"The BBC reports that unsuspecting tourists all over the world are leaning on AI to plan vacations- and getting themselves into potentially dangerous situations because AI model are hallucinating fictitious locations. In one instance, two tourists were traipsing through Peru to get to a nonexistent "Sacred Canyon of Humantay" in the Andes Mountains when they were stopped by a local tour guide who overheard them and quickly became alarmed."
"The elevation, the climatic changes and accessibility [of the] paths have to be planned. When you [use] a program [like OpenAI's ChatGPT], which combines pictures and names to create a fantasy, then you can find yourself at an altitude of 4,000m without oxygen and [phone] signal. The travel sector has been irrevocably changed by AI,with 24 percent of tourists using them for trip planning, according to a 2025 global survey flagged by the BBC from Global Rescue, a travel service business."
AI models used for trip planning sometimes fabricate locations and provide incorrect logistical details. Tourists following AI recommendations have been led into dangerous or inaccessible situations. In Peru, tourists attempted to reach a nonexistent "Sacred Canyon of Humantay" and were stopped by a local tour guide. Incorrect AI guidance can expose hikers to high altitude, climate changes, and lack of oxygen or phone signal. About 24 percent of tourists use AI for trip planning, according to a 2025 Global Rescue survey. AI errors also include wrong trail times and enable scammers using bots and deepfakes to steal payment details.
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