Estimate a trip budget before you book
This prompt breaks a trip into its real costs, including travel, stay, local transport, food, activities, visas and insurance, with a low, typical and high figure for each. It also shows which costs rise if you book late.
Help me estimate the cost of a trip before I book anything. From: [CITY] To: [DESTINATION] Dates or month: [WHEN] Travellers: [WHO] Travel style: [e.g. budget hostels / mid-range hotels / comfort] Break the budget into travel, stay, local transport, food, activities, visas or permits, insurance and a buffer. Give a low, typical and high figure for each, and a total per person. Tell me which costs change most with booking time, and three ways to cut the total without ruining the trip.
Treat this as a rough range. Check live flight and hotel prices to get real numbers.
From copy to answer in four steps
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Open ChatGPT and start a new chat.
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Paste the prompt.
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Replace each [BRACKETED] field with your real details and paste in your own text where asked.
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Reply with follow-ups such as "make it shorter" or "make it sound more like me".
About this prompt
Which AI tools work with this prompt?
It is written for ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. Paste it into your preferred tool and adjust the wording if the result is off.
What do I need to fill in?
Replace these fields before you send it: CITY, DESTINATION, WHEN, WHO. Each field shows an example in the prompt.
Should I paste private information into the prompt?
Only what the task needs. Remove names, contact details and other sensitive data before pasting a resume or document into any AI tool.
