In short
Collect the places first, then plan. Pull every saved video, post, map pin and screenshot into one list per city, check that each one is a real place you can visit, and only then group them into days by area. Pingo does the collecting and the day-by-day plan for you: share a TikTok or Instagram post to Pingo, it finds the places and saves them to your Lists, and Plan with AI turns them into an itinerary.
| Where you saved it | What usually goes wrong | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| TikTok videos | The place name is only said out loud or shown for a second | Share the video to a tool that reads it, or screenshot the frame with the name |
| Instagram posts and Reels | The location tag is a city, not the actual spot | Check the caption and comments for the real name |
| Google Maps pins | Starred places pile up with no trip attached | Move the ones for this trip into one city list |
| Screenshots | They sink to the bottom of your camera roll | Make sure the name is readable, then import them in one go |
| Notes | Lists from friends with no locations | Paste them in and match each name to a real place |
Start with one list per city
The reason saves never turn into trips is that they live in five different apps. Before you think about days or routes, put everything for one destination in one place. A single list called "Lisbon" or "Rome weekend" beats ten saved folders.
Be generous at this stage. Add the bakery from a 10-second video, the viewpoint a friend mentioned, the restaurant from a screenshot. You'll cut later.
1Pull places out of videos and posts
Short videos often say the name once or show it on screen for a second. Captions and pinned comments usually spell it out. If you can't find a name, the video can't help your plan, so skip it.
In Pingo you don't have to do this by hand: tap Share in TikTok or Instagram and choose Pingo. It reads the video or post, finds the real places in it and saves them to your Lists.
2Batch your screenshots
Screenshots are the most common way people save places, and the easiest to lose. Go through your camera roll once per trip and pick the ones with a readable place name.
Pingo can read up to 6 screenshots at a time. Zoom in on small text before you take the screenshot, so the name is clear.
3Check that every place is real and open
A place you can't find on a map doesn't belong in the plan. Match each name to a real location, and check opening days for anything you really care about: museums and restaurants often close one day a week.
4Group places into days by area
The fastest way to waste a trip is crossing the city three times a day. Look at your list on a map and group nearby places into the same day. Put the one place you'd hate to miss early in the trip, in case plans change.
This is the step Plan with AI does for you. Create a trip with your city, dates, trip type and preferences, pick places from your Lists, and Pingo builds a day-by-day itinerary with recommended places, map context and an optimized route.
5Leave room in the plan
A good plan has two or three anchors a day, not ten. Leave gaps for the things you find on the way, and keep the last day light if you have a flight to catch. In Pingo you can write exactly that as a note ("keep the last day light") and the plan follows it.
From saved to sorted
Collect everything in one list, keep only real places, group them by area, and leave room to breathe. Do that once and your saves stop being a graveyard and start being a trip.
