Steal the Best Trips From Real Travelers With This Genius Travel App

Planning a trip can feel like a full-time job. Endless browser tabs, mountains of reviews, and group chats filled with “Where should we eat?” or “Which hotel is best?” — it’s exhausting. That’s where Nancy Li Smith, founder of the AI travel app Boop, comes in. Her app lets you literally copy your friends’ trips — and turn them into personalized adventures of your own.

“I spent a decade building virtual worlds — augmented reality, the metaverse — and the irony is, the deeper I went into simulated reality, the more I craved the real thing,” Nancy says. That craving inspired Boop, an AI travel planner designed to make travel smarter, easier, and actually fun.

How It Works

Instead of scrolling through endless blogs or trying to remember your friends’ recommendations, Boop lets you see exactly where your friends went. “Your friend went to Tulum for her birthday? You can see her hotel, the cenote tour, the mezcal bar, every stop. And in one tap, you remix it to fit your budget and your group,” Nancy explains.

Boop’s AI learns your “travel DNA” — your pace, comfort zone, and personal taste — so the itinerary you steal is automatically tailored to you. No more research paralysis, no more second-guessing.

Discover Hidden Gems

The app isn’t just about efficiency; it’s about adventure. Nancy’s inspiration came on her honeymoon in Venice, when she stumbled upon a quiet square and a tiny restaurant tucked away from the crowds. “I don’t even know the name of this square. I’ll probably never find it again,” she recalls.

Boop captures these moments by turning real trips into structured, shareable itineraries. That means you can find hidden cafés, rooftop bars, and secret corners your friends discovered, without the trial and error.

Your Travel Taste Has Value

Boop also celebrates the people who do all the heavy lifting in friend groups — the planners. “Every friend group has a version of me — the one who does all the research, builds the spreadsheet, answers a hundred ‘what should I pack?’ questions. Almost always, that person is a woman. And all that expertise just evaporates,” Nancy says.

Through the Travel Taste Economy, those curated itineraries become shareable, remixable, and even monetizable. “Your travel taste is an asset. The trips you plan, the places you discover, the itineraries you curate? That’s not just a group chat contribution. It’s intellectual property,” she explains.

Why AI + Friends = Travel Gold

Boop combines AI with social trust. Early tastemakers sharing trips across Europe, from Portofino to Monaco, have inspired thousands of users to plan their own adventures based on real experiences. Some platforms have shown that people are willing to trust others’ spaces and recommendations when making decisions. “Boop is proving strangers will travel in each other’s footsteps — and the women who build those footsteps should finally get paid for it,” Nancy says.

Plan Smarter, Travel Better

The app even comes with a playful AI companion, the Boop Bear, who acts like a local best friend guiding you to hidden gems, restaurants, and experiences tailored to your style. “I want every woman who opens Boop to feel like she just got a text from her most well-traveled friend saying, ‘Here — steal my trip,’” Nancy says.

With Boop, travel planning goes from overwhelming to effortless. Personalized recommendations, social discovery, and hidden adventures are all just a tap away.

To start planning your next adventure, you can explore and download Boop here.

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