You may be planning a family visit, an important occasion or a few days away. A plan can look straightforward until the journey, time spent there and return are considered together. Answer eight questions to find one useful thing to check or change first.

For example: You can get to a family celebration, but the trip home may depend on someone who wants to stay much later. Is the return journey the part to settle first?

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What do you want to take part in?

Name what matters about going, if you want to. Then choose the answers that fit the current plan. It is fine not to know a detail yet.

What would make this worth doing for you?

Seeing someone, attending an occasion or experiencing a place might be the reason. You can leave this blank.

Add a name or dates (optional)

Experience name

Start date

End date

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If this is still the same experience, you can use the reason for going. Your Scan answers stay yours to complete; the earlier pressure is shown for context only.

Eight questions about the whole experience

Choose what is true of the arrangements today. You are not being asked to predict how you will feel. “Not sure yet” is a useful answer.

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Choose an answer for each question to see your result.

01 Getting there and back

Include the trip out, waits, connections, bags and the journey home.

A fairly direct journey, with places to pauseThe journey is fairly predictable, with workable seating, breaks or stops. Some long stretches, waiting or changesOne or two parts may need more time, a break or a simpler route. Long waits, several changes or few chances to pauseThe journey itself is likely to take substantial time or effort. I still need to check the journey detailsThe real route, waiting, transfer or return demands are not clear enough.

02 Movement and access

Include the route in and out, walking, standing, stairs, queues and bags.

Short distances or straightforward accessGetting around the important parts looks reasonably direct. Some walking, standing, stairs or queues to considerA few parts would benefit from a shorter route, seat or pause. Repeated long distances, stairs, queues or difficult accessLong distances, terrain, stairs, queues or luggage recur across the experience. I still need to check the access detailsThe real distances, terrain, steps, queues or transport links are not clear enough.

03 Surroundings

Think about crowds, noise, light, temperature or somewhere quiet to step away.

Mostly predictable, with a place to step awayThe main settings are manageable or have quieter alternatives. Some crowds, noise, heat, light or motionTiming or a calmer route may matter in a few places. Repeated or intense surroundings with little room to step awayThe demanding surroundings are repeated or hard to avoid. I still need to check the surroundingsCrowding, noise, temperature, seating or quieter times still need checking.

04 Timing and schedule

Include fixed bookings, early starts, late finishes and time between activities.

One main priority, with time around itFew times are fixed and the experience can run at a steadier pace. Some fixed times, but parts of the day can changeThere is room to change some parts, but not all of them. Back-to-back commitments or little room between themEarly starts, late finishes or fixed bookings leave little space between demands. Important timings still need checkingFixed times, opening hours, bookings or the sequence still need checking.

05 Resting place and getting back

This might be your own home, a family home or a hotel. Can you rest there and get back when you need to?

There is somewhere suitable to rest, and I can get backThe base, room or route back supports taking a break when needed. Getting back or resting may take extra effortLocation, access, noise or travel back needs a closer look. Rest or getting back is likely to be difficultThe base or return route could add another demanding part at the end. I still need to check the place to rest or get backThe real route back, access or rest conditions still need checking.

06 Plans involving other people

Include people you are travelling with, shared rides, family plans and anyone depending on you.

I can change plans or leave without much coordinationKey transport, timing and change decisions are reasonably within my control. One person or shared arrangement needs agreementA shared plan, hosting role, ride or communication point needs sorting out. Changing plans depends on several peopleChanging pace, leaving early or altering the plan depends on several other people. I still need to find out how changes would work with othersTransport, roles, expectations or who needs to agree are not clear enough.

07 Recovery and afterwards

Include the time before travelling, between activities and after you get home.

There is time before and after the demanding partsThe plan leaves time for breaks rather than trying to fit them in later. There is some time, but one gap remainsOne activity or journey starts before there is enough time for a break. Demands run together, including after getting homeAn activity, arrival or the journey home is followed too closely by another commitment. I still need to work out when I can restI do not know how much time is free after arrival, activities or getting home.

08 Flexibility and an alternative

If plans change, can you shorten the day, leave earlier or drop something less important?

I can shorten or change to a smaller versionThe important part can stay while lower-priority parts change. Some parts can change, but others cannotThere is still room to adapt, although not everywhere. Most important parts are fixed; no smaller version is readyBookings, expectations or practical constraints make changes difficult. I still need to check what can changeChange terms, return options or the smaller version still need checking.

Is one arrangement especially important to make this work? (Optional)

For example, a return you can arrange yourself or somewhere suitable to rest. If that part is still unresolved, the Scan will examine it first.

Clear this Trip Load Scan? This removes the saved copy on this device as well.

Your answers are not saved automatically. Select “Save on this device” if you want to come back. Saved work stays in this browser, not your account, and may be visible to others who use it. Clearing browser data may erase it. You can also copy or print your result.

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Your result

Your result: one place to start

This result uses what you told us about the arrangements. It cannot predict your symptoms or assess medical fitness to travel.

Your first practical check will appear here. Answer eight questions to see what stands out, a question you can ask and a possible next step.

What stands out

A useful next step

A question you can ask

Why this came first, and what else to check

Which answers led here

If you marked an essential arrangement that remains unresolved, it comes first. Otherwise the Scan considers missing facts that other arrangements depend on, then the demands you described. These are planning priorities, not risk scores.

Your reason for going

Keep the reason for going in view.

What needs protecting around it

What stands out

A few parts need attention

How two parts might affect the same plan

Possible connections worth considering

What to do with this finding

A practical starting point

Check before relying on it

Keep flexible

Protect afterwards

Optional: another way to make it work

Another way you could arrange it

For example, you might change the timing, check for a place where you can rest or arrange a separate way home. Choose what fits the reason for going and what you can spend. Check any arrangement before relying on it.

Your editable idea

You changed an answer after writing this. Check whether your idea still fits the current plan.

This idea is yours to keep, change or discard. It does not alter your eight answers.

What would help you next? (Optional)

You can keep this result and stop here. Choose another route only if it answers a question you still have.

This result is enough for nowThis decision brief is enough for the moment. I want to explore travelling againI want to work through the bigger picture, even if I don't have a trip planned yet. I just need an answer to one questionI need help with one focused issue such as pacing, access, timing, accommodation or recovery. I am comparing placesI am comparing destinations for this experience. I need to work through several decisionsI want to compare ways to do this and keep a working plan. I want a second look at one important decisionI have a developed trip and one important choice that may soon be difficult to change.

This result may be enough for now.

Save, copy or print the decision brief. If something remains unresolved, choose it above and TBL will point to the smallest useful next step.

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Continue with what you have already answered

Save this completed Scan before leaving. In the Starter Kit, open “My experiences” in the same browser and choose “Bring in answers from a free tool”. Review the answers before starting a separate experience.

The Kit can reuse your experience name, reason for going, start date and eight broad answers. Your essential-arrangement choice, editable idea and this result’s explanation are not transferred automatically. Copy your result if you want to keep those too. Nothing becomes a confirmed booking or arrangement.

Save before continuing. Your account does not sync this work to another device.

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Your notes and next steps

Trip Load Scan looks at the structure of the experience. It does not predict symptoms, assess medical fitness, provide medical clearance or decide whether you should travel.

After the scan

Keep what helps. Change it when the plan changes.

You can use this result as it is. If you still need help with one question or a larger plan, choose that separately. There is no need to start another tool just because it is available.

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