Compare flight options and check for better return times
A travel veteran used ChatGPT with Kayak results to find a return that got the family home sooner.
- What they did
- Alexandra Zubko, who had previously worked in travel, was planning a trip to Costa Rica and wanted help sorting out flights. She asked ChatGPT to look for options, and it pulled in results from Kayak. When the first set of returns landed too late for her liking, the agent proposed another search and surfaced earlier departures from Liberia to Houston.
- How it went
- The family booked a trip home that routed them through Houston and then on to NYC. Zubko said Kayak could have done the same work, but she liked being able to type or speak to ChatGPT instead of clicking through Kayak’s filters and controls.
- Tips
- If you have hard limits, state them before the search, such as avoiding online travel agents or only considering airline-direct and Kayak-style bookings. Use the agent to compare choices, then stop it before any booking, payment, or submission step.
Try it yourself with ChatGPT Agent
I’m planning a trip and want help finding flights. My rules: [nonstop only / no online travel agents / maximum budget / preferred airlines / baggage needs]. Look up flights from [origin] to [destination] leaving [date] and coming back [date]. Show me [5] good matches with prices, departure and arrival times, and layovers. If the return options are later than I want, run a second search for earlier returns. Pause before you book, submit, or enter any payment information, and ask me to confirm the exact flight first.
Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.
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