Citation
A source an AI answer explicitly credits or links as the basis for a claim.
Citations are the visible part of grounding, and in travel they are commercially consequential: being the cited source for 'best boutique hotels in Florence' places a brand inside the decision rather than adjacent to it. Which sources get cited varies by engine, and cited sources are frequently third-party (directories, reviews, destination sites) rather than the brand's own.
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Every figure carries its publisher, sample and field period.