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Product Updates

Discover the latest features, enhancements, and improvements to your travel planning experience.

v1.8.0
Latest Release
July 29, 2026

Audit Fixes, Guest Bug Reports, Spatial Scroll

A full audit pass: header nav items are now icon-only with tooltips, charts and maps use brand teal instead of hardcoded hexes, guests can attach screenshots to bug reports, bug-only submissions work via the deep-link, and the landing page gets hero text reveals, step entrance animations, and bento image parallax for a more spatial scroll experience.

Icon-Only Header Nav
Guest Bug Screenshots
Bug-Only Submission
Spatial Scroll Animations
Brand-Aligned Chart Colors
Bug Screenshot Path Storage
UI & Experience

Icon-Only Header Nav

Pricing, Feedback, and What’s New are now icon-only buttons with hover tooltips, freeing space around the logo. Mobile dropdown menu still shows full text labels.

UI & Experience

Spatial Scroll Animations

The landing page gains a clip-path hero text reveal, per-step entrance animations for the How It Works timeline, bento image parallax, and heading parallax on the closing CTA. All CSS scroll-driven, all reduced-motion aware.

Feature

Guest Bug Screenshots

Guests can now attach screenshots to bug reports. The upload API accepts a client-generated guest ID with IP-based rate limiting, and the screenshot is stored with a 24-hour signed URL.

Fix

Bug-Only Submission

When arriving via the Report a Bug button, the feedback form now accepts just the Bugs section without requiring sections 1 and 2 to be filled.

Fix

Bug Screenshot Path Storage

The screenshot file path was collected in the form but never written to the database. Added the bug_screenshot_path column to the feedback table and wired it through the schema and service.

UI & Experience

Brand-Aligned Chart and Map Colors

BudgetTracker, CostBreakdownPanel, MapPanel, and MultiCityRouteMap now use brand teal and CSS variables instead of hardcoded hexes. Profile DNA export uses a brand teal-to-coral gradient instead of the generic AI-purple.

Fix

Result View Redirect Fix

Moved the Result-to-Landing redirect from a render-time side effect into a useEffect, fixing a React anti-pattern that could cause infinite re-render loops.

Fix

Error Page Shows Error ID

The error page now displays the error digest so users can reference it when reporting bugs.

Fix

Pricing Page Clarity

The pricing page now clarifies Guest (no account needed) vs Free (sign up free) with subtitles under each card title.

Fix

Help FAQ Correction

Corrected the quiz description in the Help FAQ from an incorrect 8-step reference to the actual 6-question profile with a 13-question Pro advanced profile.

Fix

GenerationView Syntax Fix

Fixed a stray prefix on the first line of GenerationView.tsx that broke TypeScript compilation.

v1.7.0
July 29, 2026

Spatial Landing and Bug Report FAB

The landing page now moves with you: scroll-driven parallax depth on the hero, a progress bar that fills as you read, and a timeline rail that draws itself as you scroll. A floating Report a Bug button is now visible on every page.

Scroll Progress Bar
Hero Parallax Depth
Timeline Progress Rail
CTA Background Parallax
Floating Bug Report Button
UI & Experience

Scroll Progress Bar

A thin teal line at the top of the landing fills as you scroll, giving a sense of how much content remains. Uses CSS scroll-driven animations that bind to the nested scroll container automatically.

UI & Experience

Hero Parallax Depth

The hero background image now moves at a slower rate than the foreground text, creating spatial separation. The text also drifts upward slightly as the hero exits the viewport.

UI & Experience

Timeline Progress Rail

The How It Works vertical line now fills from top to bottom as you scroll through the steps, replacing the static gradient with a scroll-driven teal-to-accent progress indicator.

UI & Experience

CTA Background Parallax

The closing call-to-action band gradient drifts slightly as you scroll past, adding a final layer of spatial motion to the page.

Feature

Floating Bug Report Button

A glass pill with a bug icon is now fixed to the bottom-right corner on every page, linking to the feedback form. Hidden on the feedback page itself to avoid redundancy.

v1.6.0
July 28, 2026

AI-Agent Interoperability and Landing Polish

An agentic-era release: AI agents like Claude Desktop can connect to Travaio via MCP, a trip brief parser pre-fills the quiz from natural language, and the landing page gets honest copy fixes plus a smoother onboarding experience.

MCP API Keys
MCP Server for AI Agents
User Docs
SEO & LLM Discovery
Trip Brief Parser
Itinerary Import API
Onboarding Scroll Fix
Honest Landing Copy
Feature

MCP Server for AI Agents

Pro users can connect AI agents like Claude Desktop to Travaio via the Model Context Protocol at travaio.co/api/mcp. List itineraries, get trip details, and export trips for AI-assisted planning.

