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Why results differ between AI platforms

Why your hotel can be recommended on one AI platform and not on another, and how to compare them.

It's normal for your visibility to differ a lot between ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. For the same prompt, you might be recommended on one platform and not mentioned at all on another.

Why this happens

Each AI platform searches the web in its own way and prefers different sources. Some examples from our data:

  • ChatGPT often reads hotel websites.

  • Google AI Overviews often relies on Google's own sources, such as Google Business Profiles and YouTube.

  • Gemini and Perplexity often draw on booking sites, review sites, travel guides and blogs.

If the sources a platform prefers contain the right information about your hotel, it's more likely to recommend you. These preferences can change whenever a platform updates its model or its search.

How to compare platforms

  1. Check your visibility per platform in your overview.

  2. Filter Sources by platform to see which websites each one relies on.

  3. Open a prompt where your visibility differs a lot between platforms and compare the chats and their sources.

Which platform matters most?

ChatGPT is by far the most widely used AI platform among travellers. If you have to prioritise, start there.

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