AI-Enhanced Travel: Your Secret to the Perfect Itinerary
The feeling of excitement for an upcoming vacation can quickly turn into one of stress. After you purchase your ticket or plan your travel, you may feel so burnt out that scheduling day-to-day activities for said vacation feels impossible. Thankfully, helping you create an itinerary is where AI thrives. SO, HOW DO YOU USE AI TO HELP YOU PLAN A TRIP? The first step is to craft a prompt that will get the best response possible. To do that, ask your preferred AI platform questions in your native language. AI understands many languages, and your grammar and syntax when asking questions matter when looking for perfect results. The more grammatically accurate your sentence is, the more artificial intelligence can help you.
Next, you need to be as specific as possible. Include all relevant information about your travel party when asking it to make plans for you, including if there are any kids, elderly travelers, pets, dietary restrictions, interests, or priorities because those factors will impact the results it gives you. You should also tell the AI software when it misunderstands you or gives you results that don’t match what you want. AI, like ChatGPT, uses large language models (LLMs) to learn from the person interacting with it, so the back-and-forth of providing feedback helps it pinpoint your specific interests to give you better information.
Rome with activities in less crowded areas that are accessible to elderly travelers.”
Finally, double-check any of the information AI gives you. Most platforms can only access information available before 2021, so certain attractions, restaurants, parks, or other itinerary items may not exist anymore. WANT TO GIVE AI TRAVEL A GO? ChatGPT isn’t the only site you can use to plan your itinerary! You can try any one of the following AI software specifically created for travel:
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For example, you can provide this prompt: “Make me a travel itinerary for seven days in
Are Quick-Serve Restaurant Prices Too High?
WHAT CONSUMER BEHAVIOR TELLS US
Quick-serve restaurants have seen a dramatic series of changes since 2020. Dine-in traffic went down while delivery and carryout went up. Costs increased, but prices usually rose faster. Due to increased prices, the industry is now posting higher profits than ever. But as inflation continues to climb and restaurant bills balloon, some observers worry we’re reaching a breaking point. The quick-serve restaurant industry had a minor scare at the beginning of the year when 2022 fourth quarter data showed a 4.2% decrease in traffic compared to fourth quarter 2021. While Revenue Management Solutions (RMS) reported net sales were still up 6.1%, quantity per transaction was also down by 4.8%. In other words, consumers visit quick-serve restaurants less frequently and buy less when they do. Price increases ensured sales still rose but only barely. How much more will consumers tolerate?
Research by RMS examined 2021 and 2022 year-over-year price increases for insight into the effect on traffic. It found that traffic began decreasing when prices were raised by 6% or more. But a higher per-visit spend by remaining diners more than offset the loss of those customers. While the average menu price increase was 8%, restaurants didn’t begin seeing diminishing results until they exceeded a 13% price increase. Up until that point, net sales increased. Meanwhile, a February 2023 analysis by QSR magazine did a deep dive into the effects of price increases at the nonfranchise brand Chipotle. It found that despite steep increases, most consumers considered the restaurant good value for their money. Even better, Chipotle’s heavy user behavior stayed the same and did not result in fewer items ordered.
Whether these trends will hold through 2023 and beyond is another matter. Customers are increasingly grumbling about quick-serve pricing and openly questioning whether they’re getting their money’s worth. On an April 2023 earnings call, McDonald’s CEO Christopher J. Kempczinski reported increased profits while acknowledging that fewer customers were ordering fries, and resistance to price increases seemed to be climbing. At the same time, The Washington Post reports that grocery costs have risen faster than restaurant prices. So, while eating at home usually costs less, it saves less money than before. When and whether price increases will come back to bite the industry remains to be seen, but the market does not appear to have reached that point yet.
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