Feature

MCP API Keys

Pro users can generate long-lived, revocable API keys for MCP authentication from Account > Subscription. Keys never expire until revoked, replacing the session-JWT approach that expired hourly.

Feature

MCP Management UI

The Subscription tab now includes an AI Agent Access panel with the endpoint URL, API key management (create, copy, revoke), ready-to-paste Claude Desktop config, and the list of available tools. Non-Pro users see an upgrade prompt.

Feature

User Documentation

A new /docs page covers everything from your first itinerary to multi-city planning, collaboration, exports, and AI agent setup. No technical or backend details are exposed.

Feature

SEO & LLM Discovery

Added a dynamic Open Graph image, llms.txt for AI model discovery, WebApplication structured data, hreflang signals, and keyword metadata. Sitemap dates are now fixed instead of always showing today.

Feature

Trip Brief Parser

Paste a natural-language trip description and the AI extracts your destination, dates, travel style, and budget to pre-fill the quiz. The quiz stays editable — the parser just gives you a head start.

Feature

Itinerary Import API

A validation endpoint accepts structured itinerary JSON, checks the schema, and returns the reconstructed itinerary for saving to your account.

Fix

Onboarding Tour Scroll Lock

The welcome tour dialog now locks page scroll on both the window and the nested scroll container, so it stays centered instead of drifting when you scroll.

Fix

Honest Landing Copy

The hero itinerary preview now says "Sample itinerary" instead of "AI-personalized for you" on hardcoded demo data.

Fix

Hero Element Discipline

The free-plans-remaining counter moved from the hero into the trust strip below, keeping the hero to four clean elements.

Fix

Off-Screen Animation Pause

The hero itinerary preview pauses its auto-rotation when scrolled out of view, reducing unnecessary background work.

Security

MCP Server Hardening

The MCP endpoint is now rate-limited, gated to Pro accounts, and strips internal error details from tool responses to prevent information disclosure.

v1.5.0
July 28, 2026

Weather-Aware Planning, Onboarding, and Trip Insights

A planning intelligence and onboarding release: packing lists now factor in live weather forecasts, first-time users get a guided tour, and the itinerary essentials tab surfaces trip statistics and expense splitting.

Weather-Aware Packing Lists
Guided Onboarding Tour
Trip Statistics Card
Expense Splitting
Weather API Caching
Spatial UI Polish
Intelligence

Weather-Aware Packing Lists

Packing list generation now fetches live weather forecasts for your destination and passes them to the AI, so the list adapts to rain, cold, or heat instead of being generic.

Feature

Guided Onboarding Tour

First-time visitors see a three-step overlay introducing the quiz, AI planning, and reshaping tools. It shows once and is dismissible.

Feature

Trip Statistics Card

The essentials tab now shows a summary card with total activities, days planned, and estimated cost, plus a per-traveler breakdown when splitting.

UI & Experience

Expense Splitting in Budget Tracker

The budget tracker now lets you set the number of travelers and toggle between total and per-person cost views, with a smooth animated toggle.

Fix

Weather API Caching

Open-Meteo forecasts are now cached for 30 minutes, preventing excessive API calls when multiple users plan trips to the same destination.

Fix

No More Duplicate Status History

The in-app scheduler no longer writes duplicate rows to the status history table. Only the Cloud Scheduler records history, eliminating redundant entries.

UI & Experience

Spatial UI Depth

The landing page now features ambient orbs, 3D tilt on feature cards, spotlight hover effects, and a luminous CTA band for a more premium, dimensional feel.

Fix

Dead Code Removal

Removed 15+ unused loading skeleton exports and consolidated the popular destinations catalog to use the shared module, reducing bundle size.

v1.4.1
July 25, 2026

Transport Planner Polish & Feedback Reliability

A focused stability and polish release: more dependable feedback submissions, a smoother transport comparison experience, and behind-the-scenes privacy improvements.

Reliable Feedback Submissions
Smoother Transport Comparisons
Dark Mode & Accessibility Polish
Privacy Improvements
Fix

Feedback No Longer Lost on Failure

Bug reports and feedback submissions now show a clear error with a retry option when something goes wrong, instead of a misleading success message that silently lost your report.

Fix

Instant Transport Alternative Selection

Choosing a transport alternative now applies immediately without an extra loading step, and the "Fastest" badge now correctly marks the quickest option.

UI & Experience

Dark Mode & Accessibility for Transport Cards

Improved contrast for the highlighted fastest option in dark mode, plus keyboard navigation and clearer labels across transport alternatives.

