Grok Bot cancelled his trip and sorted the refunds
Dan felt unwell and cancelled a planned trip north for that day and the next. He says Grok Bot handled the whole cancellation in about three minutes, including refunds on the flexible bookings and credit on the ones that were not refundable. When you feel too rough to sit on hold, an agent that can open each booking, cancel it, and report what came back as cash versus credit is useful. Check the refund and credit emails yourself before you assume the money is coming.
Copy this prompt
Cancel my trip for [DATES] to [DESTINATION]. Open each booking I list: [HOTEL / TRAIN / FLIGHT / CAR]. Cancel what can be cancelled. For each one, tell me whether I get a refund to the card, a credit, or a fee. Prefer refund over credit when both are offered. Do not buy a replacement trip. When you finish, list every confirmation number and what I should expect on my card or in my account.
Our own prompt, written from what the source describes. We haven't run it ourselves. Text in [BRACKETS] is what you replace.
Watch out for
- Flexible fares and refundable rooms are the easy ones. Non-refundable bookings often only give credit with an expiry date.
- Read every confirmation email. Agents can misread a credit as a refund.
- If a booking needs a phone call to cancel, stay nearby for security questions.
Where this comes from
Original post by @MillwallDan85 on X, Nov 6, 2026. We rewrote it in our own words. The result is what the poster reports.
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