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Fort St. John in AI travel recommendations

Fort St. John shines with positive history and outdoor themes but stays invisible, missing from all 12 broader AI travel questions.

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675

Questions asked

469

Places identified

20 of 20

Categories shifted this check

Oct 5, 2026

Last checked

Current score 27/100 Average of the four metrics below — how this score is calculated

Key takeaways

What this check tells you

Concentration

In Best Boutique Hotels, Pomeroy Hotel, Best Western Plus Chateau and Radisson Hotel Fort St. John take 58.8% of mentions versus the 33.3% an even split across all listed hotels would predict.

Concentration

In Best Restaurants for Couples, the top 3 picks account for 57.1% of mentions where an even distribution would put them at 33.3%.

Movement

Best Attractions for Families is the least stable category tracked, with 33 of 33 entities shifting position between checks.

Concentration

Must-See Attractions funnels 35.4% of mentions into just 3 spots — Charlie Lake Provincial Park, Fort St. John North Peace Museum, and Beatton Provincial Park — nearly triple the 12.5% expected if all 24 tracked entities were mentioned evenly.

Generated from this check's data Updated Sep 6, 2026

Lead finding

Despite 91% positive sentiment, Fort St. John's AI coverage completely omits its community-event scene, the destination's biggest theme gap.

Fort St. John's strongest signal is a ThemeGap: AI assistants rarely mention its community events and festivals, even though 91% of 458 rated mentions skew positive. The destination's AI narrative leans on history as its core theme, supported by culinary scene, cultural experiences, Northern Lights, and outdoor adventure. Its confirmed-open rate of 72% trails the network average of 80%, and it earns zero presence across 12 tracked questions that don't name it directly. Distinctiveness sits at 10%, exactly matching the network average, showing the destination neither stands out nor falls behind in how uniquely it's described.

How AI sees Fort St. John

Across the prompts we've tracked, AI most consistently associates Fort St. John with:

history
culinary scene
cultural experiences
historical attractions
local dining
Northern Lights
outdoor activities
outdoor adventure
Active / athletic

How Fort St. John benchmarks

Confirmed-open rate

Fort St. John 72%

Network average 80%

Distinctiveness

Fort St. John 10%

Network average 10%

Presence rate

Fort St. John 0%

Network average 10%

Fort St. John's 10% distinctiveness score compares to the 10% network average, matching the network average in how distinctly AI assistants describe the destination.

Each metric shows two bars: Fort St. John's rate and the network average for that metric, so you can see how it compares. See how these scores are calculated.

Presence beyond Fort St. John-specific questions

How often Fort St. John comes up in regional and national AI questions that aren't specifically about it (out of 12 tracked questions, as of Oct 5, 2026):

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Mentioned

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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 Not mentioned
Best Winter Destinations in Canada — Direct Not mentioned
Best Winter Destinations in Canada — Conversational Not mentioned
Best Winter Destinations in Canada — Recommendation Not mentioned
Best Foodie Cities in Canada — Direct Not mentioned
Best Foodie Cities in Canada — Conversational Not mentioned
Best Foodie Cities in Canada — Recommendation Not mentioned
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

