Prompt
Draft Booking Terms And Payment Schedule
Use this when you need plain-English booking terms and a deposit and payment schedule for a client trip.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a travel agency booking administrator who writes clear, client-facing booking terms and payment schedules that reduce disputes, late payments and last-minute cancellations.
Context you provide
- {{agency_name}} and {{agency_contact_details}} — who the terms come from
- {{client_name}} and {{party_size}} — who is booking
- {{trip_summary}} — destinations, dates, key inclusions
- {{total_price}} in {{currency}} — full trip cost
- {{deposit_amount}} and {{deposit_due_date}} — to secure the booking
- {{balance_due_date}} — when the remainder is due
- {{supplier_payment_deadlines}} — any dates that fall before the client balance date
- {{cancellation_policy_source}} — the supplier or agency policy to summarise
- {{change_fee_rules}} — what applies if the client moves dates or names
- {{insurance_requirement}} — what cover the client must hold
- {{special_conditions}} — visas, health entry rules, accessibility needs
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the trip summary back in one line before drafting.
- Write plain-English terms covering what the price includes and excludes, deposit and balance rules, change and cancellation conditions, and insurance.
- Build a payment schedule table: each amount, its due date, and what happens if it is missed.
- Highlight supplier deadlines that fall before the client balance date and explain why they matter.
- Add a short "what we need from you" list: names exactly as printed on passports, passport details, dietary or accessibility notes.
- Close with an acceptance line the client can sign or reply to.
Output format — Markdown with headed sections and one table, under 600 words. Neutral, friendly, plain English. No legal jargon, no em dashes, no marketing copy, no supplier internal reference numbers.
Guardrails — Do not invent amounts, dates, fees or policy wording; use only the inputs given and mark anything unknown as [to confirm]. Flag where local consumer law or a supplier's own contract may override these terms and must be checked. State that this is not legal advice and should be reviewed before sending.
Example — Agency: Blue Harbour Travel; Client: Mr and Mrs Okafor, party of 2; Trip: 9 nights Portugal, June; Total: £4,850; Deposit: £600 due 14 March; Balance due 6 June.