5 tracked destinations
across 5 tracked cities in Alberta
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Latest findings
How Alberta compares, rolled up
Confirmed-open rate
Alberta
75%
Network average
81%
Distinctiveness
Alberta
6%
Network average
11%
Presence rate
Alberta
7%
Network average
11%
Alberta's benchmark numbers averaged across its tracked cities, compared to the network average across all tracked destinations.
Each metric shows two bars: the rolled-up average across Alberta's tracked destinations and the network average for that metric, so you can see how it compares. See how these scores are calculated.
Key takeaways
What this check tells you
Concentration
In Best Luxury Hotels, Banff, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, and Lake Louise account for 34% of mentions, nearly double the 17.6% they'd get if all luxury hotels were recommended equally.
Concentration
Best Romantic Hotels shows similar concentration, with Banff, Lake Louise, and Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge taking 33.3% of mentions against an expected 12.5%.
Movement
Best Local Experiences is the most volatile category tracked, with 156 entity position changes across a field of 51 tracked entities between checks.
Movement
Best Budget-Friendly Restaurants also shows heavy churn, with 76 entity moves recorded against only 47 total tracked entities.
Lead finding
Alberta's AI narrative skips adventure travelers entirely, even though outdoor activities is one of its core themes.
Alberta's dominant AI signal is a ThemeGap: adventure travelers are underrepresented despite outdoor activities already ranking as a core theme. Sentiment toward Alberta is overwhelmingly positive, with 94% of 855 rated mentions positive and none negative. Models agree on Alberta's identity more than the network average (15% vs. 10%), yet its content is far less distinctive (10% vs. 25% network average), suggesting a well-agreed but generic AI portrait. Notably, Alberta was recommended or mentioned in 0 of 12 tracked indirect questions, meaning it never surfaces unless asked about by name.
How AI sees Alberta
Across the prompts we've tracked, AI most consistently associates Alberta with:
natural beautyoutdoor activitiesFarm-to-TableluxuryromanticCulinary Scenecultural experiencescultural heritageadventureAuthentic Local Cuisinebadlandsbreathtaking landscapesbreathtaking viewsbudget-friendlycozyCraft Beer Scene
How Alberta benchmarks
Confirmed-open rate
Alberta
79%
Network average
81%
Distinctiveness
Alberta
20%
Network average
11%
Presence rate
Alberta
0%
Network average
11%
Alberta's AI benchmark numbers compared to the network average across all tracked destinations.
Each metric shows two bars: Alberta's rate and the network average for that metric, so you can see how it compares. See how these scores are calculated.
Presence beyond Alberta-specific questions
How often Alberta comes up in regional and national AI questions that aren't specifically about it (out of 12 tracked questions, as of Sep 15, 2026):
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Two-Week Must-See Itinerary in Canada — Direct
Not mentioned
Two-Week Must-See Itinerary in Canada — Conversational
Not mentioned
Two-Week Must-See Itinerary in Canada — Recommendation
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Best Winter Destinations in Canada — Direct
Not mentioned
Best Winter Destinations in Canada — Conversational
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Best Winter Destinations in Canada — Recommendation
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Best Foodie Cities in Canada — Direct
Not mentioned
Best Foodie Cities in Canada — Conversational
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Best Foodie Cities in Canada — Recommendation
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Best Romantic Weekend Destinations in Canada — Direct
Not mentioned
Best Romantic Weekend Destinations in Canada — Conversational
Not mentioned
Best Romantic Weekend Destinations in Canada — Recommendation
Not mentioned
Where AI might be wrong
Canmore
— Best Day Trips
Closed
Flagged closed by 1 source, still recommended by Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-4o and Perplexity Sonar.
The Travel Alberta Canmore Visitor Information Centre is permanently closed.
SourceGlenbow Museum
— Best Rainy-Day Attractions
Temporarily closed
Flagged closed by 1 source, still recommended by Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-4o.
Glenbow is currently closed for renovations and is targeting a 2027 reopening in its revitalized home, the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture.
SourceTELUS World of Science
— Best Attractions for Families
Temporarily closed
Flagged closed by 1 source, still recommended by Claude Sonnet 5 and Perplexity Sonar.
TELUS World of Science–Edmonton remains closed until further notice due to significant flooding caused by severe July thunderstorms; reopening is anticipated for early 2027.
