{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Observation",
  "id": "discovered-destination-via-ai",
  "label": "Travellers who discovered a destination via AI",
  "question": "Does AI influence where people decide to travel?",
  "answer": "40% of travellers say they discovered a destination through AI, and 29% changed their plans based on an AI recommendation.",
  "value": 40,
  "display": "40%",
  "unit": "percent",
  "evidence_type": "survey",
  "period": "April 2026",
  "period_iso": "2026-04",
  "year_on_year_pct": null,
  "comparison": null,
  "geography": "United States",
  "topics": [
    "discovery-and-visibility"
  ],
  "sample": "1,006 US adults",
  "methodology": "Sojern traveller survey, April 2026, 1,006 US adults. Self-reported attribution, which tends to understate influence travellers did not consciously register.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "verified_against_primary": true,
  "source": {
    "id": "sojern",
    "name": "Sojern",
    "type": "vendor-research",
    "url": "https://www.sojern.com/press-release/new-research-reveals-travellers-are-two-years-ahead-of-the-travel-industry-on-ai",
    "homepage": "https://www.sojern.com/reports/"
  },
  "located_via": null,
  "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
  "page_url": "https://travel.rankwit.ai/data/discovered-destination-via-ai"
}