I just bought a ticket for an open ended travel adventure to South America.
AI just detailed my first month itinerary.
Researched airlines
Took into account the altitude at landing. Recommended 1-2 days acclimating to the change before contunining.
Then I requested a detailed list with prices, locations and logistics getting to and departing for day to day activities.
I don't want to spend much money, so I asked it to design the first month with the best places to go, names and locations. This included hotels, hostels with a maximum dollar amount in place.
It recommended local guides and staying away from international tour packages. With the exception of once a week hiring a local guide and doing half a day tours in the high end rip off reserves.
So far it has completely stopped my endless research into birding locations, prices, and streamlined my travel into a really easy, straight forward experience.
Anyone else doing this? What are your experiences?
Where is that data coming from, the open internet? I'd be more inclined to use as local guide that knows what's up especially with the places to go depending on the situation at that time, like the weather and species patterns. For example the internet may say it's great at a spot in February, but that particular year it's not. I'd be more inclined to use the AI for logistics or lodging and transportation, etc. I have relatively limited time for birdly travels, so not like you.
I've recently read news stories on sites like CBC and BBC, that many people have been sent to non-existent places by AI chatbots acting as travel agents. Do your own research, having an AI Chatbot do it all for you has been proven to often be a mistake.
EB-1 wrote:
Where is that data coming from, the open internet? I'd be more inclined to use as local guide that knows what's up especially with the places to go depending on the situation at that time, like the weather and species patterns. For example the internet may say it's great at a spot in February, but that particular year it's not. I'd be more inclined to use the AI for logistics or lodging and transportation, etc. I have relatively limited time for birdly travels, so not like you.
EBH
Yes, I will hire local guides sourced form the locals and local agencies. I checked out the the places my AI assistant recommended and it is spot on.
Won't be long before the big international rip off tour companies are out of business.
jcolwell wrote:
I've recently read news stories on sites like CBC and BBC, that many people have been sent to non-existent places by AI chatbots acting as travel agents. Do your own research, having an AI Chatbot do it all for you has been proven to often be a mistake.
I checked the recommendations of my AI assistant and read reviews . It is spot on. I will post again when I finish my first month .
But, I can tell you now I will never go back to doing heavy research. AI is getting that good.
I am fixing to go to a subscription AI plan. Math has been solved, software (programming) amazing. Only the top engineers will have Jobs in the next few years. And they will only be AI engineers. IMO..
Statistics are showing AI is better at diagnosing medical treatment and problems than doctors. Doctors will be a thing of the past. Only AI assistants will be working in the hospitals! !
At this point you would be a fool to follow it blindly. IMO. But, with just a quick check of the details it recommended I was confident it was on the right track..And was not sending me into the abyss.
Early on I asked more technical questions and it was a mess. It is getting better by quantum leaps..
I'm not sure what rip-off happened to you, but many people want higher end travel. The more desirable locations are booked years in advance and highly priced. I suppose there are more options with birds than some other subjects because there are plenty of trees.
EB-1 wrote:
AI definitely has a high opinion of itself.
I'm not sure what rip-off happened to you, but many people want higher end travel. The more desirable locations are booked years in advance and highly priced. I suppose there are more options with birds than some other subjects because there are plenty of trees.
EBH
Get on board with AI or get left behind IMO. What reserves are booked years in advance? Kinda curious.
As a birder, when I go. I find the resorts so boring. Half a day at the resorts are enough for me.
Even though I could afford it I find it a huge wast of money. Most of those guys an and gals are on a 3-10 day birding tour priced at 3- 10K up. Got to be the most boring way to spend 3-10 days I could imagine.. I would rather have a root canal.
There are plenty of uses for AI, like at many companies it's integrated into project management, software coding, finance, report writing, etc. However, I'd rather pay someone else to do some of the detailed trip planning. Cause I'm not a photographer and that is vacation not work.
Group travel has it's own ups and downs. Sometimes it's practically the only way to visit remote locations, but probably not for what you do. If I had a month I'd probably do one group for 10 days and then 20 days without. But $1000 per day is not so much in some places, more like $2000. I think South America is on the lower price scale compared to the likes of Africa for example.
Imagemaster wrote:
The Internet has become the best method in the world for scamming people, and AI will assist the scammers in being even better at their scamming.
How true Tony!!!!!!!
Dan
Well started the first phase of the Itenary the AI assistant drew up for me a few days ago.
Am getting used to the altitude change, in a nice little apartment.
Friday will be heading into the cloud forest, and start the next of several phases of the journey using only AI as my assistant...
gkinard1952 wrote:
I just bought a ticket for an open ended travel adventure to South America.
AI just detailed my first month itinerary.
Researched airlines
Took into account the altitude at landing. Recommended 1-2 days acclimating to the change before contunining.
Then I requested a detailed list with prices, locations and logistics getting to and departing for day to day activities.
I don't want to spend much money, so I asked it to design the first month with the best places to go, names and locations. This included hotels, hostels with a maximum dollar amount in place.
It recommended local guides and staying away from international tour packages. With the exception of once a week hiring a local guide and doing half a day tours in the high end rip off reserves.
So far it has completely stopped my endless research into birding locations, prices, and streamlined my travel into a really easy, straight forward experience.
Anyone else doing this? What are your experiences?...Show more →
I might use AI for suggestions but sure would not blindly follow its recommendations. I always “roll my own” travel arrangements and do my own homework as I am the only one that knows what I like. Things like how close are the accommodations to what I want to shoot, how easy is getting transport, how close is food available at hours after 9:00 pm etc…
I’ve never used an international tour but always used local guides…many times booked after arriving depending on things like weather that might affect when to need the guide.
It might take me a week to fully plan out my trip, but I know it is truly tailored to what I need.