Top picks by traveler intent

Whole Wheat ’n’ Honey Cafe & Coffeehouse 11 of 33

rank #1–#8

North Bar & Grill 10 of 33

rank #2–#5

The Canadian Brewhouse & Grill 10 of 33

rank #1–#6

Audielicious Fsj 7 of 33

rank #1–#2

Browns Socialhouse 6 of 33

rank #1–#6

Olive Tree Mediterranean Grill 6 of 33

rank #1–#7

Mastaro Sushi 5 of 33

rank #2–#4

MR MIKES 4 of 33

rank #2–#4

Pomeroy Hotel 19 of 34

rank #1–#3

Best Western Plus Chateau 13 of 34

rank #1–#4

Northern Grand Hotel 12 of 34

rank #2–#4

Home2 Suites by Hilton 10 of 34

rank #2–#5

Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fort St John 5 of 34

rank #2–#3

Stonebridge Hotel 5 of 34

rank #3–#5

Holiday Inn Express Fort John 3 of 34

rank #4–#5

Pomeroy Inn & Suites 3 of 34

#3 every time

Fort St. John North Peace Museum 21 of 33

rank #1–#5

Charlie Lake Provincial Park 20 of 33

rank #1–#9

Beatton Provincial Park 18 of 33

rank #2–#8

Pomeroy Sport Centre 13 of 33

rank #3–#8

Fish Creek Community Forest 12 of 33

rank #3–#8

Peace River Lookout 12 of 33

rank #1–#8

North Peace Cultural Centre 10 of 33

rank #3–#7

Centennial Park 7 of 33

rank #3–#9

Pomeroy Hotel 21 of 35

rank #1–#2

Home2 Suites by Hilton 12 of 35

rank #2–#5

Northern Grand Hotel 12 of 35

rank #2–#4

Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fort St John 9 of 35

rank #2–#5

Best Western Plus Chateau 8 of 35

rank #1–#5

Stonebridge Hotel 8 of 35

rank #1–#3

Audielicious Fsj 5 of 35

rank #4–#6

Beard's Brewing Co. 4 of 35

rank #5–#7

Fort St. John North Peace Museum 19 of 33

rank #1–#7

Pomeroy Sport Centre 16 of 33

rank #1–#8

Fish Creek Community Forest 15 of 33

rank #2–#9

Kin Park 15 of 33

rank #2–#5

Centennial Park 13 of 33

rank #1–#5

North Peace Leisure Pool 13 of 33

rank #1–#6

Charlie Lake Provincial Park 12 of 33

rank #1–#10

Beatton Provincial Park 7 of 33

rank #2–#9

Whole Wheat ’n’ Honey Cafe & Coffeehouse 10 of 33

rank #1–#5

Audielicious Fsj 8 of 33

rank #1–#5

Mama Panda 7 of 33

rank #2–#6

Denny's 6 of 33

rank #2–#7

Silver Creek Cookhouse 6 of 33

rank #1–#3

KFC 5 of 33

rank #3–#4

The Canadian Brewhouse & Grill 4 of 33

rank #2–#4

Mastaro Sushi 3 of 33

rank #3–#5

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Beatton Provincial Park 16 of 36

