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Plan a holiday budget before you book
The flight looks fine until you add transfers, food and activities. Get a full trip budget and a daily spend figure.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me plan a holiday budget. Where and when: [rough] Who's going and for how many nights: [details] What's already booked: [flights, hotel, none] Style: [camping, city break, all-inclusive, family] Total I can spend: [amount] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A full budget: travel, stay, food, activities, local transport, buffer. 2. A daily spend figure once we're there. 3. What to pre-book versus pay on the day. 4. A cut list if we're over the total. 5. Money tips (cards, cash, fees) in general terms to check before travel. Don't invent live prices. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
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The prompt · Gemini
Help me plan a holiday budget. Where and when: [rough] Who's going and for how many nights: [details] What's already booked: [flights, hotel, none] Style: [camping, city break, all-inclusive, family] Total I can spend: [amount] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A full budget: travel, stay, food, activities, local transport, buffer. 2. A daily spend figure once we're there. 3. What to pre-book versus pay on the day. 4. A cut list if we're over the total. 5. Money tips (cards, cash, fees) in general terms to check before travel. Don't invent live prices. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. UK English. Stay in this Gemini chat. Leave extensions off, including Gmail and Drive.
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Fill the blanks, then paste. rough: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You name the destination style, length and who's going.
The assistant asks what's already booked.
You get a full budget, a daily spend figure and what to pre-book.
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Use Gemini to plan a holiday budget before you book
The flight looks fine until you add transfers, food and activities. Get a full trip budget and a daily spend figure.
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