Planning New Year's Eve in Bangkok with a €400-per-person cap, central areas only and nothing ultra-luxurious, a travel editor let Perplexity's agent browse venue and booking pages. It shortlisted around ten rooftop bars, checked which still had tickets, and set out what each package included, from free-flow drinks and food to how long it lasted.
I'll be in [CITY] for [EVENT OR DATE]. Find [TYPE OF VENUE OR EVENT] that I can actually book, with a maximum of [BUDGET] per person, in [AREAS], and [ANY STYLE TO AVOID]. For each option, check whether tickets are still available, then compare in a table: price, what's included (drinks, food), time window, how to book and a link to the source.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Give Perplexity firm limits: budget, area and the kind of place you want.
- Ask it to check availability and list exactly what each package includes, with sources.
- Open the venue’s own booking page to confirm before you pay.
More travel use cases
Draft a multi-day bike tour with Perplexity, then check every distance
Planning six days of cycling around Lake Champlain, a rider gave the same prompt to several chatbots. Perplexity was the only one to produce a real loop around the lake, even reminding them to pack a passport for the Canadian leg, but its day lengths were uneven; the others misstated distances and ChatGPT suggested a hotel that didn't exist. In the end the rider rebuilt the route in RideWithGPS.
Plan a [NUMBER]-day cycling tour around [ROUTE OR AREA], starting and ending in [TOWN]. Keep each day between [MIN] and [MAX] miles or km, prefer bike paths to roads, stay in [HOTELS / B&BS / CAMPSITES] and suggest a lunch stop each day. Show each day's start, end and distance, and link the sources you used so I can check them.
Chase a cancelled-flight refund with ChatGPT
After JetBlue cancelled his flight at the last minute, one traveller later asked ChatGPT to go and get his refund. He ended up with $866.36 back plus a $100 flight credit.
My flight [FLIGHT NUMBER] on [DATE] was cancelled by [AIRLINE]. I paid [AMOUNT] and [DID/DID NOT] accept an alternative. Tell me what I'm entitled to, then draft a short, firm refund request that quotes my booking reference [REF], asks for a cash refund to my original payment method within a set time, and says what I'll do if they don't respond.
Use Perplexity as a pocket tour guide while you explore a city
On a trip to Udaipur, one traveller used Perplexity to research every place worth visiting and then used it as a tour guide while sightseeing, inspired by Perplexity's CEO touring Hanoi by rickshaw while asking it about the city's history.
I'm standing at [PLACE] in [CITY]. Tell me its story in a few short paragraphs: when and why it was built, who used it, and two or three details I should look out for while I'm here. Then suggest what's worth seeing within a [NUMBER]-minute walk. Include sources so I can read more later.
Reference: LOCALS Insider