Before a family trip to Rhode Island to visit her sister, a mum used Claude to create a packing list for every member of the family, with items suited to each person's age and needs, and keeps it as a living document to update as the family changes.
We're going to [DESTINATION] for [NUMBER] nights in [MONTH] by [CAR / PLANE / TRAIN]. Travelling: [EACH PERSON WITH AGE AND ANY NEEDS, E.G. TODDLER IN NAPPIES, TEEN WITH SPORTS KIT]. Make a separate packing checklist for each person, plus a shared list for the family (chargers, documents, snacks, first aid). Keep it realistic for [LUGGAGE LIMITS].
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Give Claude everyone’s age and any special needs, plus the weather and how you’re travelling.
- Ask for one checklist per person and a shared family list.
- Save the lists and update them after the trip with what you forgot or didn’t need.
More travel use cases
Write a detailed prompt to get a travel plan that feels like yours
Planning Key West, a Kiplinger writer found a simple 'two-day itinerary' prompt gave generic tourist picks. Adding details such as 'focus on water activities, include a ghost tour, build in hotel breaks, no breakfast' produced plans that felt like hers, though everything still needed checking.
Create a [NUMBER]-day itinerary for [DESTINATION]. The atmosphere I want: [E.G. RELAXED, OUTDOORSY]. Must include: [E.G. A GHOST TOUR]. Focus on: [E.G. WATER ACTIVITIES]. Build in: [E.G. AN AFTERNOON BREAK AT THE HOTEL]. Skip: [E.G. BREAKFAST PLANS, BUSY NIGHTLIFE]. Avoid the obvious top-ten list where you can and tell me why each pick suits me.
Get two AI tools to plan your trip, then combine the best bits
A couple planning Tunisia had ChatGPT and Claude each design a day in the same three cities, then built their own plan from both. ChatGPT's ambitious desert day was too much, but Claude's food tour and two historical detours became highlights.
We're visiting [CITIES] in [COUNTRY] from [DATES]. Design one full day in each city for two adults who enjoy [INTERESTS]. Be realistic about travel times between places and flag anything weather-dependent. Explain why you chose each stop.
Turn your travel itinerary into a visual slide deck with Copilot in PowerPoint
A New Zealand tech fan asked Copilot in PowerPoint to visualise their travel itinerary and was impressed with the result, joking that seeing it all laid out made them think they might need extra insurance.
Create a short presentation from my travel itinerary below. Give each day or each stop its own slide with the date, place, main activities, travel times and where I'm staying, plus a simple overview slide with the whole route at the start. Keep the text brief and add suitable images. Itinerary: [PASTE ITINERARY].
Reference: Anna Sacks (Substack)