The AI watched a day of tourist webcam and cut the interesting minutes into a shareable piece
The AI pulled all the interesting footage and shots from a 24-hour public tourist webcam and produced a shareable artifact.
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Trips, bookings and getting around · 176 ideasHis podcast app narrated local history from Wikipedia as he cycled the Rhine
Vibe-built a Wikipodcast app with a Wikipedia dump, Gemma search and summarization, and TTS; actually used it on a Rhine bike trip to listen to local history.
Researched an international trip: provided nonstop flight options, suggested route ordering and
Engadget reporter Karissa Bell asked the AI to help research a potential multi-city international trip later in the year, giving it timing and a nonstop-flights-only preference. The AI returned flight options from her city, set up a price tracker to monitor costs at regular intervals, suggested how to order the route, and recommended considering a multi-city ticket so she could depart from a different airport than she flew into.
Searched Airbnb for a family trip (8 adults) near Mendocino, Dec 26-31,
The Good Investors asked the AI to find an Airbnb for a family trip — 8 adults near Mendocino, December 26–31. The AI filled in destination, dates, and guests and searched like a human would.
This only partly worked. Worth knowing before you try it.
After a 7-hour flight delay, the AI filed for compensation with no prior
A Yahoo Finance 'IN THE LOOP' segment on Facebook highlighted a tweet from Ejaaz (someone): after a 7-hour flight delay, he asked the AI to file for compensation, and within 5 minutes he had a $250 credit in his Delta account and a rebooked flight — with no prior context given.
$250
Built a shareable friend-trip dashboard with flights, OpenTable reservations, and tours
When a friend visited Boston, the reviewer had the AI create a shareable dashboard with flights, restaurant reservations, tours booked, etc. It could book an OpenTable reservation and update the trip dashboard including the HTTP link for the accessible restaurant menu, and cancel or modify OpenTable reservations — all through WhatsApp messages.
A travel app built from 45 one-shot prompts, shipped to the store
Sojourn for iOS was built from 45 one-shot prompts and shipped as an app.
Rebooked the same hotel, room, and dates at a lower rate and
Threads creator hashtaglima had the AI watch a booked hotel reservation; when the rate dropped, the AI rebooked the exact same hotel, room, and dates at the lower price, saving $179 — and the creator verified the saving with the hotel itself.
$179
Change my seat during check-in — without asking
One Instinct user reported that while checking them in for a flight, the agent tried to change their seat unasked. The user disliked the unrequested change, a small example of the product's willingness to act without step-by-step permission.
This only partly worked. Worth knowing before you try it.
Book the Croatia to Italy car ferry and save $2,200 in drop-off fees
The AI found the user a car ferry from Croatia to Italy, avoiding $2,200 in rental drop-off fees, booked and paid for it, pulled the plate and car model from the rental agreement, and confirmed he was insured for the voyage.
$2,200
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