If we ever find ourselves unsure where to begin when planning our holiday, ChatGPT can be a great ally. In seconds, it can create a complete itinerary for us, and we can use it to compare destinations, calculate budgets, discover restaurants and even understand local customs. If we know how to use it, it can become an excellent travel companion. Let’s see how.
The best prompts for preparing our next trip
If we want it to help us with all the preparations before starting a trip, we should specify the destination—or ask it to help us choose one—the dates, the number of travelers, the approximate budget, our preferences and the pace we want to maintain once we are there.
Some of these prompts can serve as a starting point:
- “Compare [destination A] and [destination B] for travelling in [month], taking into account the weather, accommodation prices, food, transport and the number of visitors.”
- “Create a [number]-day itinerary for [destination] for [number] people, focused on [food, history, nature or shopping], with a budget of [amount] and journeys of less than [time].”
- “Prepare a daily budget for travelling to [destination], including accommodation, meals, transport, admission fees, shopping and a margin for unexpected expenses.”
- “Design a [number]-day road trip through [region], with scenic stops, interesting towns, driving times and recommended places to stay overnight.”
- “Create a packing list for travelling to [destination] during [month], taking into account the weather, the planned activities and the fact that I will only be taking hand luggage.”
- “Recommend three areas where we could stay in [city], explaining the atmosphere, transport connections, safety and the type of traveller each one suits.”
- “Find local experiences in [destination] related to [markets, crafts, photography or food], away from the most common tourist routes.”
- “Explain the most important customs in [country], including greetings, clothing, tipping, behavior in restaurants and visits to religious sites.”
- “Prepare ten useful phrases in [language] for ordering food, asking about prices, requesting directions and explaining an allergy, with an approximate pronunciation guide.”
- “Compare the plane, train and bus options between [origin] and [destination], indicating duration, comfort, frequency and approximate price.”
Useful prompts while we are travelling
ChatGPT (which we can access on the iPhone simply by pressing a button) can also accompany us throughout the journey once we have reached our destination. We can copy the address of our hotel, explain where we are or even attach a photograph of a menu, a sign or a monument. This allows us to get practical help at exactly the moment we need it.
These prompts are particularly useful while we are there:
- “I am at [location] and I want to get to [destination] by public transport. Tell me the route, the ticket I need, the approximate journey time and the alternatives.”
- “Plan an afternoon from [time] in [neighborhood], combining a cultural visit, a local café and somewhere to have dinner.”
- “Recommend three authentic restaurants near [area], with traditional dishes, a quiet atmosphere and a price of [amount] per person.”
- “Explain which dishes appear on this menu and which ones are suitable for a [vegetarian, gluten-free or nut-free] diet.”
- “I have a [duration] layover at [airport]. Suggest activities inside the airport and a nearby outing, taking security checks and boarding time into account.”
- “I have lost my [passport, wallet or iPhone] in [city]. Tell me the immediate steps to take, the relevant telephone numbers and the recommended order.”
- “Create a two-hour walking route through [area], with pleasant streets, interesting places to photograph and a stop where we can rest.”
- “Tell me the history of [monument] in five minutes and highlight the details worth looking out for during the visit.”
Dictating, Correcting and Asking Again
One of ChatGPT’s main advantages is that we can refine any response. After receiving an itinerary, we can ask it to reduce travel time, add more time to rest, change restaurants or adapt the activities for children. And every new instruction we give turns the plan into something better suited to us.
Of course, the more information we provide, the more accurate the final result will be. It is also useful to dictate our requests instead of writing them, because when we speak, we tend to add more nuances and context almost without realizing it. As a result, ChatGPT’s answers are much more complete and personalized.
Dictating from the iPhone is especially convenient when explaining our preferences naturally: “We want to walk quite a lot; we prefer to eat early; we are travelling with an older person and we are interested in quiet neighborhoods.” That additional context makes a significant difference and takes only a few seconds to provide.
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With a well-written request, ChatGPT can become one of the best planners, translators, cultural guides and travel assistants. By using some of these prompts and clearly explaining what we want to do and how we want to experience it, we will see just how useful its company can be.
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