TechCrunch Startup News Boop’s new app turns social recommendations into bookable itineraries
Nov 19, 2025
Boop's innovative app transforms travel planning by offering itineraries crafted by real travelers, not just AI. Founder Nancy Lee Smith shares how her need for easy trip sharing sparked the idea. The app aims to alleviate the emotional labor of planning, especially for women. It passively collects trip data, enabling users to personalize shared itineraries with AI. With a focus on privacy, Boop also provides contextual recommendations while traveling, and creators can monetize their itineraries through affiliate partnerships.
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Real Trips Become Shareable Itineraries
- Boop converts real people's trips into shareable, customizable itineraries using background location and photo metadata.
- This social-first approach contrasts with generic AI plans by leveraging trusted, tested recommendations.
Founder Story: Built From Personal Frustration
- Founder Nancy Lee Smith created Boop after struggling to remember and share her own travel recommendations efficiently.
- She aimed to reduce the emotional and logistical labor of planning, especially often borne by women.
Let The App Capture Trips Automatically
- Allow the app to record your trip in the background so it auto-generates a detailed, shoppable itinerary from your stops and photos.
- Then copy a friend's itinerary and personalize it with one tap via chat AI to make it your own quickly.