HIGHLIGHTS

Calendar sync is here! This sprint, we’re releasing V1 of our calendar sync. This will enable you to instantly add trips and blocks to your calendar, and give participants the option to receive updates on events. 

How it works:

• You’ll see the option to toggle “Calendar sync” on after you have set the date, time, and location for your trip.
• When you sync calendars for participants, they’ll receive relevant invites for the trips and blocks they’re associated with. For example, if you create a trip and add Jim, Jane, and Jilly, you can create a block for all participants, and an additional block with just some of the participants. Only the people you have invited will receive the invites.
• When you delete a participant from a trip, you will delete them from all related calendar events. Similarly, when you add a new participant, they’ll of course receive all the relevant invites.
• You are also able to disable calendar sync, and participants will receive updates that an event has been cancelled. 

2 IMPROVEMENTS

1. Time zones are always a headache when travelling. We’ve been making improvements to how we understand and assign time zones. Now, the specified time zone for the trip will be based on the trip location or block location, if it is set. You can also leave the time zone blank, but you will be unable to sync to a calendar until a time zone has been chosen.
2. You’ll now see a link to our new Help Center from your dashboard. Click through and check it out! 

2 BUGS

1. Now, if you’re in a Finch Assist chat, if there is an error, it won’t block you from continuing your work. Instead, it will offer an error message so you can continue working or start a new conversation with Finch Assist.
2. Before, in Finch Assist chats, you would see interactive cards with trip details when discussing a specific trip. This was strange to see when you were already on a trip detail page. We’ve changed it, so now you’ll only see it in the global Finch Assist chat (and not in pop-up conversations). 

OTHER UPDATES

We’re working behind the scenes on…wait for it…workspaces! You will soon be able to create and join different workspaces within a single Finch account. This way, you’ll have dedicated spaces to collaborate on multiple trips with specific teams or groups. It’s not quite live yet, but stay tuned in future sprints for updates!