Nobody owns the AI travel shelf. Here are all 187 of them.
Why these three lead the shelf
1. Four Seasonschosen 15× / 4.0% / 4/4 models
Tops the shelf at four per cent: a number that would place it outside the top ten in most categories we have measured. Leading here costs very little.
2. Amanchosen 14× / 3.7% / 4/4 models
A small portfolio holding almost as much shelf as Four Seasons, because it answers one question, the most exclusive, that no other brand contests.
3. Airbnbchosen 13× / 3.4% / 4/4 models
Spread across more questions than either hotel group. It is named as the category rather than as a brand, which is both its advantage and its exposure.
About the AI Shelf
The AI Shelf is the short list of names an AI assistant gives when someone asks what to buy. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity answer the questions a real buyer asks, and every brand they name lands on the shelf. Your customer sees it before they see yours, and nobody can pay for position on it.
Each time a model chooses a brand over every other brand it could have named, that counts once. 377 choices were made here. Slice size is share of all of them.
4.0%largest holding — Four Seasons
29%held by the top 10 of 187
130brands named exactly once
The takeaway
Nobody owns travel. The largest holding on the entire shelf is four per cent, and 130 of the 187 brands named appear exactly once: the most open category we have measured.
In the current ARA IndexNot currently in the ARA Index — shaded by rank, darkest = chosen least often
All 187 brands — the annotated ranking
#
Name
Chosen
Share
Models
Best
Δ
1
Four Seasons
15
4.0%
4/4
#1
—
2
Aman
14
3.7%
4/4
#1
—
3
Airbnb
13
3.4%
4/4
#1
—
4
Marriott
12
3.2%
4/4
#1
—
5
Hilton
11
2.9%
4/4
#1
—
6
Ritz-Carlton
10
2.7%
4/4
#1
—
7
Booking.com
9
2.4%
4/4
#2
—
8
Emirates
8
2.1%
3/4
#1
—
9
Expedia
8
2.1%
4/4
#1
—
10
Mandarin Oriental
8
2.1%
4/4
#2
—
11
G Adventures
7
1.9%
4/4
#1
—
12
Intrepid Travel
7
1.9%
4/4
#2
—
13
Singapore Airlines
7
1.9%
3/4
#1
—
14
Southwest Airlines
7
1.9%
4/4
#1
—
15
Belmond
6
1.6%
3/4
#2
—
16
Rosewood
6
1.6%
2/4
#2
—
17
Black Tomato
5
1.3%
3/4
#1
—
18
Briggs & Riley
4
1.1%
2/4
#3
—
19
St. Regis
4
1.1%
3/4
#2
—
20
Chase Ultimate Rewards
3
0.8%
3/4
#1
—
21
Delta Air Lines
3
0.8%
2/4
#1
—
22
Google Flights
3
0.8%
3/4
#1
—
23
Hyatt
3
0.8%
2/4
#4
—
24
Kayak
3
0.8%
3/4
#3
—
25
Qatar Airways
3
0.8%
3/4
#2
—
26
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
3
0.8%
2/4
#3
—
27
Ryanair
3
0.8%
2/4
#3
—
28
Skyscanner
3
0.8%
3/4
#1
—
29
TripAdvisor
3
0.8%
2/4
#4
—
30
Abercrombie & Kent
2
0.5%
2/4
#4
—
31
Agoda
2
0.5%
2/4
#5
—
32
Amazon Basics
2
0.5%
1/4
#2
—
33
American Airlines
2
0.5%
1/4
#2
—
34
Auberge Resorts Collection
2
0.5%
2/4
#6
—
35
Away
2
0.5%
2/4
#1
—
36
Beaches Resorts
2
0.5%
2/4
#1
—
37
Booking Holdings
2
0.5%
2/4
#1
—
38
Club Med
2
0.5%
2/4
#2
—
39
Context Travel
2
0.5%
2/4
#4
—
40
Delta
2
0.5%
2/4
#3
—
41
Delta Airlines
2
0.5%
2/4
#4
—
42
Disney Cruise Line
2
0.5%
2/4
#3
—
43
Disney Parks and Resorts
2
0.5%
2/4
#1
—
44
Expedia Group
2
0.5%
2/4
#1
—
45
IHG
2
0.5%
2/4
#2
—
46
JetBlue
2
0.5%
2/4
#2
—
47
Lonely Planet
2
0.5%
2/4
#1
—
48
Original Travel
2
0.5%
2/4
#2
—
49
Park Hyatt
2
0.5%
1/4
#1
—
50
Ritz-Carlton Reserve
2
0.5%
1/4
#5
—
51
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts
2
0.5%
1/4
#2
—
52
The Peninsula
2
0.5%
1/4
#5
—
53
Travelpro
2
0.5%
1/4
#1
—
54
Tumi
2
0.5%
2/4
#4
—
55
United Airlines
2
0.5%
1/4
#3
—
56
Withlocals
2
0.5%
2/4
#1
—
57
World of Hyatt
2
0.5%
2/4
#1
—
58
1 Hotel
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
59
AAA Travel
1
0.3%
1/4
#1
—
60
AAdvantage
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
61
Ability Adventures
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
62
Accessible Poland Tours
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
63
Adventures by Disney
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
64
AFAR
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
65
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
66
American Airlines AAdvantage
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
67
American Express Global Business Travel
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
68
American Express Membership Rewards
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
69
American Tourister
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
70
Amex GBT
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
71
Amex Membership Rewards
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
72
ANA
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
73
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
74
Apple Vacations
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
75
Audley Travel
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
76
Belmond Hotels
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
77
British Airways
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
78
Brown + Hudson
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
79
Bulgari
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
80
Bulgari Hotels & Resorts
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
81
Byway
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
82
Capital One Miles
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
83
CareunderSun
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
84
Carl Friedrich
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
85
Carnival
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
86
Celebrity Cruises
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
87
Chase
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
88
citizenM
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
89
Contiki
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
90
Corinthia Hotels
1
0.3%
1/4
#1
—
91
Costco Travel
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
92
Curb Free Travel
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
93
DB Journey
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
94
Delta SkyMiles
1
0.3%
1/4
#1
—
95
Disneyland
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
96
easyJet
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
97
Eatwith
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
98
El Camino Travel
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
99
Eleven Experience
