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SEO & AI-search for travel that wins the trip-planning search.

Get your tours, hotel, or destination found on Google and recommended by AI when travellers research where to go, when to visit, and who to book with.

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Travel is planned almost entirely through search — destinations, dates, budgets, and "best things to do" all get researched long before anyone books. SEO Miss helps travel and tourism brands win that planning window: ranked on Google and recommended by AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews, turning dreamers into bookings instead of leads lost to OTAs.

25%of organic traffic is projected to shift to AI chatbots & assistants by 2026Source: Gartner
94%of CMOs plan to increase answer-engine-optimization (AEO) spendSource: Conductor / eMarketer, 2026
800M+people now use ChatGPT — a primary way buyers research before they buySource: Industry reports, 2026
200+countries where Google AI Overviews now appear in search resultsSource: Google, 2025–26

Why does travel live in the research phase?

Travellers rarely book on first contact. They spend weeks researching — "best time to visit", "7-day itinerary", "is it safe", "how much does it cost" — across desktop, then convert later on mobile, often last-minute. Each of those questions is a search you can own. Increasingly the answer arrives as an AI-generated trip plan that names a few operators, hotels, or experiences and never shows ten blue links. If your brand isn't inside that plan, the OTA or aggregator that is captures the booking you inspired.

How are travellers using AI to plan trips now?

More travellers open ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity and say "plan me five days in Lisbon on a mid-range budget" or "family-friendly safari operators in Kenya". The AI returns a shortlist, and being named on it is the new front page. That requires answer-first content AI can extract — itineraries, seasonality, prices, FAQs — plus a consistent brand entity and third-party mentions and reviews the model trusts. Most tour operators, DMOs, and independent hotels aren't optimising for this yet, which is the opening.

How do you beat the OTAs and aggregators?

Booking.com, Expedia, TripAdvisor, and Viator dominate generic terms, and you won't outrank them head-on. The win is depth they can't match: genuinely specific destination guides, niche experience pages, and local expertise structured for both Google and AI extraction. Direct bookings cut commission and build a first-party audience you own. We target the longer, intent-rich queries — neighbourhoods, micro-seasons, specific experiences — where a specialist beats a marketplace and where AI prefers to cite a credible, named source over a listings page.

What I do for travel & tourism

A focused plan for your industry

  • Destination, experience, and seasonal keyword + AI-visibility strategy
  • Itinerary and trip-planning content structured for Google and AI extraction
  • Direct-booking pages built to convert away from OTAs and aggregators
  • Brand entity, reviews, and mentions that make AI recommend you by name
  • Technical SEO for fast, image-heavy, mobile-first travel sites
  • Reporting tied to enquiries and direct bookings, not just rankings
How to work together

Three ways to grow

SEO Audit & Roadmap

A deep look at where you stand and an exact 90-day plan to fix it. Your clarity starting point.

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SEO Strategy & Advisory

I set the direction and keep you on track; your team executes with expert guidance.

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Done-for-You SEO

I run the whole thing — Google rankings, AI visibility, content, and links — while you run your business.

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FAQ

Good to know

Do you work with tour operators, hotels, and destinations?
Yes — from independent operators and boutique hotels to DMOs and travel marketplaces. The approach adapts to whether you sell experiences, rooms, or a destination itself.
Can SEO really compete with Booking.com and Expedia?
Not on generic terms — but on specific, intent-rich searches a specialist beats a marketplace, and AI increasingly prefers citing a credible named source over a listings page. That's where we win direct, commission-free bookings.
How do you get a travel brand recommended by AI?
Through answer-first itinerary and destination content AI can extract, plus a consistent brand entity, reviews, and third-party mentions — the signals AI uses to confidently name an operator or hotel in a trip plan.
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