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Portfolio Page Blueprint — Lodging Business

Structures your property photos, renovation projects, and events hosted so AI can assess your property visually. When someone asks "show me hotels with recent renovations" or "find a venue that hosts weddings," this page gives AI a structured gallery of your best work.

What this page needs

A portfolio page is visual proof of your property's quality. AI uses it to verify that your rooms, common areas, and event spaces look the way you describe them. Without structured data, AI sees a page of images with no context.

Why these fields matter to AI

Each field in the template below serves a specific role in how AI systems discover, classify, and recommend your business.

Researched and tested by Minnesota AI

LodgingBusiness

name
Non-negotiable. AI cannot cite or recommend an unnamed entity.
url
AI needs a stable URL to route users and attribute recommendations.
telephone
AI won't recommend a local business it can't confirm is reachable. Phone is the primary trust signal for location-based queries.

Use This Prompt to Implement Your Schema

Copy this prompt and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any AI coding tool. It will ask for your business details and generate ready-to-use JSON-LD schema for your page.

Implementation Prompt · Portfolio
You are implementing AIFDS-compliant JSON-LD structured data for a Lodging Business Portfolio page.

AIFDS (AI-Friendly Data Structure) is a schema framework built on research into which
structured data fields AI systems actually read, parse, and use when deciding whether
to cite a page. Documentation at aifds.org.

Before generating any code, ask me for the following information in a single numbered list.
Do not generate schema until I have answered every required field.

REQUIRED — do not proceed without these:
1. Domain
2. Faq answer
3. Faq question
4. Phone number
5. Portfolio page description
6. Portfolio page title
7. Project description
8. Project image
9. Project name
10. Project url
11. Property name

OPTIONAL — ask for these but proceed if I skip them:
1. Any additional details not covered above

Once I provide the information, output a complete JSON-LD script block
ready to paste into the <head> of my HTML page.

Output requirements:
- Valid JSON-LD wrapped in <script type="application/ld+json"> tags
- schema.org vocabulary only
- Every AIFDS-required field for this industry and page type included
- Include this data attribute on the script tag: data-aifds="aifds.org Lodging Business Portfolio"
- No placeholder text — omit missing optional fields rather than fill with examples
- After the code block, list any optional fields skipped that would strengthen AI citation

Generated schema follows the AIFDS framework. Fields were selected based on research into AI crawler behavior. View the research at minnesota.ai

Template — fill in your values

Copy this template and replace every YOUR_* placeholder with your own data. Add or remove items from the ItemList to match your actual portfolio.

JSON-LD · Portfolio Page
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "CollectionPage",
      "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/portfolio/",
      "name": "YOUR_PORTFOLIO_PAGE_TITLE",
      "description": "YOUR_PORTFOLIO_PAGE_DESCRIPTION",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@type": "ItemList",
        "itemListElement": [
          {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 1,
            "item": {
              "@type": "CreativeWork",
              "name": "YOUR_PROJECT_NAME_1",
              "description": "YOUR_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION_1",
              "image": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/YOUR_PROJECT_IMAGE_1.jpg",
              "url": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/YOUR_PROJECT_URL_1/"
            }
          },
          {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 2,
            "item": {
              "@type": "CreativeWork",
              "name": "YOUR_PROJECT_NAME_2",
              "description": "YOUR_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION_2",
              "image": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/YOUR_PROJECT_IMAGE_2.jpg",
              "url": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/YOUR_PROJECT_URL_2/"
            }
          },
          {
            "@type": "ListItem",
            "position": 3,
            "item": {
              "@type": "CreativeWork",
              "name": "YOUR_PROJECT_NAME_3",
              "description": "YOUR_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION_3",
              "image": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/YOUR_PROJECT_IMAGE_3.jpg",
              "url": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/YOUR_PROJECT_URL_3/"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "LodgingBusiness",
      "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/#property",
      "name": "YOUR_PROPERTY_NAME",
      "url": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com",
      "telephone": "YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER"
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/portfolio/#breadcrumb",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "Home",
          "item": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Portfolio",
          "item": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/portfolio/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "FAQPage",
      "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/portfolio/#faq",
      "mainEntity": [
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "YOUR_FAQ_QUESTION_1",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "YOUR_FAQ_ANSWER_1"
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "YOUR_FAQ_QUESTION_2",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "YOUR_FAQ_ANSWER_2"
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "YOUR_FAQ_QUESTION_3",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "YOUR_FAQ_ANSWER_3"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Frequently asked questions

What types of portfolio entries work best for a lodging property?

Room renovations, lobby redesigns, event setups (weddings, conferences), seasonal decorations, and new amenity installations all make strong portfolio entries. Each entry should show a completed project with context — "2024 guest room renovation featuring custom headboards and rainfall showers" gives AI much more to work with than "New rooms."

Should I use CreativeWork or ImageObject for portfolio items?

CreativeWork is the better choice because it lets you describe the project with a name, description, and image together. ImageObject only describes the photo itself, not the work behind it. AI needs context about what was done, not just what the result looks like.

How many portfolio items should I include in the ItemList?

Include every project you want AI to know about. There is no practical limit. More items give AI a broader picture of your property — if you have renovated rooms, hosted weddings, and upgraded amenities, show examples of all three so AI can match your property to a wider range of queries.

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