Group Vacation Planning Trapped in Endless Availability Messaging Threads
Coordinating travel dates among groups of friends requires excessive back-and-forth messaging because no shared availability tool exists that lets everyone simply tap their available dates on a shared calendar. The friction discourages or delays group trip planning for a near-universal social activity.
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