Step by step 5 steps

1. 1

   Step 1 of 5

   Open Perplexity Computer

   Open Perplexity in the app or in your browser and look for the Computer toggle.

   

2. 2

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   Prompt It With Your Travel Brief

   Be clear up front with your trip parameters, like you are briefing a travel agent instead of chatting with a generic chatbot.

   Copy

   Plan a trip itinerary for [DESTINATION] for [DATES / LENGTH].
   
   Constraints:
   - Departing from: [AIRPORT]
   - Budget: [budget or range]
   - Style: [relaxed / packed / foodie / outdoors / etc.]
   - Must-haves: [2–4 must-haves]
   
   Output:
   1. Best flight options with pricing
   2. A day-by-day itinerary in a table
   3. 2–3 hotel or stay options with why they fit
   4. Sources/links at the bottom
   
   Treat this like you are a travel agent building me a real plan.

   Pro tip: Add constraints like “direct flights preferred,” “I prefer flying United,” or “keep hotel changes to a minimum.” The more you treat this like a real travel brief, the better the itinerary gets.

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   Step 3 of 5

   Let the Itinerary Run

   Let Perplexity Computer run. In the tests for this guide, it took about 15–20 minutes to finish the itinerary and used about 650 credits to plan a 10-day international trip.

   If you want to reduce the cost on future runs, click the + button, open Select Orchestrator, and pick a cheaper option if one is available. In the recording, Sonnet was called out as a lower-cost option than Opus for first passes.

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   Step 4 of 5

   Compare the Result Against a Standard Search

   While you wait, you can try the same prompt in regular Perplexity search or any other LLM so you can compare the performance difference.

   In testing, the sub-agents made a noticeable difference in creating a good itinerary.

5. 5

   Step 5 of 5

   Download the Finished PDF

   When it’s done, download the PDF. Sometimes Perplexity glitches and the “artifacts” do not load right away when you try to access them.

   Pro tip: Ask Perplexity to make you a one-pager with the “at a glance” version of the itinerary.

Background and context

Who This Is Useful For

• Anyone planning personal travel who is tired of bouncing between flights, hotels, maps, and random blog posts
• Operators, assistants, and founders who need a fast first draft for a work trip without doing two hours of manual research
• Perplexity Pro users who want to see whether Computer is worth spending credits on

What You Will Build

You will create a travel-agent-style itinerary PDF that you can use as a booking-ready first draft.

• Flight options with pricing
• A day-by-day itinerary
• Hotel or stay options
• Transfers between cities
• Links to sources

What You Need

• A Perplexity Pro account with access to Perplexity Computer
• Optional: check your Perplexity Computer credits before you start

• If you have Perplexity Pro, check your credits before starting. Perplexity gave Pro users 4,000 bonus credits to test Computer, expiring April 13, 2026. The source notes that this should work if you sign up for Pro for the first time too.

Going Further

• After generating the itinerary, download the PDF, ask Perplexity for a one-page “at a glance” version, or reuse the plan by asking Perplexity Computer to create an interactive calendar website you can use to plan and tweak your trip.