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AI Itinerary Share · Edition 1, 2027 travel year

Where AI-planned trips to Arizona, USA spend the nights

On 7-day trips to Arizona, USA, Phoenix gets 37.2% of the nights. Based on 14 AI-drafted itineraries, which stay in 4.15 places on average.

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Where the nights go

Share of nights on 7-day trips, with and without a car.

  • Phoenix37.2% · 34 nights
  • Sedona22.0% · 25 nights
  • Flagstaff16.1% · 15 nights
  • Grand Canyon Village9.2% · 10 nights
  • Page7.7% · 7 nights
  • Tusayan3.6% · 2 nights
  • Tucson1.8% · 1 night
  • Old Town Scottsdale1.2% · 2 nights
PlaceShare of nightsShare of day visits
Phoenix37.2%0.0%
Sedona22.0%0.0%
Flagstaff16.1%0.8%
Grand Canyon Village9.2%0.3%
Page7.7%0.0%
Tusayan3.6%0.0%
Tucson1.8%0.0%
Old Town Scottsdale1.2%3.2%
Williams1.2%0.0%
Desert Botanical Garden0.0%3.8%
Lowell Observatory0.0%3.0%
Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village0.0%2.8%

With a rental car versus without a car

Arizona, USA · 7 days · top 8 places · Edition 1, 2027 travel year

Unit: share of nights, percent

The same trip drafted with a rental car and without a car. A share of zero means no itinerary stayed the night there with that option.

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PlaceWith a rental carWithout a car
Phoenix30.9%43.5%
Sedona22.6%21.4%
Flagstaff9.5%22.6%
Grand Canyon Village13.1%5.4%
Page15.5%0.0%
Tusayan0.0%7.1%
Tucson3.6%0.0%
Old Town Scottsdale2.4%0.0%

Places by trip length

Share of nights at each trip length, with and without a car. Each length is counted on its own.

Unit: share of nights
3 days7 days10 days14 days21 days
Phoenix43.1%37.2%26.5%24.7%22.5%
Sedona16.7%22.0%17.5%16.2%13.5%
Flagstaff24.3%16.1%13.5%11.2%10.6%
Grand Canyon Village9.7%9.2%14.8%12.2%10.6%
Pagen/a7.7%8.8%7.4%4.8%
Tusayan4.9%3.6%n/an/a0.4%
Tucsonn/a1.8%10.4%18.0%16.7%
Old Town Scottsdale1.4%1.2%1.5%1.3%2.5%

Visited, not slept in

Places the itineraries visit for the day without staying the night, on 7-day trips, with the share of all day visits each one gets and the count.

PlaceShare of day visitsDay visits
Desert Botanical Garden3.8%13
Old Town Scottsdale3.2%11
Lowell Observatory3.0%9
Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village2.8%9
Chapel of the Holy Cross2.7%10
Heard Museum2.1%6
Montezuma Castle National Monument2.0%7
Papago Park1.7%5
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport1.7%6
Uptown Sedona1.7%5
Mather Point1.6%6
Oak Creek Canyon1.6%6

Where each platform puts the most nights

  • Claude: Phoenix (6 itineraries)
  • ChatGPT: Phoenix (4 itineraries)
  • Gemini: Phoenix (2 itineraries)
  • Grok: Phoenix (2 itineraries)

Sample itineraries, with a rental car

Arizona, USA · 7 days · with a rental car · one itinerary per model · Edition 1, 2027 travel year

Unit: nights

Where each model's 7-day Arizona, USA itinerary stays the night, day by day. Ticks above a day count the places visited that day.

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ModelFrom dayStays inNights
Claude Opus 51Scottsdale1 night
Claude Opus 52Sedona2 nights
Claude Opus 54Grand Canyon Village (Tusayan)1 night
Claude Opus 55Page1 night
Claude Opus 56Sedona or Camp Verde1 night
Claude Opus 57Phoenix1 night
Claude Sonnet 51Phoenix1 night
Claude Sonnet 52Sedona2 nights
Claude Sonnet 54Williams1 night
Claude Sonnet 55Grand Canyon Village1 night
Claude Sonnet 56Williams1 night
Claude Sonnet 57Phoenix1 night
Claude Haiku 4.51Phoenix1 night
Claude Haiku 4.52Scottsdale1 night
Claude Haiku 4.53Flagstaff2 nights
Claude Haiku 4.55Sedona2 nights
Claude Haiku 4.57Phoenix1 night
GPT-5.6 Terra1Phoenix1 night
GPT-5.6 Terra2Sedona2 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra4Grand Canyon Village1 night
GPT-5.6 Terra5Page2 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra7Phoenix1 night
GPT-5.6 Luna1Phoenix1 night
GPT-5.6 Luna2Sedona2 nights
GPT-5.6 Luna4Grand Canyon Village1 night
GPT-5.6 Luna5Page2 nights
GPT-5.6 Luna7Phoenix1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash1Phoenix1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash2Sedona1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash3Grand Canyon Village1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash4Page1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash5Flagstaff1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash6Tucson1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash7Phoenix1 night
Grok 4.61Phoenix1 night
Grok 4.62Sedona1 night
Grok 4.63Grand Canyon Village1 night
Grok 4.64Page1 night
Grok 4.65Flagstaff1 night
Grok 4.66Phoenix2 nights

Sample itineraries, without a car

Arizona, USA · 7 days · without a car · one itinerary per model · Edition 1, 2027 travel year

Unit: nights

Where each model's 7-day Arizona, USA itinerary stays the night, day by day. Ticks above a day count the places visited that day.

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ModelFrom dayStays inNights
Claude Opus 51Phoenix2 nights
Claude Opus 53Sedona2 nights
Claude Opus 55Flagstaff1 night
Claude Opus 56Grand Canyon Village1 night
Claude Opus 57Phoenix1 night
Claude Sonnet 51Phoenix2 nights
Claude Sonnet 53Sedona2 nights
Claude Sonnet 55Grand Canyon Village2 nights
Claude Sonnet 57Phoenix1 night
Claude Haiku 4.51Phoenix2 nights
Claude Haiku 4.53Sedona2 nights
Claude Haiku 4.55Flagstaff3 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra1Phoenix2 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra3Flagstaff2 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra5Sedona2 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra7Phoenix1 night
GPT-5.6 Luna1Phoenix2 nights
GPT-5.6 Luna3Flagstaff2 nights
GPT-5.6 Luna5Grand Canyon Village1 night
GPT-5.6 Luna6Sedona2 nights
Gemini 3.8 Flash1Phoenix2 nights
Gemini 3.8 Flash3Flagstaff1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash4Tusayan2 nights
Gemini 3.8 Flash6Sedona1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash7Phoenix1 night
Grok 4.61Phoenix2 nights
Grok 4.63Flagstaff2 nights
Grok 4.65Sedona1 night
Grok 4.66Phoenix2 nights

Arizona, USA

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