Turn a chat poll into a decision

A poll is the fastest way to settle a small question in chat — "which night is the group dinner?" But a poll result is still just a message. To make it real, turn the winning option into a plan so it lands on the itinerary where the whole crew can see it.

Who can do what: anyone on the trip can create a poll and vote in one, and only the poll's creator can close it. member Adding the winning option as a plan needs edit permission — trip organizers, and crew the owner has given it. organizer

From poll to plan

1. 1
   When the votes are in, close the poll — long-press it and choose Close poll, then confirm. The bars freeze and the poll gets a Final results badge, so the winner is settled. (Only the poll's creator can close it.)
2. 2
   Note the winning option.
3. 3
   Add it as a plan: open the trip, tap the add button, pick the right plan type, and fill in the details. The full walkthrough is in Add a plan.
4. 4
   Save it. On a trip without voting, the plan lands on the itinerary right away — already decided.

When a quick poll is enough

Reach for the poll-then-plan route when the decision is low-drama and the crew already broadly agrees:

• Small, reversible calls — the breakfast spot, which evening for dinner, aisle or window.
• Logistics and availability — "which dates work?" The Availability poll preset is built for exactly this (see Photos and polls).
• The crew's already nodding along — you just need a quick show of hands, not a formal process.
• Trips that aren't run on ballots — if voting is switched off for the trip, plans are added instantly, so a poll is your lightweight way to decide together.

When to run a real ballot instead

Some decisions deserve the full process — the trip's voting rules, a deadline, and a result on the record. Put the plan on a real ballot instead of a poll when:

• It should follow the trip's voting rules — an approval threshold and a minimum-participation requirement, not just a majority of whoever happened to tap.
• You want a deadline that resolves itself — the ballot closes and calls the verdict on its own; see How group voting works.
• Nobody should bandwagon — sealed votes hide the tally until the reveal, so early votes don't sway the rest.
• The result should be shareable and on the record — the reveal stamps APPROVED or REJECTED on the plan, names who voted, and gives you a Share the verdict button.
• It's a money or commitment call — the bigger the stakes, the more a proper ballot beats a quick poll.

To start one, link the plan into chat and it becomes a live ballot the whole crew can vote on — see Link plans and vote in chat.

If your trip already runs on ballots

When voting is switched on for the trip, adding a plan doesn't land it instantly — it opens as a proposal on a ballot automatically. On those trips, treat a chat poll as a quick temperature check before the real vote: gauge the room with a poll, then propose the plan so the crew's decision is official and on the record. (An organizer can also end a runaway ballot early with Decide now — see Organizer powers.)