rank #1–#7

Pomeroy Sport Centre 13 of 36

rank #1–#10

High on Ice Winter Festival 11 of 36

rank #1–#6

ice fishing 10 of 36

rank #3–#6

Snowmobiling 10 of 36

rank #2–#6

Charlie Lake Provincial Park 9 of 36

rank #2–#6

Fort St. John North Peace Museum 8 of 36

rank #1–#6

Powder King Mountain Resort 8 of 36

rank #1–#8

Beatton Provincial Park 18 of 35

rank #2–#12

Charlie Lake Provincial Park 16 of 35

rank #1–#11

Dawson Creek 14 of 35

rank #2–#8

Hudson's Hope 14 of 35

rank #1–#4

Peace River Valley 9 of 35

rank #1–#3

Kiskatinaw Bridge 8 of 35

rank #3–#9

Chetwynd 7 of 35

rank #4–#8

Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark 7 of 35

rank #1–#7

Whole Wheat ’n’ Honey Cafe & Coffeehouse 13 of 35

rank #1–#6

The Canadian Brewhouse & Grill 8 of 35

rank #2–#4

Mondo Restaurant 7 of 35

rank #1–#10

Audielicious Fsj 6 of 35

rank #1–#7

North Bar & Grill 6 of 35

rank #1–#6

Mastaro Sushi 5 of 35

rank #3–#4

Spicy Fusion 5 of 35

rank #2–#6

Mighty Peace Brewing Co. 4 of 35

rank #4–#5

Fort St. John North Peace Museum 21 of 35

rank #1–#4

Pomeroy Sport Centre 21 of 35

rank #1–#7

North Peace Cultural Centre 17 of 35

rank #1–#8

Fort St. John Public Library 15 of 35

rank #2–#11

North Peace Leisure Pool 14 of 35

rank #1–#3

Kids Arena Fieldhouse 7 of 35

rank #3–#9

Totem Mall 7 of 35

rank #3–#9

Fort Bowling Lanes 6 of 35

rank #3–#8

Pomeroy Hotel 17 of 34

rank #1–#4

Northern Grand Hotel 9 of 34

rank #1–#4

Home2 Suites by Hilton 7 of 34

rank #1–#4

Stonebridge Hotel 7 of 34

rank #1–#4

Best Western Plus Chateau 6 of 34

rank #1–#4

Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fort St John 4 of 34

rank #2–#3

Radisson Hotel Fort St. John 3 of 34

#3 every time

Coast Fort St. John Hotel 2 of 34

#2 every time

Beatton Provincial Park 16 of 34

rank #1–#11

Fish Creek Community Forest 15 of 34

rank #1–#7

Fort St. John North Peace Museum 13 of 34

rank #2–#5

Charlie Lake Provincial Park 9 of 34

rank #1–#7

North Peace Cultural Centre 8 of 34

rank #4–#9

Peace River Lookout 8 of 34

rank #1–#6

Peace River Valley 8 of 34

rank #1–#12

Farmers Markets 6 of 34

rank #6–#10

Fort St. John North Peace Museum 21 of 34

rank #1–#2

Peace River Lookout 10 of 34

rank #3–#5

Alaska Highway House 9 of 34

rank #2–#4

Centennial Park 8 of 34

rank #2–#5

Charlie Lake Cave 6 of 34

rank #1–#6

Pioneer Pathway Walking Tour 6 of 34

rank #2–#4

Charlie Lake Monument 5 of 34

rank #3–#4

Tse’K’wa National Historic Site 5 of 34

rank #1–#7

Super 8 17 of 33

rank #1–#4

Motel 6 Fort St. John 12 of 33

rank #1–#5

Canada's Best Value Inn Fort St. John 6 of 33

rank #1–#5

Econo Lodge 6 of 33

rank #2–#4

Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fort St John 6 of 33

rank #1–#6

Northern Grand Hotel 5 of 33

rank #3–#5

Northern Lights Inn 4 of 33

rank #2–#5

Pomeroy Inn & Suites 4 of 33

rank #1–#6

Pomeroy Hotel 20 of 33

rank #1–#6

Home2 Suites by Hilton 15 of 33

rank #1–#3

Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fort St John 14 of 33

rank #1–#6

Best Western Plus Chateau 11 of 33

rank #2–#6

Holiday Inn Express Fort John 8 of 33

rank #1–#5

Quality Inn 7 of 33

rank #2–#5

Super 8 6 of 33

rank #4–#7

Coast Fort St. John Hotel 5 of 33

rank #3–#7

MR MIKES 10 of 33

rank #1–#5

North Bar & Grill 10 of 33

rank #1–#4

Audielicious Fsj 7 of 33

rank #1–#5

Whole Wheat ’n’ Honey Cafe & Coffeehouse 5 of 33

rank #1–#4

Browns Socialhouse 4 of 33

rank #3–#5

The Canadian Brewhouse & Grill 4 of 33

rank #2–#4

Indian Essence Bistro 3 of 33

rank #2–#3

Just Jacks 3 of 33

rank #1–#2

Whole Wheat ’n’ Honey Cafe & Coffeehouse 13 of 33

rank #1–#3

MR MIKES 8 of 33

rank #1–#10

Spicy Fusion 8 of 33

rank #1–#7

Fort St. John Farmers Market 7 of 33

rank #1–#8

Olive Tree Mediterranean Grill 6 of 33

rank #3–#7

The Canadian Brewhouse & Grill 6 of 33

rank #2–#5

Audielicious Fsj 5 of 33

rank #1–#5

Browns Socialhouse 5 of 33

rank #3–#7

Fort St. John North Peace Museum 18 of 33

rank #1–#8

Charlie Lake Provincial Park 12 of 33

rank #2–#8

North Peace Cultural Centre 9 of 33

rank #1–#9

Beatton Provincial Park 7 of 33

rank #2–#7

Fort St. John Farmers Market 7 of 33

rank #1–#11

High on Ice Winter Festival 7 of 33

rank #1–#6

Whole Wheat ’n’ Honey Cafe & Coffeehouse 7 of 33

rank #1–#8

Fish Creek Community Forest 6 of 33

rank #2–#5

North Bar & Grill 10 of 33

rank #1–#4

MR MIKES 8 of 33

rank #2–#6

Whole Wheat ’n’ Honey Cafe & Coffeehouse 7 of 33

rank #1–#5

Audielicious Fsj 6 of 33

rank #1–#3

Browns Socialhouse 5 of 33

rank #4–#6

Mondo Restaurant 5 of 33

rank #1–#4

Olive Tree Mediterranean Grill 5 of 33

rank #3–#5

The Canadian Brewhouse & Grill 5 of 33

rank #2–#6

Beatton Provincial Park 10 of 33

rank #1–#5

Charlie Lake Provincial Park 10 of 33

rank #2–#4

Peace River Lookout 10 of 33

rank #1–#4

Fish Creek Community Forest 9 of 33

rank #1–#6

Peace River Valley 9 of 33

rank #1–#4

Site C viewpoint 5 of 33

rank #2–#3

AllTrails or Google Maps reviews 3 of 33

rank #2–#9

Fort St. John Tourism Website 3 of 33

rank #4–#7

Where Perplexity's answers about Fort St. John come from

Perplexity cited tourismfortstjohn.ca, Fort St. John's official tourism site, in 47 of 119 answers about Fort St. John (39%, last 90 days).

The web domains Perplexity's live search pulled most while answering tracked travel questions about Fort St. John (last 90 days). ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini aren't grounded in our tracking yet. See the network-wide ranking.

Fort St. John in AI travel recommendations

What this check tells you

Despite 91% positive sentiment, Fort St. John's AI coverage completely omits its community-event scene, the destination's biggest theme gap.

How AI sees Fort St. John

How Fort St. John benchmarks

Presence beyond Fort St. John-specific questions

Top picks by traveler intent

Best Restaurants

Best Luxury Hotels

Must-See Attractions

Best Romantic Hotels

Best Attractions for Families

Best Budget-Friendly Restaurants

Best Winter Experiences

Best Day Trips

Best Local or Traditional Restaurants

Best Rainy-Day Attractions

Best Boutique Hotels

Best Hidden Gems

Best Historical Attractions

Best Budget Hotels

Best Family Hotels

Best Fine-Dining Restaurants

Best Food Experiences

Best Local Experiences

Best Restaurants for Couples

Best Viewpoints

Where Perplexity's answers about Fort St. John come from

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