TripAdvisor Vacation Planner

by hhw67865

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Integrates with TripAdvisor's API to enable vacation planning, destination exploration, and informed decision-making about accommodations and activities through location searches, nearby discovery, and interactive itinerary creation.

Details

Author
hhw67865
Repository
hhw67865/tripadvisor-mcp-server
GitHub stars
1
Downloads
373
License
Apache License 2.0
Categories
AI, Design, Developer Tools, Search, Project Management, Infrastructure, API, Knowledge Base, Other

- Search for locations by name and category
- Get detailed information about specific locations
- Find nearby attractions, restaurants, and hotels
- View photos and reviews
- Interactive vacation planning prompt

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

  1. Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
  2. Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
  3. Configure the plugin with the settings below
    Plugin Name TripAdvisor Vacation Planner
    Command (node, npx, python, etc.) uv
    Arguments
    • Argument 1 run
    • Argument 2 --with
    • Argument 3 mcp[cli]
    • Argument 4 mcp
    • Argument 5 run
    • Argument 6 PATH_TO_YOUR_PROJECT\server.py
    Environment
    • TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

    Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.

  4. Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

From the repository

1. Clone this repository
2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   uv venv

You can run the server directly with:

bash

export TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY=your_api_key_here # Linux/macOS
set TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY=your_api_key_here # Windows Command Prompt
$env:TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY="your_api_key_here" # Windows PowerShell

1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Go to Settings > MCP Servers
3. Add a new server with the following configuration:

   {
"tripadvisor": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"run",
"--with",
"mcp[cli]",
"mcp",
"run",
"PATH_TO_YOUR_PROJECT\\server.py"
],
"env": {
"TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}

4. Replace PATH_TO_YOUR_PROJECT with the absolute path to your project directory
5. Replace YOUR_API_KEY_HERE with your actual TripAdvisor API key

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "tripadvisor vacation planner": {
            "env": {
                "TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
            },
            "args": [
                "run",
                "--with",
                "mcp[cli]",
                "mcp",
                "run",
                "PATH_TO_YOUR_PROJECT\\server.py"
            ],
            "command": "uv"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": {
        "TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
    },
    "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "PATH_TO_YOUR_PROJECT\\server.py"
    ],
    "command": "uv"
}

Macos

{
    "env": {
        "TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
    },
    "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "PATH_TO_YOUR_PROJECT\\server.py"
    ],
    "command": "uv"
}

Windows

{
    "env": {
        "TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
    },
    "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "mcp[cli]",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "PATH_TO_YOUR_PROJECT\\server.py"
    ],
    "command": "uv"
}

TripAdvisor Vacation Planner MCP Server

This MCP server provides access to TripAdvisor data for planning vacations, finding attractions, restaurants, and hotels.

Features

- Search for locations by name and category
- Get detailed information about specific locations
- Find nearby attractions, restaurants, and hotels
- View photos and reviews
- Interactive vacation planning prompt

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

- Python 3.10 or higher
- uv - Fast Python package installer and resolver
- TripAdvisor API key (get one from TripAdvisor Developer Portal)
- Claude Desktop
- Google Maps MCP Server (https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/google-maps)

Installation with uv

1. Clone this repository
2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   uv venv
# On Windows
.venv\Scripts\activate
# On macOS/Linux
source .venv/bin/activate

3. Install the required dependencies:
   uv add "mcp[cli]"

Running the Server

You can run the server directly with:

```bash

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