A TikToker Planned An Entire Summer Trip Using AI & He Says It'll 'Wipe Out' Travel Agents
Not everyone is convinced!
A man planning his trip on a laptop. Right: A travel agent showing a person some options for their trip.
Artificial intelligence has been helping people get a lot of different tasks done quickly and efficiently, now one TikToker is pointing out that programs like ChatGPT can also be a very effective travel planning tool for your next vacation.
TikTok user @traveltipswithjay posted a video showing how AI helped him plan his entire summer trip to Paris, and he's claiming it's so good it will "wipe out" travel agents.
In the clip, the TikToker used the website Forgemytrip.com where he typed in that his entire budget for the Paris trip was $1,500 and he wanted a private tour of the Louvre.
The AI site didn't take long to type out an itinerary for the trip.
"I accidentally wiped out the entire travel agent industry," he captioned the clip.
@traveltipswithjay #travelplanning #tripplanning #traveltips #travelhacks #aiwebsites
Even though the TikToker thought the website was great, others weren't really satisfied that AI could really do it all when it comes to travel plans.
"I’m sure AI will be there to fix your trip when something goes wrong," one person wrote. The TikToker shot back saying travel agents aren't "special guardians sent from heaven" and if "something goes wrong it goes wrong."
"Until a single leg is cancel and throws everything off," another person echoed and once again @traveltipswithjay said it could happen with an agent as well.
Another commenter compared it to planning a wedding.
"It’s like telling AI to plan a wedding. It can probably tell you how, but you’ll still want a wedding planner. Why not a travel planner as well?" they wrote.
"THIS is not a good analogy. Weddings have far more at stake and much more complex logistics. IMO, travel agents aren’t well Versed in destination," the creator once again fought back.
Even though there was some hesitation, many others pointed out how cool the website was and that they would also be trying it out.
Someone who claims to have created Forgemytrip.com in a Reddit post, says they actually used ChatGPT to put the AI tool together.
In the comments, they asked for feedback from users to make the website better.
They also shared improvements they plan to make on the site, including integrating flights and hotels to keep track of all reservations in one place and making itineraries editable so travellers can manually edit them during their travels.
This isn't the first time that a TikToker has used AI for their holiday plans.
In March, TikToker @what.mel posted a video showing how AI helped her plan her entire itinerary for a solo trip to Vietnam.
In the video, the woman used a website called Notion.
@what.mel Well, thanks? @notionhq #notionai
With all the positive reactions these TikTok videos are seeing it's clear more people are likely to turn AI to help plan their upcoming summer vacations.
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