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160 prompts across 5 engines: 1,760 answers analysed this week. Week 45 · 2–8 November 2026. Places as the subject: destination guides, hotel and flight reviews, itineraries, van life and nomad content, cultural immersion in a named location. Food-led travel goes to food-restaurants-reviews when the food is the point and the place is the backdrop.

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Top 25

CSV
#WkCreatorScoreEngines12 wkMost cited
1 NM Nomadic Matt163k followers 46 nomadicmatt.comcited 4× when named 2 2 RS Rick StevesPodcast 43 ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/trav…cited 4× when named 3 1 DO Darwin onthetrail358k followers 42 darwinonthetrail.comcited 3× when named 4 1 HW Homemade Wanderlust449k followers 41 youtube.com/@HomemadeWanderlustcited 3× when named 5 ZT Zero To TravelPodcast 38 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zero-to-trave…cited 7× when named 6 1 AS Andrew Skurka34k followers 38 exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/518cited 2× when named 7 1 KA Kara and Nate4.5M followers 37 karaandnate.com/score-cheap-flightscited 1× when named 8 F FarOutRide10k followers 34 faroutride.comcited 3× when named 9 1 EL Explorist.life316k followers 33 youtube.com/@EXPLORISTlifecited 2× when named 10 1 KW Kristin Wilson309k followers 32 podcast.travelingwithkristin.com/aboutcited 5× when named 11 1 WW Wolters World1.2M followers 32 woltersworld.com/travel-tipscited 3× when named 12 1 BR Backpacker RadioPodcast 31 backpackerradio.thetrek.co/aboutcited 5× when named 13 4 TS Travis Sherry23 followers 30 extrapackofpeanuts.com/aboutcited 5× when named 14 3 EO Expedition Overland470k followers 30 infldb.com/top-brands-by-category/overlandi…cited 1× when named 15 1 AT Amateur TravelerPodcast 29 amateurtraveler.com/aboutcited 6× when named 16 J JupiterHikes106k followers 29 backpacker.com/gear/jupiter-hikes-youtube-h…cited 3× when named 17 2 MM Max Miles Points107k followers 29 afar.com/magazine/9-tiktok-accounts-giving-…cited 3× when named 18 JO Justin Outdoors137k followers 28 youtube.com/@JustinOutdoorscited 4× when named 19 2 AS Ask Sebby317k followers 26 youtube.com/@AskSebbycited 3× when named 20 BW Bob Wells860k followers 26 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Wells_%28vandwell…cited 1× when named 21 19 JM Julia MenezPodcast 26 geobreezetravel.com/podcastcited 2× when named 22 3 MG Miranda Goes Outside519k followers 25 youtube.com/@DanBeckercited 2× when named 23 1 EB Eamon & Bec1.3M followers 25 instagram.com/eamonandbeccited 2× when named 24 AA Ali Abdaal6.7M followers 24 youtube.com/@aliabdaalcited 4× when named 25 9 KW Karl Watson: Travel Documentaries367k followers 24 babbl-labs.com/creators/karlwatsondocscited 1× when named

Joint No. 1 this week: Nomadic Matt, Rick Steves — the leader held No. 1 in fewer than 85% of resampled weeks

Also named by AI

Organisations, publications and institutions AI names alongside the Travel & Destinations creators. They are listed apart and not ranked.

The Points GuyFrequent Miler on the AirBackpacking Light PodcastThe TrekNational Park ServiceGoingPack HackerThe Overland Journal PodcastOverland BoundLeave No Trace

Sub-category lists

A Top 10 where a sub-category has six or more topics, a Top 5 at four or five, and a list only when it holds steady when the questions are resampled.

Top 54 topics
Destination Guides
1Rick Steves63
2Nomadic Matt53
3Wolters World44
No list this week1 topic
Hotels & Stays

Too few topics for a stable list: a Top 5 needs four.

No list this week3 topics
Flights & Transport

Too few topics for a stable list: a Top 5 needs four.

Top 55 topics
Adventure & Outdoors
1Darwin onthetrail58
2Homemade Wanderlust57
3Andrew Skurka52
No list this week3 topics
Nomad & Expat Life

Too few topics for a stable list: a Top 5 needs four.

Engine coverage

How many of the top 25 each engine names in Travel & Destinations, and how strongly

ChatGPT 25
Gemini 25
Claude 20
Grok 18
Perplexity 21
Not namedNamed first 75%+No answers from the engine
Topic leaders

The creators AI names most for each of the 16 topics of the category, most-asked first

budget backpacking europe110 answers Rick Steves 47.3% · Nomadic Matt 36.4% · Gabriel Traveler 14.5%
campervan road trips110 answers Bob Wells 30.9% · FarOutRide 26.4% · Eamon & Bec 26.4%
cheap flight deals110 answers Max Miles Points 17.3% · Julia Menez 16.4% · Ask Sebby 12.7%
city guide itineraries110 answers Rick Steves 50.9% · Wolters World 26.4% · Amateur Traveler 16.4%
digital nomad lifestyle110 answers Kristin Wilson 36.4% · Pieter Levels 22.7% · Andrew Henderson 24.5%
hostel and budget lodging110 answers Nomadic Matt 29.1% · Zero To Travel 17.3% · Travis Sherry 12.7%
national park itineraries110 answers Dirt In My Shoes 26.4% · Yellowstone National Park 19.1% · Renee Roaming 12.7%
overlanding and off-road travel110 answers Expedition Overland 54.5% · Ronny Dahl 30.9% · Matt’s Off Road Recovery 28.2%
points and miles travel hacking110 answers Max Miles Points 30.9% · Ask Sebby 30.0% · Julia Menez 24.5%
remote work travel setup110 answers Ali Abdaal 27.3% · Kristin Wilson 22.7% · Chase Reeves 15.5%
solo female travel safety110 answers Kristin Addis 22.7% · Solo Female Travelers 21.8% · AdventurousKate 19.1%
southeast asia backpacking routes110 answers Nomadic Matt 20.0% · South East Asia Backpacker Podcast 19.1% · Karl Watson: Travel Documentaries 16.4%
thru-hiking long trails110 answers Homemade Wanderlust 53.6% · Darwin onthetrail 50.0% · Backpacker Radio 30.0%
ultralight backpacking gear110 answers Darwin onthetrail 52.7% · Andrew Skurka 42.7% · Homemade Wanderlust 48.2%
van life conversion110 answers Explorist.life 50.9% · FarOutRide 45.5% · Will Prowse 30.9%
winter camping skills110 answers Joe Robinet 17.3% · Andrew Skurka 16.4% · Justin Outdoors 13.6%

Share of the topic's answers that name the creator.