With a potentially record-setting holiday travel season kicking into high gear, 30% of travelers say they are likely to use AI to plan or assist with their travel planning this year. This finding comes from a survey of more than 1,000 travelers conducted by leading travel publisher Matador Network, which launched the free AI travel genius GuideGeek last year. The survey found that of the growing portion of travelers who have already used AI for travel, two thirds (66.6%) plan to use AI for travel planning this holiday season. Overall, younger travelers (Millennial and Gen Z) are almost 50 percent (48.1%) more likely than older travelers (Gen X, Baby Boomer) to use AI for holiday travel this year. More than a quarter of travelers said they plan to use AI to help plan their holiday va...
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More than a quarter of travelers said they plan to use AI to help plan their holiday vacation, according to a recent survey of 1,200 travelers conducted by leading travel publisher Matador Network. In total, 64 percent of respondents said they have either used AI to research or plan travel or plan to in the future. Matador Network is the creator of the personal AI travel assistant GuideGeek. "For many people, the holiday season is without question the most hectic part of the year, especially if there is travel involved," said Matador Network CEO Ross Borden. "This year GuideGeek is giving you the gift of time. You can plan your whole holiday vacation — from choosing a destination to booking a flight and hotel and making dinner reservations — before you finish your mug of hot cocoa." ...
Read MoreResearch Reveals almost 90 percent travelers also avoid visiting new places Its vacation time. Planning is underway for what is expected to be one of the busiest summer travel seasons in recent years. Recently, a new consumer research fielded by US based Southpaw Insights on behalf of GuideGeek, indicates that 63% have had poor experiences planning a past vacation, including 1 in 4 who ultimately wished they chose a different vacation destination altogether. The biggest barrier to ideal vacation time, planning difficulties, was cited by 1 in 3 (30%) travelers, including 35% of parents, who find research and planning for vacations too time-consuming. As a result, 28% have been unhappy with their activities and experiences while on holiday, 25% report they wasted valuable vacation tim...
Read MoreGuideGeek is a new personal AI travel assistant recently launched by Matador Network, a leading travel publisher. In its first-week debut, GuideGeek has already helped thousands of travelers plan and book trips in more than 15 languages. Built on ChatGPT technology from OpenAI, GuideGeek is a free service that provides travel recommendations customized to the user's specific needs and interests. "Build a five-day itinerary through Vietnam that would make Anthony Bourdain proud," one person requested in a scroll of recent user queries. "When it comes to technology and innovation, the trillion-dollar travel industry has been stuck in the dark ages for decades," says Matador Network CEO Ross Borden. "AI will usher in a new golden age of travel by radically changing how hundreds of ...
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