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We asked 5 AI designs where to take a trip. Heidelberg and Rome won.
Heidelberg is the location AI would choose in Germany (94.4 out of 100), and Rome tops Europe (94.4 ). That’s the outcome of a MEININGER Hotels analysis in which ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity AI scored Germany’s 100 busiest cities and Europe’s 100 busiest areas from 0 to 100– plus each location’s most significant yearly occasion.
Photo it: the yard of Heidelberg Castle, a picture stop on the Old Bridge, then a sluggish roam through the Altstadt. According to 5 of the world’s most-used big language designs, that’s what the perfect city break appears like today. MEININGER Hotels asked each design to rank the locations with the greatest variety of yearly over night stays (source: Regionalstatistik and Eurostat, 2024), then balanced ball games. The AI designs likewise chose and ranked the one occasion tourists should not miss out on in each city.
Which German cities would AI pick for a city break?
The south of Germany controls the leading 5. Behind Heidelberg, Dresden takes 2nd location with approximately 92.6 points– the Saxon capital makes its “Florence on the Elbe” label thanks to the Frauenkirche, the Zwinger and the Semperoper. Freiburg im Breisgau matches it on 92.6. There, ChatGPT and co. point tourists directly to the Freiburg Minster and the climb its 116-metre tower to the seeing platform at 70 metres. Munich (91.8) and Bamberg (91.2) complete the leading 5, putting 2 Bavarian cities in the leading group.
The German cities AI would most like to take a trip to– leading 10
See the complete ranking of all 100 German cities →
Which cities would AI avoid?
Some well-visited locations fare far less well. Neumünster comes last with approximately simply 27.8 points. The designs check out the Schleswig-Holstein town as a transportation center and commercial centre instead of a vacation location. Ludwigshafen am Rhein is hardly ahead on 28 points, followed by Gera on 28.2– where, in spite of really quite corners, the designs flag empty city-centre retail systems and the pull of neighboring cultural heavyweights like Weimar, Erfurt and Jena. Solingen (29) and Leverkusen (29.4) total the bottom 5. Leverkusen has popular green area in the Japanese Garden and Schlosspark Morsbroich, however commercial and business districts specify the broader image.
Which European location did AI rank?
Rome takes the European crown with 94.4 pointsedging out Paris on 93.2. Rome wins on ancient ruins and food; Paris on its landmarks– the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre-Dame. Barcelona is 3rd with 93 points, where the designs single out the Sagrada Família, Park Güell and Casa Batlló. Florence (92.4) and Mallorca (91.6) total the leading 5. The pattern is clear: when it pertains to vacations, these AI designs lean south.
The European cities AI would most like to take a trip to– leading 10
See the complete ranking of all 100 European locations →
At the other end of the European table sits Koszalin in Poland. With approximately 51.4 points, the city near the Baltic coast surfaces last: near the sea, the designs keep in mind, however with a centre formed by practical post-war architecture. Burgas in Bulgaria is likewise low at 51.8. Ireland’s South-West area around Cork and Kerry handles just 53.2, with the designs mentioning adjustable weather condition and a Ring of Kerry that congests on narrow seaside roadways in summertime. France’s Hauts-de-Seine, covering the Paris residential areas, follows on 54.2. And Rimini on the Italian Adriatic– among Europe’s best-known celebration locations– lands near the bottom too, on 55.6.
“AI models have become a fixed part of how people plan travel. City breaks in European capitals, unusual sights to seek out, a local festival worth timing a trip around — AI is increasingly the first place travelers go for inspiration. That means booking decisions are shaped more and more by what ChatGPT and co. recommend. For cities and regions, showing up in those answers is becoming a real economic factor, and a way to reach new guests.
At the same time, a top spot in our ranking doesn’t mean every AI user will automatically be pointed to those cities and sights. The recommendations differ noticeably between systems, and personal preferences always feed into individual queries. On city trips especially, it’s not only the sights and activities that count — the location of the accommodation and what you get for the price matter just as much. With central locations, flexible room categories and a concept that pairs hotel comfort with shared spaces like guest kitchens and lounge areas, MEININGER Hotels works for a lot of different kinds of city traveler.”
— Malin Widmarc-Nilsson, VP Commerce, MEININGER Hotels
Which occasions in Germany does AI state you should not miss out on?
The Bayreuth Festival takes top place with 95.2 points — well ahead of Oktoberfest, which draws around 6 million visitors a year however puts just ninth with the AI designs (88 points). Second is the Landshut Wedding on 94.4: held every 4 years and identified as intangible cultural heritage in Germany, it makes Landshut one to pencil in for 2027. Leipzig’s Wave-Gotik-Treffen ratings 92.4 and, the designs state, isn’t simply for the goth scene. Kiel Week carries out highly on 91.8. And if you desire a celebration, ChatGPT and co. indicate Cologne Carnival, 5th on 89.4.
The occasions in Germany that tourists should not miss out on, according to AI– leading 10
See the complete ranking of all 100 German occasions →
And Europe’s finest occasion, according to AI? The Carnival of Venice.
Italy takes the leading area once again: the Carnevale di Venezia leads Europe’s occasions with 95.4 points. Las Fallas, Valencia’s spring celebration, is best behind on 95. The Fête des Lumières in Lyon (91.4 ), Budapest’s Sziget Festival (91) and Seville’s Feria de Abril (90.4) total the European leading 5.
The occasions in Europe that tourists should not miss out on, according to AI– leading 10
See the complete ranking of all 100 European occasions →
Approach
To learn where expert system would go on vacation, MEININGER Hotels put the concern to 5 AI systems: ChatGPT, Claude AI, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity AI. The basis for the analysis was the 100 German cities and the 100 European areas with the greatest variety of yearly over night stays (source: Regionalstatistik, Eurostat, 2024). Each design scored these locations from 0 to 100, and an average was computed per location. The designs likewise chose the most significant yearly occasion in each location, which was then scored on the exact same 0– 100 scale.
The triggers utilized were:
- “Rank the following cities on a scale of 0 to 100 according to where you would most like to go on holiday. Don’t use only increments of five and ten. Please include every city.”
- “Please name the most popular annual event for each of the following cities — the one a traveler has to see. Please include every city.”
- “Rank the following events on a scale of 0 to 100 according to which you think are best, where 0 is worst and 100 is best. Don’t use only increments of five and ten. Please include every event.”
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