Travel Budget Planner
Know exactly what your trip costs — before and while you travel
A good travel budget is the difference between a trip you enjoy and a trip you worry through. Plan & Stay turns your trip money into a clear, living budget: what is planned, what is spent and what is left to spend.
Every purchase also includes our travel budget spreadsheet.
How to create a travel budget in Plan & Stay
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Set your trip money
Add your starting amount, any rollover from a previous trip and the income you are putting toward this one.
02
Assign it to categories
Spread it across fixed costs, day-to-day expenses, savings and payments. Your total budget builds itself as you go.
03
Track as you travel
Log expenses from your phone in seconds. Your left-to-spend figure, progress bars and budget status update instantly.
Everything your travel budget needs
One budget per trip
Give every trip its own budget with its own currency. Rollover money, starting income and trip income all roll into a single cash-available figure.
Fixed costs, handled
Flights, hotels and cruises sit in their own group with payment tracking, so you always know what is paid, partially paid or still due.
Left to spend, live
Log an expense in seconds and your remaining balance updates instantly. Green when you are on track, a clear warning before you go over.
Trip cost calculator
Estimate what a trip will cost before you commit — flights, stays, food and activities — then turn the estimate into a real budget.
Savings and payments
Set aside savings goals and track debt or payment plans alongside your trip money, so the full picture stays in one place.
Built for real trips
Split expenses with travel companions, log who paid and how, and keep the whole group on the same page from planning to the last day.
Prefer a spreadsheet?
Every Plan & Stay purchase includes our travel budget spreadsheet — the same category structure as the app, ready to fill in. When you are ready for live tracking, payment status and per-trip budgets on your phone, your membership picks up right where the spreadsheet leaves off.
Travel budget questions
How do I create a travel budget?
Start with the money you actually have for the trip, then assign it: fixed costs like flights and hotels first, daily spending money next, then savings and any payments. Plan & Stay guides you through each group and shows your left-to-spend figure the whole way.
Does Plan & Stay include a travel budget spreadsheet?
Yes — every purchase includes our travel budget spreadsheet, confirmed in your purchase confirmation. Members also get the full in-app budget planner with live expense tracking.
Can I budget in a different currency?
Yes. Each trip budget supports USD, CAD, GBP, EUR, AUD, JPY and MXN, and you can run budgets in different currencies across different trips.
What does Plan & Stay cost?
The core membership is $5.99 per month. Travel Advantage ($97 + $5.99/month) and Travel Advantage Plus ($147 + $5.99/month) add hotel savings access and extra member benefits.
Ready to budget your next trip?
Join Plan & Stay for $5.99 a month and get the full budget planner, plus the spreadsheet, trip organization, tasks, itinerary and more.
Get Plan & Stay — $5.99/mo