August 2026 publication

Ecotourism

Which destinations do AI assistants name when travelers ask about sustainable travel?

Updated August 17, 2026 Based on 3 weekly surveys in August 2026 59 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. Costa Rica 97 2. Bhutan 81 3. New Zealand 77 4. Ecuador 53 5. Galapagos 49 6. Slovenia 47 7. Iceland 46 8. Norway 45 9. Rwanda 31 10. Kenya 31

The August 2026 ranking

Ecotourism: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, August 2026.
Rank Destination Index Trend Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Costa Rica 97 -3 ChatGPT: cited in 83% of answers Claude: cited in 100% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 100% of answers Mistral: cited in 100% of answers Grok: cited in 100% of answers 11%
2 Bhutan 81 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 72% of answers Claude: cited in 72% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 78% of answers Mistral: cited in 78% of answers Grok: cited in 100% of answers 9%
3 New Zealand 77 +1 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 78% of answers Gemini: cited in 89% of answers Perplexity: cited in 89% of answers Mistral: cited in 78% of answers Grok: cited in 61% of answers 9%
4 Ecuador 53 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 72% of answers Claude: cited in 39% of answers Gemini: cited in 78% of answers Perplexity: cited in 39% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 56% of answers 6%
5 Galapagos 49 -12 ChatGPT: cited in 83% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 78% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 50% of answers 5%
6 Slovenia 47 -5 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 39% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 61% of answers 5%
7 Iceland 46 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 28% of answers Claude: cited in 44% of answers Gemini: cited in 72% of answers Perplexity: cited in 61% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 56% of answers 5%
8 Norway 45 -9 ChatGPT: cited in 28% of answers Claude: cited in 28% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 28% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers Grok: cited in 56% of answers 5%
9 Rwanda 31 -14 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 39% of answers Mistral: cited in 28% of answers Grok: cited in 50% of answers 4%
10 Kenya 31 -8 ChatGPT: cited in 39% of answers Claude: cited in 44% of answers Gemini: cited in 39% of answers Perplexity: cited in 11% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 33% of answers 3%
11 Palau 30 +4 ChatGPT: cited in 44% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 28% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 28% of answers Grok: cited in 44% of answers 3%
12 Portugal 22 -8 ChatGPT: cited in 22% of answers Claude: cited in 22% of answers Gemini: cited in 22% of answers Perplexity: cited in 11% of answers Mistral: cited in 22% of answers Grok: cited in 33% of answers 3%
13 Botswana 19 -9 ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 39% of answers Perplexity: cited in 39% of answers Mistral: cited in 6% of answers Grok: cited in 22% of answers 2%
14 Australia 19 +5 ChatGPT: cited in 11% of answers Claude: cited in 17% 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 2%
15 Tanzania 15 -16 ChatGPT: cited in 22% of answers Claude: cited in 28% of answers Gemini: cited in 22% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 11% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers 2%
16 Azores 14 -11 ChatGPT: cited in 28% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 6% of answers Grok: cited in 33% of answers 1%
17 Vietnam 13 +5 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 11% of answers 2%
18 Canada 12 +1 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 28% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers 1%
19 Namibia 11 -3 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 28% of answers 1%
20 Peru 11 -11 ChatGPT: cited in 28% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 11% of answers 1%
21 Brazil 10 -8 ChatGPT: cited in 11% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 11% of answers Grok: cited in 11% of answers 1%
22 Patagonia 8 -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 17% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers <1%
23 Mexico 8 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 11% of answers <1%
24 Hawaii 8 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
25 Seychelles 8 +4 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 0% of answers Grok: cited in 33% of answers <1%

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