Source
Top picks by traveler intent
Rankings: Volatile
35 places moved rank this check
14 new5 returning4 in & out
River Café
47 of 52
rank #1–#4
RGE RD
40 of 52
rank #3–#9
The Bison Restaurant
31 of 52
rank #7–#14
Crazyweed Kitchen
24 of 52
rank #6–#15
Eden
24 of 52
rank #6–#15
Model Milk
24 of 52
rank #1–#6
Major Tom
23 of 52
rank #1–#5
Ten Foot HenryBack
23 of 52
rank #3–#5
Rankings: Volatile
17 places moved rank this check
1 new6 in & out
Banff
45 of 45
rank #1–#4
Lake Louise
44 of 45
rank #1–#7
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
40 of 45
rank #2–#7
Post Hotel & Spa
39 of 45
rank #2–#9
Rimrock Resort Hotel
34 of 45
rank #2–#7
Fairmont Palliser
28 of 45
rank #6–#10
Le Germain Hotel Calgary
24 of 45
rank #3–#10
Fairmont Hotel Macdonald↔
16 of 45
rank #6–#10
Rankings: Volatile
29 places moved rank this check
6 new8 in & out
Banff
45 of 45
rank #1–#19
Icefields Parkway
43 of 45
rank #2–#16
Jasper National Park
39 of 45
rank #2–#12
Lake Louise
37 of 45
rank #1–#17
Royal Tyrrell Museum
35 of 45
rank #3–#22
Waterton Lakes National Park
34 of 45
rank #4–#28
West Edmonton Mall
34 of 45
rank #5–#34
Columbia Icefield / Athabasca Glacier
31 of 45
rank #3–#10
Rankings: Volatile
24 places moved rank this check
4 new8 in & out
Banff
46 of 46
rank #1–#9
Lake Louise
42 of 46
rank #1–#8
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
38 of 46
rank #3–#11
Post Hotel & Spa
33 of 46
rank #2–#5
Buffalo Mountain Lodge
25 of 46
rank #1–#10
Rimrock Resort Hotel
25 of 46
rank #2–#9
Malcolm Hotel
13 of 46
rank #5–#11
Fairmont Hotel Macdonald
11 of 46
rank #6–#11
Rankings: Volatile
30 places moved rank this check
6 new10 in & out
Banff
44 of 44
rank #1–#15
Calgary Zoo
44 of 44
rank #1–#10
West Edmonton Mall
43 of 44
rank #1–#14
Royal Tyrrell Museum
42 of 44
rank #1–#14
Heritage Park Historical Village
37 of 44
rank #3–#18
TELUS Spark Science Centre
35 of 44
rank #2–#12
Lake Louise
30 of 44
rank #1–#15
Calaway Park
24 of 44
rank #1–#13
Rankings: Volatile
76 places moved rank this check
27 new12 returning
Peter's Drive-In
29 of 66
rank #1–#14
Jimmy’s A&A Deli
28 of 66
rank #1–#6
Seniore’s Pizza
24 of 66
rank #1–#4
Rocky Mountain Bagel Co.
20 of 66
rank #9–#13
Swiss Donair
20 of 66
rank #1–#8
Native Tongues Taqueria
18 of 66
rank #1–#12
The Green Onion Cake Man
17 of 66
rank #5–#10
Thi Thi Vietnamese Sub
17 of 66
rank #1–#2
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Rankings: Volatile
156 places moved rank this check
18 new18 returning1 in & out1 classic
Kananaskis Country
40 of 68
rank #1–#17
Calgary Stampede
28 of 68
rank #1–#17
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
25 of 68
rank #1–#19
Canmore
22 of 68
rank #1–#27
Old Strathcona Farmers' Market
22 of 68
rank #2–#29
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
21 of 68
rank #2–#36
Métis Crossing↔
19 of 68
rank #1–#15
Cowboy Trail
17 of 68
rank #1–#38
Rankings: Volatile
68 places moved rank this check
16 new7 returning1 in & out2 classics
River Café
37 of 62
rank #1–#20
RGE RD
35 of 62
rank #1–#24
Eau Claire Distillery
25 of 62
rank #7–#24
The Bison Restaurant
23 of 62
rank #1–#14
Calgary Stampede
21 of 62
rank #1–#24
Major Tom
21 of 62
rank #1–#15
Charcut Roast House
20 of 62
rank #1–#6
Calgary Farmers' Market
17 of 62
rank #1–#22
Rankings: Volatile
47 places moved rank this check
24 new16 returning3 in & out2 classics
River Café
44 of 53
rank #1–#9
RGE RD
42 of 53
rank #1–#8
The Bison Restaurant
37 of 53
rank #3–#12
Charcut Roast House
16 of 53
rank #1–#6
Longview Steakhouse
15 of 53
rank #1–#6
The Grizzly House
14 of 53
rank #3–#10
The Marc
13 of 53
rank #4–#7
Pei Pei Chei OwBack
12 of 53
rank #3–#17
Rankings: Volatile
28 places moved rank this check
10 new10 returning1 in & out
River Café
49 of 52
rank #1–#6
RGE RD
41 of 52
rank #3–#9
Eden
34 of 52
rank #5–#12
The Marc
31 of 52
rank #4–#10
EightBack
24 of 52
rank #1–#7
Teatro Ristorante
23 of 52
rank #1–#7
Major TomBack
22 of 52
rank #1–#4
The Bison Restaurant
21 of 52
rank #6–#15
Rankings: Volatile
38 places moved rank this check
6 new10 returning2 in & out4 classics
Peyto Lake
39 of 49
rank #1–#8
Bear's Hump
31 of 49
rank #1–#21
Moraine Lake
31 of 49
rank #1–#9
Lake Louise
28 of 49
rank #1–#4
Sulphur Mountain Gondola
27 of 49
rank #1–#8
Horseshoe Canyon
24 of 49
rank #7–#24
Dinosaur Provincial Park
22 of 49
rank #9–#23
Maligne Lake and Spirit Island
