Guide

How Hola-day works

A private trip page. The people on the trip post photos as it happens, and family at home follow along. It's a private link: you see everyone who joins.

What you keep at the end: the whole trip as a diary, and a short video with music. Free.Sample diarySample video

Pick the one that's you:

Planning the trip

You're the Hola host. You set it up and decide who's in.

  1. Start a Hola-day. Choose a trip or an event, give it a name and the first day. The last day is optional.
  2. Set it up. Comments and weather, and what travellers and followers can do: save photos, download the diary, see the plans. Change it any time.
  3. Add your plans (optional). Paste them from notes, a chat, an email or a spreadsheet and they're sorted into days. You choose when followers see them: on the day, ahead, or never.
  4. Invite people. Pick Traveller (they post too) or Follower (they just follow), type their name, then send on WhatsApp. One link per person, or one link for a group chat (it works for 7 days). You see everyone who joins and can remove anyone.
  5. Keep it after. Download the whole trip as a diary that opens anywhere, and make a short trip video with music. Both free.
The invite screen: pick Traveller or Follower, type their name, send on WhatsApp

On the trip

You're a traveller. You share the moments as they happen.

  1. Open your link. Sign in with Google or an email code, once. (In mainland China, use the email code.)
  2. Post a hola. Snap or pick up to 4 photos and add a line. Posting later? Set the time it happened, and it slots into the right place in the day.
  3. Town and weather. Both fill in by themselves if you like. The exact location is never shown, and photo GPS is removed.
  4. How was the day?. Add a few words under any day, like a diary.
  5. Highlight the best ones. Tap the star (Highlight) on favourites. They make the best trip video.
The new hola screen: take a photo, say something, set the time and town

Following from home

You're a follower. Nothing to install, no sign-up.

  1. Tap your link. Type your name and you're in. You'll see everything from Day 1.
  2. Jump between days. Tap a day card, or the day buttons at the top as you scroll.
  3. See what's planned. If the host shares them, each day's plans show on that day.
  4. React. Send a ❤️ or 😂. If the host allows it, leave a comment too.
  5. Keep it handy. Add Hola-day to your home screen so the trip is one tap away.
A trip page with a card for each day and the day's posts below

More questions? See the FAQ, our privacy policy, or email hello@hola-day.com.