Hacker News with Generative AI: Tourism

Pathfinder – An AI-Powered Itinerary Planner (pathfinder.fly.dev)
Get a suggested itinerary for your dream holiday with practical information and local advice.

AI, Travel, Tourism, Itinerary Planning, Software

6 points by pafeu 9 days ago | 0 comments

Redditors Trying to Poison Google's AI to Keep Tourists Out of Good Restaurants (gizmodo.com)
Living in a big, popular city can be hard. Not only are you sharing the space with all the people who actually live in the city, but, more often than not, you’re also sharing it with the incessant influx of people who are visiting and who want to enjoy all the best that your metropolis has to offer.

Artificial Intelligence, Tourism, Social Media

41 points by rntn 29 days ago | 24 comments

Large French Alpine ski resort to close in face of shrinking snow season (theguardian.com)
A large French Alpine ski resort has announced it is to close, citing a lack of funds to become a year-round destination, as low- and medium-altitude mountain areas around Europe struggle with a truncated season due to global heating and declining snowfalls.

Climate Change, Skiing, Tourism, France, Europe

46 points by PaulHoule 34 days ago | 4 comments

Our Boundless Love for Big Sur May Be Killing It (nytimes.com)
The 70 miles of California coastline that makes up the unincorporated area of Big Sur has a storied, almost mystical allure, largely thanks to its staggering beauty.

Environment, Tourism, California, Nature

14 points by Thevet 35 days ago | 21 comments

Japan's Cat Island won't survive much longer (tokyoweekender.com)
It’s an island without accommodation, shops, cafés or even any vending machines. Located a 30-minute ferry ride off the coast of Ozu city in Ehime Prefecture, it’s also a tricky place to get to. Yet despite all of this, Aoshima — commonly referred to as Cat Island — has become a popular tourist spot down the years. The reason is, of course, the large number of cats that inhabit the place.

Tourism, Japan, Animals, Environmentalism

82 points by PaulHoule 46 days ago | 75 comments

'Panda Dogs': Chinese zoo lures visitors with painted pups (cnn.com)

Animals, China, Zoos, Tourism

9 points by impish9208 63 days ago | 5 comments

'Flight shame is dead': concern grows over climate impact of tourism boom (theguardian.com)

Climate Change, Tourism, Environment, Travel

4 points by janandonly 77 days ago | 4 comments

Was This the Summer European Tourism Reached a Breaking Point? (nytimes.com)

Tourism, Europe, Travel, Breaking Point

4 points by RestlessMind 81 days ago | 3 comments

It all went wrong for tourism (cnn.com)