Hey Product Hunt!
I'm Yas, the solo founder behind Semita.
A while back I was planning a trip and realised I had 14 browser tabs open Google Maps, TripAdvisor, Reddit threads, a half-finished Notes app itinerary, and still no idea if my plan actually made sense day-to-day.
That frustration is why I built Semita. Tell it where you're going, your vibe and budget, and it generates a full day-by-day itinerary in mins. You can edit it, save it, share it, and even export it as a PDF.
how does the hidden gems mode actually work under the hood, is it pulling from a curated list or something more dynamic?
@arasyaka31982 Hey Aras! Great question! Hidden Gems mode prompts our AI to think like a well-travelled local rather than a guidebook — actively deprioritising the usual tourist spots. It draws from Claude by Anthropic’s training data rather than live local sources, which means accuracy varies by destination. Honestly no AI planner today pulls from truly real-time local sources — we just try to be transparent about it. Would love to hear what you think if you give it a try!
How does the hidden gems mode actually work behind the scenes, and does it pull from a fixed database or generate suggestions fresh each time?
@beyzaokhan Hey Beyza, great question! it works by instructing AI to prioritise local, lesser-known places over popular tourist spots when generating your itinerary. There is no fixed database, so its fresh each time. The suggestions are unique to your destination, travel style and dates. Think of it as telling the AI to think like a well-travelled local rather than a guidebook.
Easy to use and helpful in how it maps things out for you, I wonder if you could use a social chatbox? I know you have the community section but can you also chat with individual people?
@isaac_tedescho Thank you so much, really glad it feels intuitive! 😊 The social chatbox idea is something we've thought about — being able to connect with fellow travellers planning similar trips would be really cool. For now the Community Notes section lets everyone share tips and experiences, but one-on-one messaging between travellers is definitely on the radar for a future update. Would love to know more about how you'd use it — would it be more for trip collaboration or just general travel chat?
@sara_razzaque Great question! Right now collaboration works through shareable trip links — generate your itinerary, share it via WhatsApp or email, and everyone in your group can view the full plan on any device without needing an account. True real-time collaborative editing where multiple people can suggest and edit together is on our roadmap as a next step. Would that kind of feature be useful for your group trips?
The hidden gems mode actually pulled up spots I hadn't seen on any other planner, which was a nice surprise. Day-by-day layout is clean and the PDF export saved me a lot of formatting hassle.
@znursemq thank you Oznur, I am glad to hear you liked it, anything else that you thought could have been better?
Love how it spits out a full itinerary that fast, and the hidden gems mode is a nice touch. One thing that would make it way more useful for me: let me link up my existing Google Calendar so it can block out the times I already have stuff planned and avoid suggesting activities during those slots.
@budakcnuri97568 Thank you Nuri, oh that would be good, thank you for letting me know! Did you find the format easy to follow or anything else you thought could have been done better?