HEY, VIRGINIA & WEST VIRGINIA TOURISM MARKETERS!

There’s a shift happening beneath visibility. It’s not just about where you rank or how often you publish. It’s about whether you’re included at all. As AI systems assemble answers, they don’t surface everything. They select, summarize, and prioritize.

A gap is starting to form between destinations. Not based on budget. Not based on size. Based on how quickly they’re adapting to these changes. AI for Travel 2.0 highlights where that separation is starting to show—and why timing matters.

AI is changing how travelers discover and choose destinations. Not in one place – but across the entire journey. It’s influencing what gets surfaced, how options are compared, and how quickly decisions are made. That doesn’t require starting over. But it does require adjusting how marketing works.