I’m just now finding this article (new to Substack!) but it was a great read. Many people talk about AI trip planning as if it is inevitable, like it’s something that travelers are craving. Yes, it’s convenient but as you discuss how can we expect something based entirely on scraping data to produce a compelling itinerary? I suspect the output of most of these queries will be no better than simply skimming the top few Google results today.
Exactly. AI will just send people to the places that already are overcrowded, based on number of reviews.
I’m just now finding this article (new to Substack!) but it was a great read. Many people talk about AI trip planning as if it is inevitable, like it’s something that travelers are craving. Yes, it’s convenient but as you discuss how can we expect something based entirely on scraping data to produce a compelling itinerary? I suspect the output of most of these queries will be no better than simply skimming the top few Google results today.
Exactly. Unfortunately, AI has killed SEO traffic to my blog, which used to rank in top 5 results regularly. 😟Thanks for the comment Chris.
Thanks for a thorough and informative article. It's eye-opening what AI missed in major tourist destinations.