His mum had spent weeks fighting with generic tourist guides for a Curaçao trip, so one traveller spent five minutes with Perplexity and got an itinerary with food tips drawn from locals' posts on Reddit. She was delighted.
I'm visiting [DESTINATION] for [NUMBER] days. Skip the generic tourist lists. Using recent discussions from locals and frequent visitors (for example Reddit and local forums), recommend places to eat and dishes I should try, plus things to do that locals rate. Include the source for each tip and note anything that may have closed.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Ask Perplexity specifically for local and forum sources rather than big travel sites.
- Open a few of the linked threads to see why people recommend each place.
- Check recent reviews and opening hours before you go; places close.
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.
Plan a budget road trip for the whole family with Grok
One dad asked Grok for a budget-friendly North Dakota holiday combining wildlife photography, things for teenagers and a pace an elderly relative could manage. He got a 12-day road trip with mileage, times, destinations and prices.
Plan a [NUMBER]-day road trip through [REGION] starting and ending in [TOWN]. Interests: [E.G. WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY, ACTIVITIES FOR TEENAGERS]. It must be budget-friendly and manageable for [E.G. AN ELDERLY RELATIVE]: no more than [HOURS] of driving a day. Give each day's route, mileage, driving time, stops, overnight town and rough costs.
Turn a holiday itinerary into a calendar file with ChatGPT
One holidaymaker asked ChatGPT for an itinerary based on his and his wife's interests, then to add a rocket launch, then to turn it into a calendar file. After a few failed attempts it produced a working one that they both imported into their phones.
Make me an itinerary for [DESTINATION] on [DATES]. I like [INTERESTS]; my partner likes [INTERESTS]. Add [SPECIAL EVENT]. Then create a calendar file (.ics) with each activity as an event with start and end times, location and a short note, so I can import it into my phone's calendar.
Reference: X @Nickkonsta