Zafiri today announced Planner, a new feature that helps runners, cyclists, swimmers and triathletes turn places they want to visit into a practical trip itinerary. Available to Plus and PRO members, Planner connects Zafiri’s map discovery experience with day-by-day scheduling, read-only sharing and Google Calendar.
From saved places to a plan
An athlete’s next trip often starts with a handful of finds: a swimming pool, a running track, a coffee stop and somewhere to stay. Planner groups two or more nearby favourited locations into proposed trips, ready for members to save and develop. Members can also create a trip from scratch and add places as their plans take shape.
Each saved trip has its own page, with a name, dates, notes and a visual itinerary. Members can move stops between days, set start times and add notes for individual sessions. Event titles and locations are separate, so “Morning swim” can be attached to a pool, while a rest day or travel reminder can be added without a location.
Bring races and sessions into the itinerary
Events on Zafiri can be added to an existing trip or used to start a new one. The event’s next occurrence supplies the date, making it easier to build a training weekend or race trip around the session itself. A favourite café or pool can appear on more than one day, reflecting the routines athletes return to when travelling.
Read-only sharing and Calendar sync
Trips are private by default. Members can enable a read-only link and send it to friends or training partners, including by email, without giving recipients editing access. They can also choose which trips appear publicly on their Zafiri profile. Link sharing is not an email-restricted invitation: anyone with an enabled link can view the trip.
Members can connect Google Calendar once from the Planner page. Dated stops from their trips are then sent to a separate “Zafiri Trips” calendar, with changes made in Planner synced automatically. The connection is one-way, from Zafiri to Google Calendar; it does not import or edit a member’s existing Google Calendar events.
Availability
Planner is available now in beta to Plus and PRO members at zafiri.com/planner. Members can enable beta features in their account settings. Plus membership starts at £5 per month or £36 per year, with US-dollar options of $7 per month or $48 per year. Current membership options are listed at zafiri.com/premium.
Founded in 2010 and based in London, Zafiri is an independent media company at the intersection of endurance sport, urban design and the natural environment. Its Global Companion platform connects city guides, maps and travel planning for runners, cyclists, swimmers and triathletes. Learn more at zafiri.com.
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