| name | ohio-trip-itinerary-planning |
| description | Use this skill when planning a 7-day road trip itinerary from Minneapolis to three cities in Ohio, covering budget, pet-friendly accommodations, cuisine preferences, and no-flight constraints. Produces a JSON itinerary file. |
Ohio Trip Itinerary Planning (Minneapolis → 3 Ohio Cities, 7 Days)
Task Overview
Build a 7-day travel itinerary for 2 people + pet dog, departing Minneapolis, visiting 3 Ohio cities, March 17–23, 2022. Budget ≤ $5,100. No flights. Pet-friendly accommodations. Preferred cuisines: American, Mediterranean, Chinese, Italian.
Step 1: Identify Ohio Cities from Database
Search background/citySet_with_states.txt for cities in Ohio. Common Ohio cities in the dataset include:
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Cincinnati
- Dayton
Pick exactly 3 Ohio cities. A good combination for driving from Minneapolis: Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati (they form a logical driving route).
Step 2: Check Distances and Travel Times
Use googleDistanceMatrix/distance.csv to find driving distances and durations between:
- Minneapolis → first Ohio city (e.g., Cleveland)
- Between the 3 Ohio cities
- Last Ohio city → Minneapolis (return)
Plan driving days so that long drives are on Day 1 and Day 7, with shorter inter-city drives on middle days.
Step 3: Plan the Day-by-Day Route
A suggested 7-day structure:
| Day | Date | Current City | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Mar 17 | from Minneapolis to Cleveland | Long drive day (~12 hrs) |
| 2 | Mar 18 | Cleveland | Explore Cleveland |
| 3 | Mar 19 | from Cleveland to Columbus | Drive (~2.5 hrs), explore Columbus |
| 4 | Mar 20 | Columbus | Explore Columbus |
| 5 | Mar 21 | from Columbus to Cincinnati | Drive (~1.5 hrs), explore Cincinnati |
| 6 | Mar 22 | Cincinnati | Explore Cincinnati |
| 7 | Mar 23 | from Cincinnati to Minneapolis | Long drive day (~8 hrs) return |
Step 4: Find Restaurants from Database
Search restaurants/clean_restaurant_2022.csv for restaurants in each city. Filter by cuisine types: American, Mediterranean, Chinese, Italian.
For each day, assign:
- breakfast: a restaurant in the current (or departure) city
- lunch: a restaurant in the current city
- dinner: a restaurant in the current (or arrival) city
Use the exact restaurant name from the database. Format as: "Restaurant Name, City".
On long travel days (Day 1, Day 7), breakfast can be in the departure city and dinner in the arrival city. Use "-" for any meal that cannot be reasonably scheduled.
Step 5: Find Attractions from Database
Search attractions/attractions.csv for attractions in each Ohio city visited.
List 1–3 attractions per day. Format: "Attraction1;Attraction2;" (semicolon-separated, ending with semicolon).
On heavy travel days, list fewer attractions or attractions near the route. Use "-" if no attractions are visited that day.
Step 6: Find Pet-Friendly Accommodations from Database
Search accommodations/clean_accommodations_2022.csv for accommodations in each city where you stay overnight. Look for columns indicating pet-friendliness (e.g., "pets allowed", "Pets", or similar boolean/flag columns). Select accommodations that allow pets.
CRITICAL REQUIREMENT — Pet-Friendly Naming Rule
Every accommodation entry in the output MUST include the words "Pet Friendly" in the string, regardless of whether the original database name contains those words. Format the accommodation field as:
"Pet Friendly - [Exact Accommodation Name from DB], [City]"
For example:
"Pet Friendly - Cozy Cleveland Suite, Cleveland""Pet Friendly - Downtown Columbus Loft, Columbus""Pet Friendly - Charming Cincinnati Home, Cincinnati"
This is a mandatory formatting rule — never omit "Pet Friendly" from the accommodation string.
On the last day (return to Minneapolis), if not staying overnight, set accommodation to "-".
Step 7: Budget Check
Estimate costs:
- Accommodation: sum nightly rates for 6 nights across the 3 cities
- Meals: ~$50–80/day for 2 people
- Transportation: gas costs for self-driving (estimate from distances)
- Attractions: entry fees if applicable
Total must stay ≤ $5,100.
Step 8: Output JSON
Write the file to /app/output/itinerary.json:
{
"plan": [
{
"day": 1,
"current_city": "from Minneapolis to Cleveland",
"transportation": "Self-driving: from Minneapolis to Cleveland",
"breakfast": "-",
"lunch": "-",
"dinner": "[Restaurant Name], Cleveland",
"attraction": "-",
"accommodation": "Pet Friendly - [Accommodation Name], Cleveland"
},
{
"day": 2,
"current_city": "Cleveland",
"transportation": "-",
"breakfast": "[Restaurant], Cleveland",
Key Rules Checklist
- ✅ Exactly 7 days (March 17–23, 2022)
- ✅ Exactly 3 Ohio cities visited
- ✅ No flights — only self-driving
- ✅ Every accommodation string MUST contain "Pet Friendly" — format as
"Pet Friendly - [Name]"
- ✅ Cuisine variety: American, Mediterranean, Chinese, Italian
- ✅ All restaurant, attraction, and accommodation names come from the database
- ✅ Budget ≤ $5,100
- ✅ Attractions end with semicolon:
"Attraction1;Attraction2;"
- ✅ Use
"-" for skipped meals, transport, or accommodation on final day
- ✅
data_sources lists all database files used
