Today's Agent Skill: Travel Research Compiler
What It Does
Business travel planning means juggling flights, hotels, ground transport, and meeting logistics across multiple tabs and tools. This skill compiles all the research into one decision-ready brief so you book in minutes, not hours.
How It Works
The Travel Research Compiler takes your trip parameters (destination, dates, budget, preferences) and produces a structured brief with flight options, hotel recommendations near your meeting locations, ground transport notes, and a day-by-day logistics outline. It compares options on price and convenience so you make one decision instead of twenty.
How to Deploy It
Invoke this skill when a trip is confirmed by providing destination, dates, and budget. For semi-autonomous use, connect it to your calendar so when a meeting is scheduled in another city, the skill auto-generates a travel brief 14 days before the trip — giving you time to book at better rates.
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# Travel Research Compiler
## Description
Research and compile flight, hotel, and ground transport options into a single decision-ready travel brief.
## Trigger
"plan travel to", "research flights to", "I need to go to [city] for a meeting"
## Input
- Destination city
- Travel dates (depart and return)
- Budget range (optional)
- Meeting location/address (optional)
- Preferences: airline loyalty, hotel chain, seat preference, etc.
## Steps
1. Research flight options (direct preferred, then 1-stop) with pricing
2. Research hotels near meeting location, sorted by price and rating
3. Note ground transport options (rental car, rideshare estimate, public transit)
4. Build a day-by-day logistics outline
5. Calculate total estimated cost
6. Present top 2-3 packages (budget, balanced, premium)
## Output Format
```markdown
# Travel Brief — [City] — [Dates]
## Flights
| Option | Airline | Depart | Arrive | Price | Notes |
|--------|---------|--------|--------|-------|-------|
| Budget | [airline] | [time] | [time] | $[X] | 1 stop |
| Recommended | [airline] | [time] | [time] | $[X] | Direct |
## Hotels (near [meeting location])
| Option | Hotel | Distance | Per Night | Rating |
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