How to use AI for vacation, from ChatGPT to Gemini

I’m going to Europe soon, and planning my trip was a breeze. Yes, really! Artificial intelligence did a big chunk of the work for me – and it can help you plan your next getaway, too.

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Here are a few ways to turn AI into your travel agent. There’s a whole industry of paid sites and apps popping up, but I haven’t found any that are useful enough to pay for. For this, let’s stick with using the big bots:

◾ ChatGPT: My preferred AI chatbot; gives the best results based on my testing.

◾ Gemini: Google’s chatbot is integrated into Google Flights and Google Hotels. I don’t think it’s as thorough as ChatGPT, and it often throws in weird opinions.