Real scenarios
How Will U Be There fits real travel
The app only matters at the moments trips and friends collide. Here's how it handles common ones, using only what it's built to do.
Each scenario maps Will U Be There's real features to a real moment, drawn from the live listing on 2026-09-22. Catalogue claims are described qualitatively rather than quoted as exact figures.
The work-conference overlap
Two colleagues booked the same conference city on overlapping dates but never coordinated. Add the trip, and both get a push when the dates touch — enough lead time to grab dinner instead of realising you were in the same hotel a week later.
The group ski week or trip
Make a group for the ski week, drop the link in the chat, and everyone who joins and adds their trip shows up in your matches when the city and dates line up — no friend requests, up to 200 people. Per trip you decide which groups it matches against, so your work group and your ski crew stay separate.
Discovering what’s on in a new city
Landing somewhere unfamiliar, each trip surfaces concerts, exhibitions, festivals, and markets near where you’re staying and inside your dates, pulled from local sources and curated by hand. Star the ones you want and they stay attached to the trip.
Hosting a meetup while travelling
Passing through a city where you know people? Host an event at a real address, send it to the friends or groups you pick, and watch Going/Maybe answers come back with names — everyone attending gets a reminder and can open the venue in maps.
Catching locals when you visit
The app also flags friends who live in the city you’re visiting, and only when they’ll be home rather than away themselves — so a trip to Lisbon surfaces the friend who lives there, in time to plan a coffee.
| Scenario | What Will U Be There helps with |
|---|---|
| Work-conference overlap | push when two trips touch the same city + dates |
| Group ski week or trip | group link, no friend requests, up to 200 people |
| New city | local events near your stay, inside your dates |
| Hosting a meetup | host at a real address, Going/Maybe with names |
| Catching locals | flags friends who live there and will be home |
Frequently asked questions
Do both friends need the app?
Yes — overlap needs both sides to add their trips, so it’s most useful once a travelling circle is on it.
How big can a group be?
Up to 200 people, and you choose which groups each trip is allowed to match against.