July 2026 publication

Beach travel

Which destinations do AI assistants name when travelers ask for a beach trip?

Updated July 6, 2026 Based on 1 weekly survey in July 2026 47 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. Maldives 54 2. Seychelles 50 3. Thailand 50 4. Hawaii 42 5. French Polynesia 42 6. Fiji 37 7. Philippines 37 8. Mexico 33 9. Greece 33 10. Bali 33

The July 2026 ranking

Beach: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, July 2026.
Rank Destination Index Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Maldives 54 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 8%
2 Seychelles 50 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 7%
3 Thailand 50 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 83% of answers 6%
4 Hawaii 42 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 6%
5 French Polynesia 42 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 6%
6 Fiji 37 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 5%
7 Philippines 37 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 4%
8 Mexico 33 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers 5%
9 Greece 33 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 4%
10 Bali 33 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 5%
11 Indonesia 33 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 5%
12 Zanzibar 33 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers 4%
13 Tanzania 21 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 3%
14 Italy 17 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 2%
15 Croatia 17 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 2%
16 Australia 17 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 2%
17 Costa Rica 13 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 2%
18 Turkey 13 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 2%
19 Ecuador 13 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 1%
20 Galapagos 13 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 1%
21 Jamaica 13 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 1%
22 New Zealand 8 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 1%
23 Bahamas 8 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 1%
24 France 8 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 1%
25 Belize 8 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers <1%

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