SojernSurvey
40%
Travellers who discovered a destination via AI
Does AI influence where people decide to travel?
40% of travellers say they discovered a destination through AI, and 29% changed their plans based on an AI recommendation.
Travellers who discovered a destination via AI
1,006 US adults
Discovery and plan-change are the two measures that convert AI visibility into demand. If a model does not name your destination, four in ten travellers never encounter it at the moment of inspiration.
Source
- Reference period
- Geography
- United States
- Evidence type
- Survey
- Sample
- 1,006 US adults
- Last checked
Method
Sojern traveller survey, April 2026, 1,006 US adults. Self-reported attribution, which tends to understate influence travellers did not consciously register.
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