August 2026 publication

Beach travel

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

Updated August 17, 2026 Based on 3 weekly surveys in August 2026 51 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 69 2. Seychelles 66 3. Hawaii 44 4. Bali 44 5. French Polynesia 43 6. Indonesia 38 7. Greece 34 8. Philippines 31 9. Mexico 30 10. Fiji 28

The August 2026 ranking

Beach: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, August 2026.
Rank Destination Index Trend Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Maldives 69 +15 ChatGPT: cited in 89% of answers Claude: cited in 56% of answers Gemini: cited in 44% of answers Perplexity: cited in 61% of answers Mistral: cited in 78% of answers Grok: cited in 83% of answers 10%
2 Seychelles 66 +8 ChatGPT: cited in 78% of answers Claude: cited in 56% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 72% of answers Mistral: cited in 78% of answers Grok: cited in 78% of answers 10%
3 Hawaii 44 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 61% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 39% of answers Perplexity: cited in 28% of answers Mistral: cited in 83% of answers Grok: cited in 44% of answers 6%
4 Bali 44 +4 ChatGPT: cited in 39% of answers Claude: cited in 56% of answers Gemini: cited in 22% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 78% of answers Grok: cited in 33% of answers 6%
5 French Polynesia 43 +1 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 28% of answers Perplexity: cited in 11% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers Grok: cited in 67% of answers 6%
6 Indonesia 38 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 44% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 78% of answers Grok: cited in 33% of answers 5%
7 Greece 34 +1 ChatGPT: cited in 28% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 28% of answers Perplexity: cited in 11% of answers Mistral: cited in 56% of answers Grok: cited in 50% of answers 5%
8 Philippines 31 -3 ChatGPT: cited in 44% of answers Claude: cited in 22% of answers Gemini: cited in 28% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 39% of answers 4%
9 Mexico 30 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 39% of answers Claude: cited in 22% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 33% of answers 5%
10 Fiji 28 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 28% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 39% of answers Grok: cited in 39% of answers 4%
11 Thailand 25 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 22% of answers Gemini: cited in 39% of answers Perplexity: cited in 11% of answers Mistral: cited in 39% of answers Grok: cited in 22% of answers 3%
12 Mauritius 18 +7 ChatGPT: cited in 44% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 28% of answers 3%
13 Australia 18 -5 ChatGPT: cited in 22% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 28% of answers Perplexity: cited in 28% of answers Mistral: cited in 11% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers 3%
14 Italy 17 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 39% of answers Grok: cited in 22% of answers 2%
15 Costa Rica 17 +1 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 28% of answers Gemini: cited in 28% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 6% of answers Grok: cited in 39% of answers 2%
16 Zanzibar 14 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 11% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 44% of answers Grok: cited in 22% of answers 2%
17 Portugal 13 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 22% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers 2%
18 Palau 11 +5 ChatGPT: cited in 11% of answers Claude: cited in 39% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers 2%
19 Tanzania 11 -5 ChatGPT: cited in 11% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 44% of answers Grok: cited in 11% of answers 1%
20 Spain 10 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 22% of answers Perplexity: cited in 11% of answers Mistral: cited in 6% of answers Grok: cited in 11% of answers 2%
21 Azores 9 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers 1%
22 Jamaica 9 0 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers 1%
23 Bahamas 8 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 22% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers 2%
24 Ecuador 7 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers <1%
25 Galapagos 7 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers <1%

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