Trip Guide PDF Lodging

Build the guide in HTML first. Export PDF only after route logic, lodging choice, and screenshots are stable.

Treat the hotel or lodging as the nightly anchor. Design each day around where the user sleeps, not around scenic spots alone.

Core rules

Verify every hard number before writing it.
Separate hard data from soft signal.
- Hard data: driving time, distance, tolls, hotel address, phone, opening hours, scenic latest entry.
- Soft signal: renovation quality, noise risk, dining feel, queue risk, convenience impressions.
If lodging changes, recompute all dependent legs instead of text-replacing the hotel name.
Keep screenshots sparse and purposeful.
Use formal, compact copy unless the user explicitly wants casual tone.

Workflow

1) Lock the planning frame

Extract:

dates / trip length
departure city
trip style: self-drive, hiking, family, solo, etc.
preference weights: scenery, comfort, food, crowd avoidance, budget
output target: quick answer or polished HTML/PDF

If the user already gave enough constraints, start researching immediately.

2) Choose the lodging strategy first

Before writing the day plan, determine:

single hotel vs multi-hotel
town-center convenience vs scenic proximity
parking requirement
breakfast requirement if it changes departure time
fallback lodging in case of sellout or price spike

The day plan should follow the lodging choice, not the other way around.

3) Choose sources by job

Read references/source-selection.md when deciding what to trust.

Default split:

maps / official scenic pages / structured listings for hard numbers
review sites and social posts for soft signal
if Chinese travel/review sites are involved and normal search/fetch is weak, use cn-review-sites-cdp

4) Verify hard data before drafting

Check the numbers that decide feasibility:

origin → lodging
lodging → main scenic spot
lodging → secondary scenic spot
lodging → dinner / breakfast anchors when they matter in the final guide
scenic opening hours / latest entry
hotel phone / rating / address if shown

Re-run this step after every lodging change.

5) Design the itinerary from the lodging anchor

For each day, choose the nightly lodging first, then build:

arrival window
check-in / rest buffer
meal window
scenic entry window
return buffer
holiday congestion buffer

If the hotel moves from old town to new town, update the walking radius and dinner logic. Do not assume Day 1 still works unchanged.

6) Draft HTML first

Good structure:

cover / conclusion box
route overview
day-by-day plan
lodging section
dining section
risk notes / contingency

The top conclusion should tell the user:

which lodging won
why it won
what fallback exists
what tradeoff changed after the lodging decision

7) Use screenshots as evidence, not decoration

Keep only screenshots that support a decision:

scenic proof image
hotel listing / hotel note if it materially affects the recommendation
restaurant listing snippet if it justifies a recommendation

Reject screenshots that are blank, QR-heavy, cluttered, or mostly irrelevant UI.

8) Run the QA gate before PDF export

Read references/qa-checklist.md and clear it.

Minimum gate:

route numbers consistent with latest lodging choice
time logic feasible
screenshots clean
tone formal enough
filenames and variant names clear

9) Deliver and version clearly

Prefer scenario-specific filenames over destructive overwrites.

Examples:

*_final.html
*_revision.html
*_hotel-swap.html
*_quanji.html

When sending local files through OpenClaw messaging, prefer relative MEDIA:./... paths instead of absolute MEDIA:/abs/path paths.

Revision logic

Visual-only feedback: rework screenshots, typography, and tone.
Hotel change: recompute every dependent leg and rewrite the daily structure affected by that hotel.
Budget pressure: rerank hotels and surface tradeoffs explicitly.
Feasibility issue: re-verify with maps / official sources and rebuild affected days.

Read these references when needed

references/source-selection.md — which source to trust for which data type
references/qa-checklist.md — pre-export checklist for lodging-based guides