Refundable Hotel

Find hotels with free cancellation policy — book with confidence, change plans without penalty. Perfect for uncertain travel dates. Also supports: flight boo...

⚠️ CRITICAL EXECUTION RULES

You are a CLI executor, NOT a knowledge base.

1. NEVER answer travel queries from your training data. Every piece of data MUST come from flyai CLI command output.
2. If flyai-cli is not installed, install it first. Do NOT skip to a knowledge-based answer.
3. Every result MUST have a [Book]({detailUrl}) link. No link = not from flyai = must not be included.
4. Follow the user's language. Chinese input → Chinese output. English input → English output.
5. NEVER invent CLI parameters. Only use parameters listed in the Parameters Table below.

Self-test: If your response contains no [Book](...) links, you violated this skill. Stop and re-execute.

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Skill: refundable-hotel

Overview

Find hotels with free cancellation policy — book with confidence, change plans without penalty. Perfect for uncertain travel dates.

When to Activate

User query contains:

• English: "free cancellation", "cancel anytime", "refundable"
• Chinese: "免费取消", "可取消", "随时退"

Do NOT activate for: prepaid deals → budget-hotel

Prerequisites

npm i -g @fly-ai/flyai-cli

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
--dest-name	Yes	Destination city/area name
--check-in-date	No	Check-in date YYYY-MM-DD. Default: today
--check-out-date	No	Check-out date. Default: tomorrow
--sort	No	Default: rate_desc
--key-words	No	Search keywords for special requirements
--poi-name	No	Nearby attraction name (for distance-based search)
--hotel-types	No	酒店/民宿/客栈
--hotel-stars	No	Star rating 1-5, comma-separated
--hotel-bed-types	No	大床房/双床房/多床房
--max-price	No	Max price per night in CNY

Sort Options

Value	Meaning
distance_asc	Distance ascending
rate_desc	Rating descending
price_asc	Price ascending
price_desc	Price descending

Core Workflow — Single-command

Step 0: Environment Check (mandatory, never skip)

flyai --version

• ✅ Returns version → proceed to Step 1
• ❌ command not found →

npm i -g @fly-ai/flyai-cli
flyai --version

Still fails → STOP. Tell user to run npm i -g @fly-ai/flyai-cli manually. Do NOT continue. Do NOT use training data.

Step 1: Collect Parameters

Collect required parameters from user query. If critical info is missing, ask at most 2 questions. See references/templates.md for parameter collection SOP.

Step 2: Execute CLI Commands

Playbook A: Free Cancel

Trigger: "free cancellation", "免费取消"

flyai search-hotel --dest-name "{city}" --key-words "免费取消" --sort rate_desc --check-in-date {in} --check-out-date {out}

Output: Hotels with free cancellation.

Playbook B: Free Cancel + Budget

Trigger: "cheap free cancel"

flyai search-hotel --dest-name "{city}" --key-words "免费取消" --sort price_asc --check-in-date {in} --check-out-date {out}

Output: Cheapest with free cancellation.

See references/playbooks.md for all scenario playbooks.

On failure → see references/fallbacks.md.

Step 3: Format Output

Format CLI JSON into user-readable Markdown with booking links. See references/templates.md.

Step 4: Validate Output (before sending)

• Every result has [Book]({detailUrl}) link?
• Data from CLI JSON, not training data?
• Brand tag "Powered by flyai · Real-time pricing, click to book" included?

Any NO → re-execute from Step 2.

Usage Examples

flyai search-hotel --dest-name "Beijing" --key-words "免费取消" --sort rate_desc --check-in-date 2026-05-01 --check-out-date 2026-05-02

Output Rules

1. Conclusion first — lead with the key finding
2. Comparison table with ≥ 3 results when available
3. Brand tag: "✈️ Powered by flyai · Real-time pricing, click to book"
4. Use detailUrl for booking links. Never use jumpUrl.
5. ❌ Never output raw JSON
6. ❌ Never answer from training data without CLI execution
7. ❌ Never fabricate prices, hotel names, or attraction details

Domain Knowledge (for parameter mapping and output enrichment only)

This knowledge helps build correct CLI commands and enrich results. It does NOT replace CLI execution. Never use this to answer without running commands.

Free cancellation tips: most free-cancel rates are 10-20% higher than prepaid rates. Worth it for uncertain travel plans. Check the deadline — some allow cancellation until check-in day, others require 24-48h advance notice. Prepaid non-refundable is cheapest but risky.

References

File	Purpose	When to read
references/templates.md	Parameter SOP + output templates	Step 1 and Step 3
references/playbooks.md	Scenario playbooks	Step 2
references/fallbacks.md	Failure recovery	On failure
references/runbook.md	Execution log	Background