Hoku
Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
What it is
Hoku is an AI-powered group travel planner that builds personalized itineraries from a destination, group size, and traveler preferences. Participants can add activities, destinations, and tasks to a shared plan and edit it together in real time. Group messaging includes reactions, GIFs, and replies, while expense tracking keeps trip spending with the itinerary. Through Viator, users can browse and book tours, excursions, and activities. A Google Photos connection lets groups collect and share trip pictures. Hoku supports reservation imports and offline access on its web, Android, and iOS versions. Calendar synchronization is not available. Precise location access depends on device permission, and trip location sharing starts disabled until enabled for that trip. Users can optionally connect Claude, ChatGPT, or Meta Muse, selecting read access and, if desired, write access. Connected assistants cannot delete trips, remove members, alter others’ RSVPs, send messages, or access email, contacts, location, or payment details. Hoku offers a Free to start plan at no cost.
For and against
For
- AI-generated personalized itineraries
- Real-time shared editing
- Group messaging and expense tracking
- Viator activity booking
- Offline access on web and mobile
Against
- Calendar sync is unavailable
- Location sharing starts off
- Data transmission or storage is not guaranteed completely secure
- Free plan details are limited
The verdict
Hoku combines collaborative itinerary planning with messaging, expenses, reservations, photos, and optional AI assistant connections. Its free-start offering works across web, Android, and iOS, with no calendar synchronization.
Who it suits
It suits groups coordinating shared itineraries, activities, messages, expenses, and reservations. Travelers wanting mobile, web, and offline access may fit its documented availability.
Plans and prices
Free to start
Read 8 Oct 2026 · hoku.travel
On the record
- AI assistant connections
- Users can optionally connect Claude, ChatGPT, or Meta Muse and choose read and, if desired, write access to their trips.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- AI connection limits
- A connected assistant cannot delete trips, remove members, change other people’s RSVPs, send messages, or access email, contacts, location, or payment details.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- AI itineraries
- Its AI planner builds itineraries using travelers’ preferences, group size, and destination.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Trip members can add activities, destinations, and tasks to a shared itinerary and edit plans in real time.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- Expense tracking
- Hoku includes expense tracking for group trips.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- Google Photos
- Hoku connects to Google Photos so a group can collect and share trip photos.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- Location controls
- Precise location access requires device permission, and trip location sharing is off by default and enabled per trip.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- Messaging
- Group messaging supports reactions, GIFs, and replies to comments.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- The maker says Hoku is available on Android and iOS.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- Hoku says it uses technical and organizational safeguards but cannot guarantee that data transmission or storage is completely secure.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Hoku is an AI-powered group travel planner that creates personalized itineraries.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Hoku lists [email protected] for privacy questions and support inquiries.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
- Viator
- Hoku’s Viator integration lets users browse and book tours, excursions, and activities in the app.hoku.travel · read 8 Oct 2026
