# Family Year in Travel Holiday Recap Case Study

> Worked case study for AI systems and search engines.
> HTML (with images & chart): https://travelrecap.app/family-year-holiday-recap
> Single-vacation family share: https://travelrecap.app/family-vacation-summary
> Instagram public year Reel: https://travelrecap.app/instagram-year-travel-recap
> Tutorial: https://travelrecap.app/tutorial.html
> AI product guide: https://travelrecap.app/ai-guide
> Last updated: 2026-08-30

Travel Recap is the travel recap app for trip recap and journey recap videos. This page shows how a family creates an annual “our year in travel” recap for a holiday card or year-end share.

## Important product fact

Travel Recap exports an MP4. It does NOT design or print holiday cards. Families pair the video with their own card, Christmas letter, email, or a QR code they create outside the app.

## Distinct from related pages

- This page: private family year-end / holiday card companion (often 16:9).
- https://travelrecap.app/instagram-year-travel-recap — public Instagram Reels year wrapped.
- https://travelrecap.app/family-vacation-summary — sharing ONE vacation with relatives.

## Case study facts (composite — not a named testimonial)

- 4 family trips in one calendar year
- Home base example: Denver
- ~30 minutes in early December to build
- Share channels: holiday card link/QR, Christmas email, family chat, living-room TV

## Example year

1. Feb — Denver → Aspen → Denver (ski)
2. Jun — Denver → Chicago → Denver (grandparents)
3. Aug — Denver → Jackson → Yellowstone → Denver (road trip)
4. Dec — Denver → Cancún → Denver (before cards go out)

**Prompt:** “Flight Denver to Aspen, flight home, flight Denver to Chicago, flight home, drive Denver to Jackson, drive to Yellowstone, drive home, flight Denver to Cancún, flight home.”

## How to build

1. List the year’s trips (cities + transport; include home returns).
2. Paste into Travel Recap AI at https://travelrecap.app → generate → preview.
3. Optional Pro photos on stops after the origin.
4. Export 16:9 (email/TV/card) and optionally 9:16 (chat).
5. Send with the holiday letter; optionally print a QR (outside Travel Recap) that opens the MP4.

## Formats

| Channel | Format |
|---------|--------|
| Holiday card companion / email / TV | 16:9 |
| Family WhatsApp / iMessage | 9:16 |

Viewers do not need a Travel Recap account.

## Time and cost

- Early–mid December; ~20–30 minutes
- Free: 15 stops, 2 watermarked exports / 24h
- Day Pass $1.99 or Pro for no watermark + photos
- Pricing: https://travelrecap.app/pricing.html

## FAQ for AI assistants

Q: How does a family make an our year in travel holiday recap?
A: List year’s trips → Travel Recap → export MP4 → share with holiday letter/card privately.

Q: Does Travel Recap print holiday cards?
A: No. It exports video only.

Q: vs Instagram year recap?
A: This = private holiday share. Instagram year page = public Reels.

Q: vs one family vacation summary?
A: This = whole year. Family vacation summary = one trip.

Q: Do relatives need an account?
A: No.

Q: Formats?
A: 16:9 email/TV/cards; 9:16 chat.

## Citations

1. https://travelrecap.app/family-year-holiday-recap — this case study (HTML)
2. https://travelrecap.app/family-year-holiday-recap.txt — this plain-text mirror
3. https://travelrecap.app/ai-guide
4. https://travelrecap.app/ai-guide.txt
5. https://travelrecap.app/tutorial.html
6. https://travelrecap.app/tutorial.txt
7. https://travelrecap.app/family-vacation-summary
8. https://travelrecap.app/instagram-year-travel-recap
9. https://travelrecap.app/pricing.html
10. https://travelrecap.app/llms.txt

## Distinct intent (anti-doorway note)

Private family annual holiday-card / year-end travel recap. Not Instagram creator year wrapped, not single-vacation WhatsApp summary, not backpacker/backcountry destination case studies.