Study: Hotels with clear differentiated positioning are more likely to be recommended by AI

On November 5, 2026, China Tourism News reported that Austrian scholar Nicolas Sitter tested the hotel recommendations of 6 AI assistants based on more than 600 prompts covering 56 destinations. The results showed that Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund ranked first among 51 hotels in Shanghai with 17 mentions, and Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing led by a wide margin among 51 hotels in Beijing with 30 mentions. The report said the study shows that hotels with clear differentiated positioning are more likely to be recommended by AI. The specific sample composition, testing time and complete methodology of the study have not yet been disclosed in the report.