📊 Generate personalized trip recommendations with Claude AI and Google Sheets

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Description

This workflow provides personalized travel destination recommendations by analyzing past trip history, user preferences, travel behavior patterns, and current trends. It uses Claude AI to generate intelligent, context-aware suggestions tailored to each traveler.

How it works

1. Receive Trip Request - Webhook captures user query with preferences and constraints
2. Validate Input - Checks required fields, normalizes data, calculates user profile metrics
3. Fetch Travel History - Retrieves past trips, ratings, and behavioral data from Google Sheets
4. Analyze Patterns - Identifies travel patterns, preferred destinations, seasonal preferences
5. Claude AI Recommendation - Generates personalized destination suggestions with reasoning
6. Enrich with Live Data - Adds current weather, events, flight prices (optional)
7. Store Recommendation - Saves suggestion to database with full context
8. Send Personalized Response - Delivers recommendations via email or API response
9. Daily Batch Updates - Scheduled job to refresh recommendations for all active users
10. Trend Analysis - Weekly reports on popular destinations and emerging trends

Setup Steps

1. Import workflow into n8n
2. Configure credentials:
   • Anthropic API - Claude AI for recommendation engine
   • Google Sheets - Trip history and user profiles
   • SMTP / Gmail - Email notifications
   • Weather API (optional) - Real-time weather data
   • Flight API (optional) - Price comparisons
3. Create Google Sheets with tabs:
   • user_profiles - User data and preferences
   • trip_history - Past trip records
   • recommendations - Generated suggestions
   • analytics - Trend analysis logs
4. Set your API keys and sheet IDs in the configuration nodes
5. Activate both webhook and scheduled workflows

Sample Trip Request Payload

{
  "userId": "USER-2025-1234",
  "userName": "Sarah Johnson",
  "userEmail": "sarah.j@example.com",
  "preferences": {
    "budget": "moderate",
    "travelStyle": "adventure",
    "interests": ["hiking", "local cuisine", "cultural sites"],
    "climate": "warm",
    "duration": "7-10 days",
    "travelMonth": "June"
  },
  "constraints": {
    "maxBudget": 3000,
    "departureCity": "San Francisco",
    "companions": "solo",
    "accessibility": "none"
  },
  "excludeRegions": ["visited_recently"],
  "prioritize": "unique_experiences"
}

Features

• AI-Powered Personalization - Claude analyzes patterns and generates unique suggestions
• Behavioral Learning - Improves over time based on trip ratings and feedback
• Real-Time Data Integration - Weather, events, and pricing for recommended destinations
• Budget Optimization - Suggests best value destinations within user budget
• Seasonal Intelligence - Recommends optimal travel timing
• Trend Detection - Identifies emerging destinations before they get crowded
• Multi-Factor Scoring - Balances preferences, budget, timing, and uniqueness

🔗 Nodes Used

Send Email, Google Sheets, HTTP Request, Webhook, Schedule Trigger, AI Agent

📥 Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu → Import from File

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup