We use our own travel management system that I built in Notion many years ago for collecting all of the relevant info, confirmations, files, links, and trip ideas for our various adventures.

But that doesn’t mean I don’t lean on good ol' scratch paper for the in-process notemaking phase.

A handwritten itinerary lists travel plans, locations, and durations, including cities like PHX, SLC, and Las Vegas, with notes on activities such as exploring Zion and Valley of Fire.