When his luggage went missing for three days in the US, one traveller asked ChatGPT to find the receipts in his email and photos, locate the airline's form, fill it in and submit it. He expects $300 he would otherwise never have claimed.
My checked bag was delayed for [NUMBER] days on [AIRLINE] flight [NUMBER], file reference [PIR/FILE NUMBER]. I bought these essentials: [ITEMS AND PRICES]. Explain what airlines usually reimburse for delayed bags, what receipts I need, and draft the text for the claim form and a covering message.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Report the delayed bag at the airport and keep the file reference.
- Keep every receipt for essentials and share them with ChatGPT (or let it search your inbox if connected).
- Check the claim before it is submitted and note the airline’s deadline for expenses claims.
More travel use cases
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.
Translate menus and practise phrases abroad with ChatGPT
On Hacker News, one traveller described using ChatGPT to translate a Japanese menu into romaji and English, explain the difference between two Turkish yoghurt dishes, and talk them through basic Tagalog phrases by voice while walking around Manila.
Here's a photo of a menu in [LANGUAGE]. Translate each dish into English, show how to pronounce it in [ROMAN LETTERS/PHONETICS], and briefly explain what it is. Flag anything containing [ALLERGENS OR FOODS I AVOID]. Then teach me how to order [DISH] politely.
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.
Reference: X @intellectronica