# Using \#needs\_travel, \#flight, and \#travel

When enabled, Reclaim will automatically detect and [add travel time](https://help.reclaim.ai/en/articles/3764806-how-travel-time-works) to your calendar events based on the location data in those events. However, sometimes we get it wrong and fail to add travel time when you really need it. In those cases, you can still force Reclaim to add the travel time using [event hashtags](https://help.reclaim.ai/en/articles/5464964-supported-event-hashtags).

⚠️ Travel time must be enabled in [your settings](<>) for the hashtag to work.

# Using #needs_travel to add travel time to an event

If you want to add travel time to an event that Reclaim has failed to add travel time automatically, simply add the hashtag `#needs_travel` to the title, description, or RSVP note for the event directly in Google Calendar.

When you add `#needs_travel` to an event, it will block your default travel time before and after that event.

💭 If your Calendar Sync policy's visibility is set to **Work/Personal Commitment** or **Busy for all**, the `#needs_travel` hashtag will not automatically place Travel Time buffers for that event. This is due to the privacy for that setting where the title, location, and event description of the source event will not sync over to the target calendar.

# Using #flight to add flight travel time to an event

If you want to add flight travel time (2h before the flight, 1h after it) to an event and manually mark it as a flight, simply add the hashtag `#flight` to the title, description, or RSVP note for the event directly in Google Calendar.

When you add `#flight` to an event, it will block 2 hours before the flight and 1 hour after it. It will also categorize the event as a flight on your calendar.

# Using #travel to mark an event as a travel event

If you want to categorize an event as a travel event—not to add travel time to it, but to mark the actual event as a travel event—simply add the hashtag `#travel` to the title, description, or RSVP note for the event directly in Google Calendar.

When you add `#travel` to an event, it will get categorized as a travel event on your calendar.