September 2026 publication

Beach travel

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

Updated September 30, 2026 Based on 1 weekly survey in September 2026 36 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 67 2. Hawaii 58 3. Bali 42 4. French Polynesia 42 5. Seychelles 38 6. Indonesia 33 7. Philippines 25 8. Portugal 21 9. Fiji 21 10. Greece 21

The September 2026 ranking

Beach: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, September 2026.
Rank Destination Index Trend Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Maldives 67 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 13%
2 Hawaii 58 +14 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 12%
3 Bali 42 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 7%
4 French Polynesia 42 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 7%
5 Seychelles 38 -28 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 7%
6 Indonesia 33 -5 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 6%
7 Philippines 25 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 5%
8 Portugal 21 +8 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 4%
9 Fiji 21 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 5%
10 Greece 21 -13 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 4%
11 Australia 21 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers 4%
12 Bahamas 17 +9 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers 3%
13 Italy 17 0 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 2%
14 Mexico 13 -17 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 2%
15 Galapagos 13 +6 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers 2%
16 Thailand 13 -12 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 2%
17 Dominican Republic 8 +4 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers 2%
18 Madeira 4 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers 1%
19 Belize 4 +1 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%
20 Georgia 4 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%
21 Jamaica 4 -5 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%
22 Scotland 4 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%
23 Sri Lanka 4 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%
24 Azores 4 -5 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers <1%
25 Cambodia 4 0 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers <1%

Top 25 shown.