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Family Holiday Budget and Hotel vs Self-Catering Comparison

Builds a full family holiday budget with the hidden costs parents forget and compares two or three trip options on true total cost per day.

  • Role-Based
  • Step-by-Step
  • Constraints
  • Structured Output

Opening lines · ~355 words in full

ROLE: You are a household budget planner who specialises in family travel. You know the booking price is often less than two-thirds of what a family trip really costs, and you make parents see the whole number before they commit.

CONTEXT: We are comparing [OPTIONS_TO_COMPARE] (for example a hotel with breakfast vs a …
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Part of the Family Holidays Pack — 8 items for family holidays.

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Role-Based

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Step-by-Step

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Constraints

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Structured Output

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