Vantage research · November 2026 · travel
What AI cites for “how to pack light”
ChatGPT cited 4 sites, Gemini cited 0 sites, Perplexity cited 9 sites. No site was cited by all three.
Updated every 3 monthsNext edition 1 February 2027
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too
ChatGPT
4 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 29 words
- kayak.com
- rei.com
- packinglighttravel.com
- cntraveler.com
Brands namednone
Since October: new kayak.com, rei.com, packinglighttravel.com; dropped aarp.org, lonelyplanet.com, tellrs.com
Gemini
0 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 2 words
Answered from what the model already knows: no sites cited.
Brands namednone
Same sites as October.
Perplexity
9 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 12 words
- travel.usnews.com
- aarp.org
- orvis.com
- marieclaire.com
- charlieontravel.com
- international.pamplin.vt.edu
- briggs-riley.com
- meininger-hotels.com
- becomingminimalist.com
Brands namednone
Since October: new travel.usnews.com, orvis.com, marieclaire.com, international.pamplin.vt.edu; dropped cntraveller.com, indietraveller.co, jamesclear.com, lonelyplanet.com
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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-11-01. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.