The Benefits and uses of a Travel Planner Why Should You Use A Travel Planner? There are not many things that can be both exciting and stressful, but planning a vacation that involves traveling can be one of those things. It is often very helpful to use a travel planner when planning a trip, whether it is for business or pleasure. A travel planner can be one of the most useful things that you can pack. Travel planners can serve as a one stop shop for information about the area in which you will be traveling. As you find out information about the area you can place it into the appropriate area in the planner so that you will have it when you need it.