How I got the direct flight prices form US/Canada to our IUG in Dublin via Bard and Kayak's ChatGPT

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I just posted what the prices of direct flights to our IUG in Dublin are from major US and Canadian cities using Kayak’s custom ChatGPT and Bard.

I thought folks may be interested in how I got there. This may not be the best way and please suggest improvements in the comments. Thanks!

First I went to the greatly improved Bard. Which when prompted today 7th of February with:

Blockquote which US and Canadian cities offer direct flights to Dublin in April 2024?

gave me the following results:

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I just wanted the list of cities. New prompt:

Blockquote Above you had a longer list of cities that have direct flights, that included Cleveland. Can you just list all the cities no additional pictures?

US:

  • Atlanta (ATL)

  • Boston (BOS)

  • Chicago (ORD)

  • Cleveland (CLE)

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

  • Miami (MIA) - Ends March 2024

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

  • Newark (EWR)

  • New York (JFK)

  • Orlando (MCO)

  • Philadelphia (PHL) - Ends January 2024

  • San Francisco (SFO)

  • Seattle/Tacoma (SEA)

  • Washington (IAD)

Canada:

  • Calgary (YYC) - April to October

  • Montreal (YUL)

  • Toronto (YYZ)

  • Vancouver (YVR) - June to September

Now I asked about the prices for the second week of April and it would give me numbers.

Blockquote With the above list can you write the prices for flights for direct flights to Dublin on the 8th of April and leaving on the 12th of April

Bard reply:

Blockquote Unfortunately, I cannot provide specific prices for every city on your list for those dates as flight prices fluctuate constantly and depend on many factors like airlines, booking platforms, seat availability, and current promotions. However, I can offer some suggestions for finding the best deals:

So I started a new thread and got better results:

Blockquote What about first week in April? 8th to the 12th? Please list the cities without the pictures as I would like to copy them to a post. Thanks!

Blockquote My apologies, I misunderstood the travel dates initially. Here are some US and Canadian cities that offer direct flights to Dublin from April 8th to 12th, 2024, along with the current cheapest direct flights according to Google Flights:

United States:

  • Boston (BOS): Aer Lingus, starting at $501 (round trip)

  • Chicago (ORD): Aer Lingus, starting at $462 (round trip)

  • Hartford (BDL): Aer Lingus, starting at $501 (round trip)

  • Los Angeles (LAX): Aer Lingus, starting at $575 (round trip)

  • Miami (MIA): Aer Lingus, starting at $522 (round trip)

  • Newark (EWR): Aer Lingus, starting at $454 (round trip)

  • New York (JFK): Aer Lingus, starting at $432 (round trip)

  • San Francisco (SFO): Aer Lingus, starting at $575 (round trip)

  • Seattle (SEA): Aer Lingus, starting at $641 (round trip)

Canada:

  • Montreal (YUL): Aer Lingus, starting at $554 (round trip)

  • Toronto (YYZ): Aer Lingus, starting at $538 (round trip)

…

Notice that there is no Cleveland or Dallas in the list. I asked about these cities and turns out Dallas has a really cheap one with Air Lingus starting at $432

  • Aer Lingus: Starting at $432 (round trip)

Here is the link to the whole second thread:

Now on ChatGPT version 4 Kayak is offering their travel tailored GPT

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Of course to do these calculations for all US cities is a major calculation. They split it up into sets of 5, but came back with lovely results with links to book them:
Now on ChatGPT version 4 Kayak is offering their travel tailored GPT

Here are the direct flight options from the next set of major cities in the U.S. and Canada to Dublin for the second week of April (April 7th to April 14th):

From New York (NYC) to Dublin (DUB)

  • Airlines: Aer Lingus, United Airlines, Lufthansa
  • Price Range: Starting at $638
  • Booking Link: Search Results

From Los Angeles (LAX) to Dublin (DUB)

  • Airline: Aer Lingus
  • Price: Starting at $1,066
  • Booking Link: Search Results

From Chicago (CHI) to Dublin (DUB)

  • Airlines: Aer Lingus, American Airlines
  • Price Range: Starting at $659
  • Booking Link: Search Results

From Toronto (YYZ) to Dublin (DUB)

  • Airlines: Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, WestJet
  • Price Range: Starting at $461
  • Booking Link: Search Results

From Vancouver (YVR) to Dublin (DUB)

  • Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any direct flights from Vancouver to Dublin for the specified dates.

From Boston (BOS) to Dublin (DUB)

  • Airlines: Aer Lingus, Delta, JetBlue
  • Price Range: Starting at $633
  • Booking Link: Search Results

Miami (MIA) to Dublin (DUB)

  • Unfortunately, there were no direct flights available from Miami to Dublin for the specified dates.

From San Francisco (SFO) to Dublin (DUB)

  • Airline: Aer Lingus
  • Price: Starting at $1,098
  • Booking Link: Search Results

Montreal (YUL) to Dublin (DUB)

  • There were no direct flights available from Montreal to Dublin for the specified dates.

Calgary (YYC) to Dublin (DUB)

  • There were no direct flights available from Calgary to Dublin for the specified dates.

Finnair / American Airlines / Iberia / Aer Lingus / British Airways

  • Price Range: Starting from $1,190 to $6,433
  • Departure: April 7th, 6:55 PM from DFW
  • Return: April 14th, 12:40 PM from DUB
  • Booking Link: Search Results

I like, that you get the direct link to the search results and can fine tune the results there.

Which results do you like better?

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