September 2026 publication

Adventure travel

Which destinations do AI assistants name when travelers ask for adventure?

Updated September 30, 2026 Based on 1 weekly survey in September 2026 54 destinations cited by at least one AI assistant, out of 88 measured.

Top 10 at a glance

Bar chart of the top 10 destinations by index value 1. Patagonia 67 2. Peru 54 3. New Zealand 50 4. Chile 50 5. Nepal 46 6. Argentina 46 7. Norway 38 8. Iceland 33 9. Mongolia 25 10. Australia 25

The September 2026 ranking

Adventure: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, September 2026.
Rank Destination Index Trend Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Patagonia 67 0 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 83% of answers 7%
2 Peru 54 +9 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 6%
3 New Zealand 50 +5 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 6%
4 Chile 50 -11 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 83% of answers 5%
5 Nepal 46 +6 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 5%
6 Argentina 46 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 83% of answers 5%
7 Norway 38 +8 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 4%
8 Iceland 33 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 4%
9 Mongolia 25 +7 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 3%
10 Australia 25 +6 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 3%
11 Costa Rica 25 +6 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 3%
12 Canada 21 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 2%
13 Japan 21 +9 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 2%
14 Brazil 21 +6 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 2%
15 Indonesia 17 -3 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 2%
16 Slovenia 17 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 2%
17 Switzerland 17 +7 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 2%
18 Vietnam 17 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 2%
19 Colombia 17 +6 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 2%
20 Tanzania 17 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 2%
21 Italy 13 -3 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers 2%
22 Spain 13 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 1%
23 India 13 +4 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 1%
24 Thailand 13 -5 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 1%
25 Scotland 13 +8 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 1%

Top 25 shown.