracker, not a checkout.

No more 11pm nagging

See who’s paid. Skip the nagging.

A live list of who’s in and who’s paid, with gentle reminders sent for you. Everyone pays their own way — Manta never holds your money.

During the trip

Plans change. Manta keeps up.

On the trip, Manta finds the alternative, sorts the rebooking and tells the group — so a closure, a downpour or a no-show doesn’t derail the day.

IMG · 9:16 (phone)A phone “Today” screen: one item struck through (“kayak tour — cancelled”) with a suggested alternative + rebook button.

Not just friends’ trips.

Manta works for any group — see the examples for yours.

A groupFamilyTwo of usSolo

Switching tailors the examples on this page to your kind of trip.

Free. And on your side.

Free for everyone

No per-seat pricing, no paywall for your friends.

Your money stays yours

Book with your own accounts, keep your points. We never hold money.

No ads, no placement

Recommendations from real travelers, never who paid.

Private by default

Only your group sees the trip. Roles per person.

Plan in minutes, not weekends.

Group trips used to eat ~15 hours across a chat, a spreadsheet and seven tabs. Now it’s one link.

Fair questions.

Do my friends need to sign up?

No. One link, any browser — add ideas, vote, mark dates. The app is optional.

How does money work?

Everyone pays their own way with their own accounts. Manta tracks who’s in and who’s paid and never holds your money.

Who can change the plan?

Roles per person — Organizer, Edit, Suggest or View-only. You decide who can do what.

Does it work for families or solo too?

Yes — switch the audience and the whole page tailors to your kind of trip.

Start the trip. We’ll chase the rest.

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Free for everyone · join by link · app optional

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