UI & Experience

Clearer Empty & Error States

Transport alternatives now show a helpful empty state when nothing is available and a retry button when results fail to load.

Fix

Stability & Privacy Improvements

Various behind-the-scenes improvements for app stability and privacy.

v1.4.0
July 21, 2026

Destination-Aware Costs & Adaptive Daily Time Budgeting

Major intelligence update introducing dynamic local currency cost calibration, active daily time budgeting, and guaranteed venue diversity across multi-day trips.

Dynamic FX & Local Currency Costs
Duration-Based Time Budgeting
Zero Venue Chain Repetition
Mobile Drag & Contrast Polish
Intelligence

Destination-Aware Currency & Cost Engine

Activity and dining cost estimates now dynamically adapt to local currencies and purchasing power worldwide (e.g., Japanese Yen in Osaka, Euros in Paris, British Pounds in London).

Intelligence

Duration-Based Active Time Budgeting

Itineraries now build around total active hours per day (4-5h for Relaxed, 6-7h for Balanced, 8-9h for Fast-Paced) rather than rigid, artificial item counts.

Feature

Unique Local Venue Diversity

Enhanced venue recommendation logic guarantees distinct dining and activity spots across multi-day trips, excluding duplicate venue chains across days.

Feature

Dynamic Activity Duration Estimations

Activity cards automatically estimate visit durations and inter-stop travel times based on place type and scheduled start times.

UI & Experience

Enhanced Dark Mode Contrast

Improved visual contrast for action buttons (Swap, Delete, Info, Preferences) to ensure high visibility across all color themes.

UI & Experience

Unified Drag & Drop Controls

Streamlined activity card interaction so clicking anywhere opens place details while drag handles manage reordering smoothly without sensor conflicts.

Fix

Multi-Currency Budget Tracking Fix

Resolved a currency conversion issue in the Budget Tracker where non-USD currencies could cause inflated expense alerts.

Fix

Itinerary Timeline Consistency

Fixed day numbering display and timeline alignment across multi-city and single-city travel legs.

v1.3.0
July 15, 2026

Traveler DNA Matching & Custom Sleep Rhythms

Introduced deep travel personality matching for pace, social style, food preferences, and custom night owl / early riser sleep rhythms.

Traveler DNA Profile
Night Owl & Early Riser Rhythms
Interactive Budget Breakdown
Screen Reader Accessibility
Feature

Traveler DNA Personalization Profile

Integrated deep travel personality matching for pace, social style, food preferences, and interest tags.

Feature

Custom Wind-Down & Night Owl Rhythms

Added support for custom daily start and end times based on individual sleep rhythms and arrival/departure flight schedules.

UI & Experience

Interactive Budget Expense Categories

Visual daily expense categories showing estimated dining, admission, and local transit costs.

UI & Experience

Accessibility & Screen Reader Enhancements

Added comprehensive ARIA labels and keyboard navigation support across all modal dialogs.

Fix

Mobile Touch Reordering Lock Fix

Fixed touch scroll lock when dragging activity items on mobile web browsers.

v1.2.0
June 28, 2026

Multi-City Route Sequencer & Weather Intelligence

Added support for multi-city travel planning, dynamic weather-based activity recommendations, and glassmorphic UI polish.

Multi-City Routing
Weather & Season Adaptation
Glassmorphic Design
Rich Place Details
Feature

Multi-City Route Sequencer

Support for multi-destination trips with intelligent arrival/departure day scheduling.

Intelligence

Weather & Seasonal Adaptation

Dynamic indoor/outdoor activity recommendations based on seasonal weather patterns.

UI & Experience

Glassmorphic Visual Refresh

Redesigned UI cards with subtle micro-animations and cohesive dark and light mode palettes.

Feature

Enriched Place Details Modal

Added rich place information including operating hours, address, and curated insider tips.

v1.1.0
May 14, 2026

Subscription Tiers & Custom Exclusion Filters

Introduced Guest, Free, and Pro membership tiers alongside custom dietary and activity exclusion preferences.

Subscription Tiers
No-Go Exclusions
Offline Exporting
Feature

Membership Subscription Tiers

Introduced tier-specific itinerary features, unlimited saves, and trip export capabilities.

Feature

Custom No-Go Exclusion Filters

Allow travelers to specify absolute exclusions such as specific food groups, crowded spaces, or intense walking.

v1.0.0
April 1, 2026

Initial Product Release

Launched Travaio - your intelligent AI travel planning platform for instant day-by-day itineraries.

Day-by-Day Itineraries
Interactive Maps
Curated Dining
Feature

Instant Day-by-Day Itineraries

AI-powered travel planning with smart routing, place details, and interactive map views.

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