How to Save Travel Videos from TikTok & Instagram (and Actually Plan Trips From Them)

Find a travel video on TikTok or Instagram

Share to RoamRecs from the share sheet and pick a destination

Plan a trip with everything you saved, plus recs from friends

Get the free app, then find a travel video

Download the RoamRecs iOS app or sign up free (no credit card, every feature free). Then open TikTok or Instagram and find a travel video worth remembering — a restaurant, hotel, viewpoint, hidden bar, anything you'd normally save to Favorites and never look at again.

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Tap Share → RoamRecs → pick the destination

On the TikTok or Instagram post, tap Share, then choose RoamRecs from the share sheet. The video, caption, and source link are captured automatically. RoamRecs asks where the place is — type the city, and the rec joins that destination's map alongside everything else you've saved there.

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Plan trips later — with help from your friends

When you actually book a trip, your RoamRecs map for that destination is already full of vetted places — yours, plus any recs your friends and the creators you follow have saved there. Pull them into a collection or a group trip and you've gone from "I saw this on TikTok" to "we have a plan" without copying anything between apps.

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the bigger picture

Saving is step one. Here's what most apps miss.

The reason saved TikToks usually die in your Favorites is that saving isn't the whole job. Real trip planning needs three things in one place — and RoamRecs is the only travel app that combines all three.

Step 1

Recs from your network

Follow friends and creators whose taste you actually trust. See the places they've saved and recommended — like Instagram, but every post is a real place on a map. No reviews from strangers, no SEO-spam blog posts.

Step 2

Save from anywhere

One share-sheet for TikTok, Instagram, Google Maps, screenshots, and links. Everything you save is automatically organized by destination on a map — so a year later, your "Lisbon" list is actually usable.

Step 3

Plan trips in the same place

Turn saved places into a collection, share it with friends as a group trip, and plan together. No exporting to Wanderlog, no rebuilding lists in Notion, no copy-pasting from Pinterest. Save here, plan here.

Network → Save → Plan, all in one app. That combination doesn't exist on Pinterest, Notion, Wanderlog, Google Maps lists, or TikTok Favorites — each one solves one piece and leaves you to stitch the rest together.

why other apps fall short

Where saved TikToks usually go to die

Every traveler has tried saving TikToks somewhere. Here's why those attempts usually don't survive to a real trip.

TikTok Favorites

Not tied to a map, no destination filtering, no way to combine with recs from friends. Three months later, it's an unsearchable wall of videos.

RoamRecs: every rec is a place on a map, grouped by city.

Pinterest boards

Great for inspiration, terrible for planning. No real-place data, no map, no way to add a TikTok video, no friends layer.

RoamRecs: real places, with maps and a social network of trusted recommenders.

Google Maps lists

Map view is great, but you can't save TikTok or Instagram content, can't see what your friends recommend, and lists feel disconnected from any planning workflow.

RoamRecs: TikTok/Instagram/Maps all in one place, plus a friends layer and planning.

Wanderlog / trip planners

Trip-first. You need a specific trip booked before saved places fit anywhere — and there's no social layer or TikTok integration. See the full comparison →

RoamRecs: save year-round, plan when you're ready.

faq

Frequently asked questions

How do I save a TikTok or Instagram travel video?

On TikTok or Instagram, tap the Share button on a travel video, then choose RoamRecs from the share sheet. The video, caption, and source link are captured automatically, and you pick which destination to save it under. The exact same flow works for both apps. Everything is stored in a free RoamRecs account so you can find it again later when you're planning a trip.

Is RoamRecs just for saving TikTok videos?

No. Saving TikTok videos is one feature, but the real differentiator is that RoamRecs is the only app that combines three things in one place: (1) getting recommendations from friends and creators you trust, (2) saving content from TikTok, Instagram, Google Maps, and screenshots, and (3) actually planning trips with those saved places. Other apps do one or two of these — RoamRecs does all three.

Can my friends recommend places to me on RoamRecs?

Yes. RoamRecs has a social layer — you can follow friends and creators, see places they've saved or recommended, and add their recs to your own collections. It works like a private network of trusted travel recommenders, not a public review site. This is the part most travel apps don't have at all.

Can I save Instagram travel videos too?

Yes. The same share-sheet workflow works for Instagram Reels and posts, plus Google Maps places, web links, and screenshots.

Is saving travel videos to RoamRecs free?

Yes. RoamRecs is 100% free — every feature, no paid tier, no credit card required. There is an optional Creator account for travel creators who want to publish public collections.

What happens to the TikTok video if it gets deleted?

RoamRecs keeps the place, the location on the map, your notes, and the original source link. If the TikTok video itself gets taken down, you still have the underlying recommendation — the rec doesn't disappear with the video.

Why not just bookmark TikToks in TikTok itself?

TikTok's Favorites and Collections work for short-term saves, but they have three big gaps: places aren't tied to a map, you can't filter by destination, and you can't combine saved TikToks with recs from friends or planning tools. By the time you book a trip months later, your TikTok Favorites is an unsearchable wall of videos. RoamRecs is built to solve exactly that gap.

How to save travel videos from TikTok & Instagram (and actually plan trips from them)

The fast version