Summary

Travel planning is a major pain.

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed trying to wrangle it all.

But there’s a simpler way to organize it all.

Google Calendar in Dark Mode.

Jordan Gloor / How-To Geek

you’ve got the option to add your full flight itinerary and hotel reservations to Google Calendar.

By default, you should be in the General tab.

If not, hit “General” and scroll down to “Smart Features and Personalization.”

Screenshot of General Settings in Gmail

Below this, you will also find “Smart Features and Personalization In Other Google Products.”

Check the boxes next to these options to enable them.

If you are using the Gmail app, tap the three horizontal lines.

Screenshot of Save Settings button in Gmail

Scroll down to tap on “controls.”

Check the boxes next to these options to enable them.

If you use the Google Calendar app, tap the three horizontal lines.

Screenshot of Gmail app

Scroll down and tap “controls.”

Then, tap “Events From Gmail.”

Turn on the “Show Events From Gmail” toggle in the window.

Screenshot showing Gmail Settings

tap the trash bin icon beside it if you want to delete the event from your Google Calendar.

On the mobile app, tap the three vertical dots beside the pencil icon and “Delete.”

In that case, you canmanually create calendar eventsfor your travel plans and enter the information yourself.

Screenshot showing Gmail email address under General Settings

To do this, opt for + button in the top left corner of Google Calendar.

In the mobile app, you will find the + button in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Click or tap “Event,” which will open up a new event card.

Screenshot showing smart features and personalization options in Gmail settings

Now, fill in the details of your flight or hotel reservation.

In the Location field, enter the airport for your flight or the address of your hotel.

This can be handy when you need directions later on.

Events from Gmail Settings in Google Calendar

Screenshot of Google Calendar Homepage

Screenshot of Google Calendar Settings option

Google Calendar showing Events from Gmail

Screenshot of Show events from Gmail toggle on Google Calendar

Screenshot of flight details in Google Calendar

Screenshot of creating an Event in Google Calendar

Manually creating a hotel reservation on Google Calendar