AI vacation planning disasters are fueling boom in pricey IRL travel agents
“So when AI told him that Russian passport holders didn’t need a visa to enter the country, he believed his bot.”
What happened
A traveler planning a trip to Taiwan was told by an AI summary that he did not need a visa, and found out otherwise at the airport, where he had to turn back. The New York Post reports that travel advisors say mistakes like this are sending customers back to human trip planners.