Step 1: Sign Up in Seconds (30 Seconds)

⏱️ Time Required: 30 seconds

Kick off your journey with just a few clicks! In under 30 seconds, you’ll unlock your VITA account and start crafting your personalized travelography.

Step 2: Build the Foundation (30-60 Minutes)

⏱️ Time Required: 30-60 minutes

With the help of VITA’s in-house curation team, you’ll effortlessly organize your past and upcoming trips. We suggest starting with three submissions: one from your past, one that's coming up, and one dream destination you'd like to visit in the future.

Step 3: Travel Prompts (15 Minutes)

⏱️ Time Required: 15 minutes
Explore tailored travel prompts designed to spark new travel ideas and help you reflect on your favorite travel memories.

Step 4: Optional Monthly Maintenance (10 Minutes/Month)

⏱️ Time Required: 10 minutes per month

VITA will check in with you monthly to add any new updates. In just 10 minutes, you can keep your profile current with updated goals and recent/upcoming travels.

Step 5: See Your Travel Life Organized and Clearer Than Ever

⏱️ Time Required: Automatic

At the end of the year, you’ll receive a personalized One-Year Progress Snapshot showcasing all your accomplishments: total trips taken, destinations visited, goals achieved, and highlights from each journey.

Total Time Commitment

Based on this guide, here’s an approximate breakdown of time spent over the year:

• Initial Setup: ~60 minutes (sign-up, building foundation and travel prompts)

• Monthly Maintenance: ~10 minutes/month for quick updates

Total Estimated Time Commitment for 1 Year: Approximately 3 hours

That’s just 3 hours a year to create a travel bio you’ll treasure forever!

This guide outlines the baseline time needed to build and maintain your travelography, with just 10 minutes of monthly updates. You can, of course, dive deeper—spending an unlimited amount of hours to enrich your travel bio and capture every detail especially if you travel professionally or want backtrack several years of travel. Those monthly 10 minutes of trip planning and travel reflection are where the real value lies.