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AI Itinerary Share · Edition 1, 2027 travel year

Where AI-planned trips to Portugal spend the nights

On 7-day trips to Portugal, Lisbon gets 37.8% of the nights. Based on 14 AI-drafted itineraries, which stay in 3.77 places on average.

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Where the nights go

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

  • Lisbon37.8% · 36 nights
  • Porto32.4% · 32 nights
  • Sintra6.3% · 6 nights
  • Coimbra5.4% · 6 nights
  • Lagos5.4% · 4 nights
  • Óbidos3.6% · 4 nights
  • Évora3.6% · 3 nights
  • Pinhão1.8% · 1 night
PlaceShare of nightsShare of day visits
Lisbon37.8%0.0%
Porto32.4%0.0%
Sintra6.3%1.6%
Coimbra5.4%0.4%
Lagos5.4%0.0%
Óbidos3.6%0.3%
Évora3.6%0.0%
Pinhão1.8%0.3%
Peso da Régua1.5%0.0%
Aveiro1.2%0.4%
Cascais0.6%1.0%
Nazaré0.6%0.1%

With a rental car versus without a car

Portugal · 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
Lisbon33.9%41.7%
Porto20.2%44.6%
Sintra4.8%7.7%
Coimbra5.9%4.8%
Lagos10.7%0.0%
Óbidos7.1%0.0%
Évora7.1%0.0%
Pinhão3.6%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
Lisbon61.1%37.8%33.8%30.2%21.4%
Porto25.0%32.4%24.8%22.2%19.0%
Sintra7.6%6.3%3.5%4.5%3.4%
Coimbra0.0%5.4%7.3%7.9%7.0%
Lagosn/a5.4%10.4%12.7%10.6%
Óbidos4.9%3.6%1.5%2.1%3.4%
Évoran/a3.6%6.3%6.7%8.2%
Pinhãon/a1.8%1.7%2.4%3.7%

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
Alfama3.1%14
Livraria Lello2.4%11
Belém Tower2.4%11
Jerónimos Monastery2.4%11
Praça do Comércio2.3%10
São Jorge Castle2.1%8
Ribeira2.0%9
Pena Palace2.0%10
Quinta da Regaleira2.0%10
Clérigos Tower1.9%9
Dom Luís I Bridge1.9%8
Sintra1.6%7

Where each platform puts the most nights

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

Sample itineraries, with a rental car

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

Unit: nights

Where each model's 7-day Portugal 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 51Lisbon2 nights
Claude Opus 53Óbidos1 night
Claude Opus 54Nazaré1 night
Claude Opus 55Coimbra1 night
Claude Opus 56Porto2 nights
Claude Sonnet 51Lisbon1 night
Claude Sonnet 52Sintra1 night
Claude Sonnet 53Óbidos1 night
Claude Sonnet 54Coimbra1 night
Claude Sonnet 55Porto2 nights
Claude Sonnet 57Lisbon1 night
Claude Haiku 4.51Lisbon1 night
Claude Haiku 4.52Cascais1 night
Claude Haiku 4.53Óbidos1 night
Claude Haiku 4.54Porto1 night
Claude Haiku 4.55Peso da Régua1 night
Claude Haiku 4.56Aveiro1 night
Claude Haiku 4.57Lisbon1 night
GPT-5.6 Terra1Lisbon2 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra3Évora1 night
GPT-5.6 Terra4Lagos2 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra6Porto2 nights
GPT-5.6 Luna1Lisbon2 nights
GPT-5.6 Luna3Porto2 nights
GPT-5.6 Luna5Peso da Régua1 night
GPT-5.6 Luna6Évora1 night
GPT-5.6 Luna7Lisbon1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash1Lisbon1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash2Sintra1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash3Coimbra1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash4Porto2 nights
Gemini 3.8 Flash6Pinhão1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash7Lisbon1 night
Grok 4.61Lisbon2 nights
Grok 4.63Évora1 night
Grok 4.64Lagos2 nights
Grok 4.66Óbidos1 night
Grok 4.67Lisbon1 night

Sample itineraries, without a car

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

Unit: nights

Where each model's 7-day Portugal 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 51Lisbon3 nights
Claude Opus 54Coimbra1 night
Claude Opus 55Porto3 nights
Claude Sonnet 51Lisbon2 nights
Claude Sonnet 53Sintra1 night
Claude Sonnet 54Lisbon1 night
Claude Sonnet 55Porto3 nights
Claude Haiku 4.51Lisbon2 nights
Claude Haiku 4.53Sintra1 night
Claude Haiku 4.54Aveiro1 night
Claude Haiku 4.55Porto3 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra1Lisbon2 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra3Sintra1 night
GPT-5.6 Terra4Porto2 nights
GPT-5.6 Terra6Coimbra1 night
GPT-5.6 Terra7Lisbon1 night
GPT-5.6 Luna1Lisbon3 nights
GPT-5.6 Luna4Coimbra1 night
GPT-5.6 Luna5Porto3 nights
Gemini 3.8 Flash1Lisbon2 nights
Gemini 3.8 Flash3Sintra1 night
Gemini 3.8 Flash4Porto3 nights
Gemini 3.8 Flash7Lisbon1 night
Grok 4.61Lisbon3 nights
Grok 4.64Porto4 nights

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