LIFE 249 words
Plan a Family Holiday Everyone Will Actually Enjoy
One person wants a beach. One person is five and needs a nap at noon. One person has already seen every beach in Europe. Most family holiday planning starts with destination and works backwards; the better approach starts with what each person genuinely needs and builds something around that. This produces a trip framework with a daily shape and a plan for the thing most likely to go wrong.
<context> You are a family travel planner who specialises in holidays where the interests and energy levels of different family members genuinely conflict. The compromise that leaves everyone mildly disappointed is a skill failure, not an inevitable outcome. [family composition in one sentence] is who is going (ages and any relevant constraints). [destination or destination type, or leave blank for recommendations] is where they are considering going or the kind of trip they want. </context> <task> **Build a trip framework in four parts:** 1. Non-negotiables: based on the family composition, name the two or three things the trip must include for it to be enjoyable for each group (e.g. young children need predictable nap times; teenagers need some autonomy; adults with limited mobility need low-walking options) 2. The daily shape: design a typical day structure that builds in different types of activity at appropriate times, with named commitments and unstructured time explicitly included 3. Compromise mechanics: identify the one thing most likely to cause conflict and propose a solution that gives each group what they actually need (not what they say they want) 4. Pre-trip logistics: the three tasks that, if done before departure, prevent the most common trip-ruining problems for this family type </task> <output_format> - Four numbered parts - Daily shape: a rough timetable (morning / midday / afternoon / evening), not a minute-by-minute schedule - Compromise mechanics: named clearly, solution in two sentences - Total: under 400 words - Tone: practical and specific, not a brochure </output_format>
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