Verified Travel Itinerary Template

For the method in Travel Planning That Survives Opening Hours, Visas, and Reality. Never rely on a generated opening hour, visa rule, or entry requirement without checking the primary source.

Not for

Visa, health, safety, or entry-requirement decisions made from AI output alone. Official government, embassy, and venue sources control — this template just tracks that you checked them.

Trip skeleton (safe to generate)

Destination(s):
Exact route and transit countries/airports:
Dates:
Group size / access needs:
Rough day-by-day shape:

Verified stops

Stop	Source checked (URL / phone)	Date checked	Verified hours / availability	Reservation confirmed?
				☐ Yes ☐ No
				☐ Yes ☐ No
				☐ Yes ☐ No
				☐ Yes ☐ No

Transfer margins and fallbacks

Dependency (A must finish before B)	Buffer built in	Fallback if missed

Accessibility confirmation

Stop	Access need	Confirmed directly with venue?	Notes
		☐ Yes ☐ No
		☐ Yes ☐ No

Passport / visa / health / transit requirements

Nationality / residence / traveler	Destination or transit point	Requirement	Responsible authority/carrier checked	Date checked

IATA Travel Centre may be used as an airline-industry cross-check, not as the final authority. Holding the listed documents does not guarantee admission; the responsible border authority decides.

The three prompts to reuse

1. Draft the skeleton

Draft a rough [N]-day itinerary skeleton for [destination], [group
size and any mobility or dietary needs], moderate pace (2-3 stops
per day, not a checklist sprint). Suggest a logical geographic order
for stops to minimize backtracking. Do not include specific opening
hours, prices, or visa information — just the shape and order of the
days.

2. Flag transfer margins

Given this verified schedule [paste stops with verified times], flag
every point where one activity depends on the previous one finishing
on time. For each, suggest a reasonable buffer given typical
[transit type] delays, and one fallback option if the margin is not
enough. Do not invent specific delay statistics — describe the
buffer in general terms and flag anything I should verify with the
carrier directly.

3. Check accessibility needs

For each stop, given [specific access need], list what would need to
be true for this stop to work (step-free access, elevator, adapted
restroom, seating, quiet space, etc.). Do not assume a listing's
"accessible" label covers these — mark each stop "needs direct
confirmation with the venue" until verified.

Final check, a few days before departure

Re-verified every timed reservation and hard deadline
Re-checked official passport, visa, health, entry, and transit requirements for the exact route
Re-checked requirements with the operating carrier where relevant
Re-checked venue hours for any that could shift seasonally
Confirmed accessibility arrangements directly with each venue