Every month, I feel as if ChatGPT is bringing us closer to the life we watched on The Jetsons. The Jetsons is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It aired on ABC in prime time from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963. Don’t get me started on smart lawnmowers and vacuum cleaners.
ChatGPT can perform many technical tasks, such as writing, coding, and researching. Much hype surrounding the chatbot has been on its ability to revolutionize the workspace. However, ChatGPT's assistance can also be used for other, more exciting projects, such as vacation or trip planning.[1]
If you have ever planned a vacation, you know how stressful the entire ordeal can be. From finding the right destination to having everything booked to having an orderly itinerary, there are many things to consider having a good vacation. That is where ChatGPT can help.
ChatGPT can help with every step of the way, answering all your questions the way a travel agent would by searching its robust database and outputting a conversational response. If you are thinking about your next vacation or planning your next getaway, here is how you can use ChatGPT or other AI chatbots to plan for you.
It is worth using a chatbot with internet access, such as Bing Chat or Google Bard, because you will get the latest prices, recommendations, and more and clickable links you can visit.
How to plan your vacation with ChatGPT
1. Find a destination.
The first step in planning a vacation is figuring out where to go. Even though you might not know the city or country you want to visit, you probably have a general idea of what you want to experience. For example, if you want a summer European vacation, you can ask ChatGPT for destinations that fulfill that desire.
For the prompt, "Can you give me destination ideas for a European summer vacation?" Within seconds, ChatGPT provided a list of 15 destinations to choose from.
You can continue to narrow down your choices by asking follow-up questions. Once you have a detailed idea of where you'd like to go, like a specific country, you can ask ChatGPT to help you narrow down what city to visit. The possibilities are endless.
2. Find things to do in each location.
Once you pick a location or narrow it down to a few, you can ask ChatGPT to help you figure out what the must-see sites of that location are. This can help you decide on a location because it may be time to pick a different location if the must-see sites aren't for you. Questions for ChatGPT, "What are some things I need to do if I visit Porto, Portugal?" Then, it listed 15 places I should visit and things I should do. The list was comprehensive, and I can vouch for its accuracy as someone who just visited the city over the summer.
ChatGPT's list included everything I did, from sites I saw to food I ate and shows I watched. I read countless travel guides, watched YouTube videos, and even bought travel books to assemble my list. Instead, all I could have done to have the same itinerary is type in one sentence into ChatGPT and wait 15 seconds.
3. Figure out what area to stay.
Since most of the research is already done, all that is left is booking your lodging and flights. Whether you want to stay in an Airbnb, a hostel, or a hotel, you need to know where you want to stay, and ChatGPT can help with that decision.
Just ask ChatGPT where you should stay; it will give you different city areas and an in-depth description of what to expect there. "When visiting Porto, what area should I stay in?" listed six different neighborhoods. You can also get more detailed recommendations by including price limitations, what you'd like to see in the area, the night scene, noise levels, or more in your initial prompt.
4. Find flights and hotels.
You then have to iron out all of the final booking details. You probably want to fly into an airport near where you want to stay (if visiting a city like NYC with multiple airports) and book a stay with the accommodations you want. For both tasks, shift to Bing Chat since it is connected to the internet. Since ChatGPT is limited to information before 2021, it won't have information on flights or recent hotels.
Ask Bing Chat, "Can you find me flights for a five-day trip to Porto in July from NYC?" Within seconds, Bing Chat provided me with a sample date and links I could click to book a flight. More helpful, however, is the hotel booking assistance because it lists different hotels, describes them for you, and gives you links to their sites so that you can look for dates, compare rates, and do more yourself.
Ask Bing Chat, "What are some hotel options in the Boavista region of Porto, Portugal?" and was met with two hotel options and a map that displayed many different hotels and their rates. Bing Chat also provided me with a link to Microsoft Bing Travel.
5. Plan what to eat.
Now that you have your city, hotel, flights, and attractions picked out, the only thing left on the itinerary is picking out what and where to eat, and ChatGPT can help you do that. Ask ChatGPT, "What are some places I should eat during my trip to Porto, Portugal?" and meet with a list of 12 items that include the city's cuisine staples and actual food locations worth visiting.
After reading the recommendations, if you want a list specifically of recommendations for restaurants or places to purchase any of the food from, you can follow that up on ChatGPT, and it will continue to generate suggestions until you are satisfied.
6. Figure out what you need to pack and make a list.
Hopefully, you used ChatGPT as your AI travel agent, and it is now time to take the trip. ChatGPT can help you with the final piece of your trip planning by creating a packing list.
One of ChatGPT's most underrated features is composing basic lists, which you can leverage to figure out what to pack. All you have to do is ask ChatGPT to generate a packing list for the city you are visiting, which has you covered. I asked, "What should I pack for a trip to Porto, Portugal?" ChatGPT generated a thorough list with subsections with different item groupings and explanations for each item.
When will AI pack my bag and drive me to the airport?
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[1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-use-chatgpt-to-plan-a-vacation/
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