Welcome to Prompt of the Day, where we show you an AI prompt that can help you plan a vacation, because apparently you don't have enough apps and spreadsheets for that already. Today's prompt comes from ZDNET contributor Elyse Betters Picaro, who successfully used Gemini to build what she called a "starter doc" itinerary for her family trip to Disney World. Her prompt: "Create a Disney World itinerary for late August and compile everything into a Google Doc for review. I'd like flight details from Fort Covington, NY, including the closest and cheapest airports. I also want Airbnb suggestions for eight people - please find places near Disney World with a pool. I'd also like to go to the beach and visit Kennedy Space Center."
"Autopilot took over my screen, created a doc in one tab, opened Airbnb in another tab, and so on," Betters Picaro said. "I found a lot of what it returned very useful." ZDNET's David Gewirtz reran the prompt in Gemini 3.5 in Chrome to see if the process had changed since February. Within minutes, Gemini created a new Google Doc, opened it in a new tab, and returned a summary in chat. Gemini did not open a tab for Airbnb, perhaps because Gewirtz wasn't logged into his account on his work laptop. The summary included links to suggested accommodations, but the doc lacked them, which is somewhat inefficient. Otherwise, the information was accurate, reliable, and useful. The summary also included a flight table imported from Google Flights that was truncated in the doc.
"Did I do my own searches after? Yes, just to confirm everything and make sure it was thorough, like the flight prices and info," Betters Picaro noted. Gewirtz double-checked specifics like ticket and time info for Kennedy Space Center. For good measure, he ran the prompt using both Thinking and Flash modes, which yielded similar docs with the same core information. He also tried the prompt in ChatGPT, which gave comparable results but couldn't create a Google Doc without a Google Workspace connector.
Gewirtz then tried a version with more restrictions: "Create an itinerary for 4-day trip to Paris in late September and compile everything into a Google Doc for review. I already have my flights, so no need to show flight information. I'd like an Airbnb for two people under $600 total. We do not want to visit the Louvre, so please do not include that in the itinerary." This time, Gemini did not include links to sample Airbnbs, but suggested neighborhoods with options within budget. It offered links to specific listings when asked. The doc correctly excluded the Louvre and suggested other art museums, though it could have specified opening days.
A new factor: Betters Picaro reran the second prompt in Auto Browse, which didn't show Airbnb links. She asked it to show them again, but it only showed one unavailable Paris Airbnb. She then asked for affordable places to stay in Paris in September, and Auto Browse opened Google Hotels instead of Airbnb. When she repeated she wanted Airbnb options, Auto Browse returned to the Airbnb tab. Gemini may favor Google's own platforms over others, even if it means ignoring parts of your request.
While you can run this prompt with run-of-the-mill Gemini and book the flights and Airbnbs yourself, you can also let Gemini handle that with Auto Browse, if you dare. To enable Auto Browse, go to Chrome settings > AI Innovations > Gemini in Chrome, scroll to Auto Browse, and toggle "Let Chrome browse for you" on. Prompt results vary across AI tools, so check our AI Model Release Tracker for updates.