Which travel tasks do people trust AI with?
69%
69% of travelers would use AI for destination inspiration without checking its work.
n = 6,046 US leisure travelers · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
Destination inspiration69%
Building an itinerary61%
Finding suitable flights38%
Booking a flight28%
Booking accommodation26%
Making a payment17%
Providing passport details13%
Rebooking after disruption12%
0%50%100%
Asked as willingness to use AI without checking the result.
What it means
Trust collapses at the point of transaction. People will let AI suggest a destination at 69% but let it make a payment at 17%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 6,046
- Population
- US leisure travelers
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- What travelers will and won't let AI book
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Which travel tasks do people trust AI with?" Survey of 6,046 US leisure travelers, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/what-travelers-trust-ai-to-do
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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