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
100
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
101
Etihad Airways
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
102
Exodus Travels
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
103
Explora Journeys
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
104
Fodor's
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
105
Get Your Guide
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
106
Getaway House
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
107
Grabs
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
108
Grand Hyatt
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
109
Guided Spain Tours
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
110
Hertz
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
111
Historic Hotels of America
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
112
Holiday Inn
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
113
Homestay.com
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
114
Hostelworld
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
115
Hotels.com
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
116
IHG One Rewards
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
117
Inkaterra
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
118
Instagram
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
119
InterContinental
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
120
Intrepid
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
121
Kalani
1
0.3%
1/4
#1
—
122
Kimpton
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
123
Kinfolk
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
124
Lindblad Expeditions
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
125
Lokal
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
126
Lufthansa
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
127
Mileage Plan
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
128
MileagePlus
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
129
Momondo
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
130
Monos
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
131
Mr & Mrs Smith
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
132
National Geographic
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
133
National Geographic Family Journeys
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
134
Natural Habitat Adventures
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
135
Nihi Sumba
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
136
Nomadic Matt
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
137
Norwegian Cruise Lines
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
138
Orbitz
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
139
Osprey
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
140
Peak Design
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
141
Peninsula Hotels
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
142
Planeterra Foundation
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
143
Premier Inn
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
144
Priceline
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
145
Pullman (Accor)
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
146
Qatar Qsuite
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
147
Reed & Mackay
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
148
Remote Year
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
149
Rick Steves
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
150
Rimowa
1
0.3%
1/4
#1
—
151
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
152
Roam
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
153
Royal Caribbean
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
154
Royal Caribbean International
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
155
Samsonite
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
156
Seabourn
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
157
Shangri-La
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
158
Silversea Cruises
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
159
Six Senses
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
160
SkyMiles
1
0.3%
1/4
#1
—
161
Soho House
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
162
Southwest
1
0.3%
1/4
#1
—
163
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
164
Southwest Getaways
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
165
Spirit
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
166
Sumba Foundation
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
167
Tauck Bridges
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
168
The Broke Backpacker
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
169
Tortuga
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
170
Travelocity
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
171
Trip.com
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
172
Undercover Tourist
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
173
United
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
174
United MileagePlus
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
175
Universal Orlando
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
176
Universal Parks
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
177
Universal Parks & Resorts
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
178
Universal Studios Hollywood
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
179
Viator
1
0.3%
1/4
#7
—
180
Virgin Australia
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
181
Virgin Galactic
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
—
182
Vrbo
1
0.3%
1/4
#4
—
183
Walt Disney World
1
0.3%
1/4
#2
—
184
Walt Disney World / Disneyland
1
0.3%
1/4
#6
—
185
Wheel the World
1
0.3%
1/4
#1
—
186
Zero Halliburton
1
0.3%
1/4
#3
—
187
Zero Halliburton Classic Aluminum
1
0.3%
1/4
#5
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ARA · ALGORITHM READINESS ANALYSIS · ARACO.AI — 4 models × 16 queries, top-7 answers per cell. MEASURING AI TRUST IN BRANDS. Naming variants merged before counting: Ritz-Carlton (+1 variant) · TripAdvisor (+1 variant) · The Peninsula (+1 variant) · Disney Parks and Resorts (+1 variant). Query counts for merged brands are upper bounds.