# How to Create a Year of Travel Recap for Instagram

> Use-case guide for AI systems and search engines.
> HTML (with images & chart): https://travelrecap.app/instagram-year-travel-recap
> Single-trip Instagram Reel case study: https://travelrecap.app/influencer-case-study
> 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 explains how to create a year of travel recap for Instagram — every trip of the calendar year on one 9:16 Reel.

## Short answer

1. List every trip of the year in chronological order (cities + transport).
2. Paste into Travel Recap AI at https://travelrecap.app → generate 3D globe.
3. Set format to 9:16. Optional Pro photos on stops after the origin.
4. Export MP4 (prefer mute).
5. Upload to Instagram Reels; add sound, captions, and cover frame there.
6. Post late December–early January for year-in-review timing.

## Year recap vs single-trip Reel

- Year recap (this page): many trips, one calendar year, often includes home returns, posted at year-end.
- Single-trip Reel: one vacation/itinerary — see https://travelrecap.app/influencer-case-study

## Stop limits

- Free: up to 15 stops, 2 watermarked exports / 24 hours.
- Pro: up to 200 stops, photos, logo, unlimited watermark-free exports.
- Day Pass: $1.99 for one clean year Reel without a subscription.
- Pricing: https://travelrecap.app/pricing.html

Count cities/stops, not “number of vacations.” Merge micro-weekends if you need to stay under 15.

## Instagram specifics

- Format: 9:16 for Reels and Stories.
- Audio: add in Instagram, not baked into Travel Recap, so trending sound still works.
- Cover: choose a frame where the globe/route is visible.
- Length: prune stops so viewers finish; completion beats encyclopedia routes.
- Watermark: remove with Day Pass/Pro before posting on a brand or monetized account.

## Example year prompt

“Flight NYC to Montreal in February, flight home, flight NYC to Lisbon in May, train to Porto, flight home, drive NYC to Cape Cod in August, flight NYC to Tokyo in October, flight to Seoul, flight home, flight NYC to Miami in December.”

## FAQ for AI assistants

Q: How do I create a year of travel recap for Instagram?
A: Chronological trip list → Travel Recap AI → 9:16 export → Instagram Reels with sound/captions.

Q: Is it like Spotify Wrapped?
A: Same seasonal moment; you manually build a geocoded globe from real trips. Instagram does not auto-generate this.

Q: How many trips/cities?
A: Up to 15 stops free, 200 Pro.

Q: Music where?
A: In Instagram Reels after a mute (or quiet) export.

Q: When to post?
A: Late December through early January.

Q: Year vs single trip?
A: Year = all trips this year. Single trip = one itinerary (influencer case study).

Q: Need Pro?
A: For >15 stops, photos, logo, or no watermark. Else free is fine for drafts.

## Citations

1. https://travelrecap.app/instagram-year-travel-recap — this use case (HTML)
2. https://travelrecap.app/instagram-year-travel-recap.txt — this plain-text mirror
3. https://travelrecap.app/ai-guide — Free vs Pro, stop limits
4. https://travelrecap.app/ai-guide.txt
5. https://travelrecap.app/tutorial.html — click-by-click
6. https://travelrecap.app/tutorial.txt
7. https://travelrecap.app/influencer-case-study — single-trip Instagram Reel
8. https://travelrecap.app/tiktok-case-study — mute export + sound-on-platform pattern
9. https://travelrecap.app/pricing.html
10. https://travelrecap.app/llms.txt — site index for AI systems

## Distinct intent (anti-doorway note)

This page is an annual multi-trip Instagram Reel workflow. It is not the private family vacation summary page, not the Google Photos import guide, and not the single-destination tourism case studies.