21 of 49
rank #3–#10
Rankings: Volatile
30 places moved rank this check
8 new10 in & out
West Edmonton Mall
43 of 48
rank #1–#13
Royal Alberta Museum
42 of 48
rank #1–#10
TELUS World of Science
40 of 48
rank #1–#11
TELUS Spark Science Centre
35 of 48
rank #1–#11
Art Gallery of Alberta
30 of 48
rank #2–#12
Studio Bell National Music Centre
30 of 48
rank #1–#11
Banff
28 of 48
rank #1–#20
Glenbow Museum
27 of 48
rank #2–#8
Rankings: Volatile
39 places moved rank this check
20 new9 in & out
Banff
26 of 46
rank #1–#11
Canmore
17 of 46
rank #1–#13
HI Jasper
14 of 46
rank #4–#12
Travelodge Edmonton South
13 of 46
rank #2–#11
Days Inn by Wyndham↔
12 of 46
rank #2–#11
Red Deer
11 of 46
rank #1–#14
Super 8 by Wyndham↔
11 of 46
rank #1–#16
HI Calgary City Centre Hostel
9 of 46
rank #1–#3
Rankings: Volatile
45 places moved rank this check
18 new18 in & out
River Café
39 of 46
rank #1–#7
Eden
29 of 46
rank #1–#15
Sky Bistro
24 of 46
rank #1–#10
The Bison Restaurant
24 of 46
rank #1–#11
RGE RD
23 of 46
rank #4–#12
Teatro Ristorante
22 of 46
rank #2–#8
The Marc
20 of 46
rank #3–#14
Major Tom↔
16 of 46
rank #2–#7
Rankings: Volatile
32 places moved rank this check
9 new10 in & out
Banff
36 of 45
rank #1–#12
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
36 of 45
rank #2–#14
Fantasyland Hotel
30 of 45
rank #2–#12
Lake Louise
21 of 45
rank #2–#13
Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire
21 of 45
rank #1–#9
Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge
17 of 45
rank #1–#10
Douglas Fir Resort & Chalets↔
16 of 45
rank #1–#6
Pyramid Lake Resort
16 of 45
rank #4–#12
Rankings: Volatile
53 places moved rank this check
24 new16 in & out
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
42 of 45
rank #1–#12
Elk Island National Park
35 of 45
rank #3–#19
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
31 of 45
rank #2–#10
Waterton Lakes National Park
30 of 45
rank #1–#17
Dinosaur Provincial Park
26 of 45
rank #1–#13
Lundbreck Falls
25 of 45
rank #3–#13
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
24 of 45
rank #2–#12
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
16 of 45
rank #3–#10
Rankings: Volatile
27 places moved rank this check
2 new13 in & out
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
45 of 45
rank #1–#3
Fort Edmonton Park
39 of 45
rank #2–#10
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
38 of 45
rank #2–#13
Bar U Ranch National Historic Site
37 of 45
rank #3–#12
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
32 of 45
rank #2–#15
Heritage Park Historical Village
26 of 45
rank #1–#11
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
26 of 45
rank #4–#14
Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site↔
24 of 45
rank #2–#17
Rankings: Volatile
45 places moved rank this check
18 new16 in & out
Banff
39 of 45
rank #1–#21
Lake Louise
32 of 45
rank #1–#23
Johnston Canyon
31 of 45
rank #1–#14
Horse-drawn Sleigh Rides or Dog Sledding
23 of 45
rank #2–#17
Ice Magic Festival
23 of 45
rank #3–#18
Abraham Lake Bubbles↔
21 of 45
rank #1–#11
Marmot Basin
21 of 45
rank #2–#12
Ice Climbing
18 of 45
rank #3–#15
Rankings: Volatile
32 places moved rank this check
10 new10 returning2 in & out10 classics
Banff
41 of 44
rank #1–#7
Elk Island National Park
40 of 44
rank #4–#16
Canmore
35 of 44
rank #1–#12
Kananaskis Country
34 of 44
rank #2–#10
Waterton Lakes National Park
31 of 44
rank #4–#24
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
28 of 44
rank #4–#28
Jasper National Park
28 of 44
rank #2–#10
Drumheller and the Badlands
27 of 44
rank #3–#6
Rankings: Volatile
37 places moved rank this check
10 new16 in & out
Hotel Arts Kensington
37 of 43
rank #1–#8
Buffalo Mountain Lodge
18 of 43
rank #1–#7
Kensington Riverside Inn
18 of 43
rank #1–#10
The Juniper Hotel
18 of 43
rank #2–#7
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
16 of 43
rank #1–#10
Le Germain Hotel Calgary↔
16 of 43
rank #1–#8
Malcolm Hotel
15 of 43
rank #2–#10
The Dorian, Autograph Collection↔
15 of 43
rank #1–#13
Where Perplexity's answers about Alberta come from
The web domains Perplexity's live search pulled most while answering tracked travel questions about
Alberta (last 90 days). ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini aren't grounded in our tracking yet.
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