Key takeaways
What this check tells you
Concentration
In Best Boutique Hotels, Hotel Saint Vincent, Hotel Peter and Paul, and The Chloe capture 36.2% of mentions versus the 15% they'd get if AI spread recommendations evenly across all hotels.
Concentration
Best Luxury Hotels shows similar clustering, with The Roosevelt New Orleans, The Ritz-Carlton, and Hotel Monteleone taking 34.7% of mentions against an even-split baseline of 15.8%.
Concentration
For Best Day Trips, Whitney Plantation, Oak Alley Plantation, and Laura Plantation account for 31.6% of mentions, more than triple the 10% expected under even distribution.
Movement
Best Local Experiences saw 72 entity moves out of 58 tracked, the highest churn recorded in this report, meaning some entities shifted rank more than once between checks.
Lead finding
Despite anchoring New Orleans' homepage hero messaging, the French Quarter is underrepresented in AI-generated answers, even though 95% of the 158 rated mentions about the destination skew positive.
The strongest signal for New Orleans is a ThemeGap: the French Quarter—its historic core, jazz, architecture, beignets, and festivals—is spotlighted in official homepage messaging but underrepresented in how AI assistants describe the destination. This gap persists even though sentiment around New Orleans is overwhelmingly favorable, with 95% of 158 rated mentions positive and only 3% negative. Instead, AI assistants lean on supporting themes like culinary capital, fine dining, romantic atmosphere, and authentic local cuisine to define the city. With a distinctiveness score of 20% against a 22% network average, New Orleans is describing itself in ways that are only slightly less unique than peer destinations, suggesting room to reclaim the French Quarter narrative in AI-driven answers.
How AI sees New Orleans
Across the prompts we've tracked, AI most consistently associates New Orleans with:
culinary capitalculinary culturefine diningoutdoor activitiesromanticaffordable foodAffordable Restaurantsatmosphere and culture
How New Orleans benchmarks
Confirmed-open rate
New Orleans
95%
Network average
81%
Distinctiveness
New Orleans
10%
Network average
11%
Presence rate
New Orleans
92%
Network average
11%
New Orleans's 10% distinctiveness score compares to the 11% network average, trailing the network average in how distinctly AI assistants describe it.
Each metric shows two bars: New Orleans's rate and the network average for that metric, so you can see how it compares. See how these scores are calculated.
Presence beyond New Orleans-specific questions
How often New Orleans 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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Best Winter Destinations in the United States — Direct
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Best Winter Destinations in the United States — Conversational
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Best Foodie Cities in the United States — Direct
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Best Foodie Cities in the United States — Conversational
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Best Romantic Weekend Destinations in the United States — Direct
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Top picks by traveler intent
Rankings: Volatile
42 places moved rank this check
22 new7 in & out
Commander's Palace
12 of 31
rank #1–#2
Galatoire's
12 of 31
rank #2–#6
Dooky Chase's Restaurant
11 of 31
rank #1–#10
Cochon
10 of 31
rank #3–#11
Pêche Seafood Grill
10 of 31
rank #5–#11
Brennan's
9 of 31
rank #2–#16
Café du Monde
8 of 31
rank #2–#14
Compère Lapin↔
8 of 31
rank #3–#16
Rankings: Volatile
17 places moved rank this check
7 new2 in & out
The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
14 of 33
rank #1–#4
The Roosevelt New Orleans
13 of 33
rank #2–#5
Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans
11 of 33
rank #1–#3
Hotel Monteleone
10 of 33
rank #2–#7
Maison de la Luz
9 of 33
rank #2–#8
Hotel Saint Vincent↔
7 of 33
rank #5–#7
The Windsor Court
7 of 33
rank #1–#6
Windsor Court Hotel
7 of 33
rank #2–#5
Rankings: Volatile
45 places moved rank this check
18 new11 in & out
National WWII Museum
12 of 31
rank #3–#10
Café du Monde
11 of 31
rank #3–#15
French Quarter
10 of 31
#1 every time
Frenchmen Street
10 of 31
rank #2–#12
Lower Garden District / Irish Channel
10 of 31
rank #2–#15
Preservation Hall
10 of 31
rank #5–#13
St. Louis Cathedral
10 of 31
rank #1–#6
City Park
9 of 31
rank #6–#16
Rankings: Volatile
24 places moved rank this check
13 new1 in & out
Hotel Monteleone
11 of 30
rank #1–#7
Maison de la Luz
10 of 30
rank #1–#7
Hotel Peter and Paul
9 of 30
rank #1–#7
Soniat House
9 of 30
rank #1–#9
The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
8 of 30
rank #3–#6
The Roosevelt New Orleans
8 of 30
rank #1–#6
The ColumnsNew
6 of 30
rank #5–#9
Audubon Cottages
5 of 30
rank #1–#8
Rankings: Volatile
31 places moved rank this check
14 new4 in & out
City Park
14 of 32
rank #1–#6
Louisiana Children's Museum
13 of 32
rank #2–#9
Audubon Park & Zoo
12 of 32
rank #1–#7
Mardi Gras World
11 of 32
rank #5–#12
National WWII Museum
11 of 32
rank #3–#14
Steamboat Natchez
11 of 32
rank #5–#15
Café du Monde↔
10 of 32
rank #4–#17
Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium
9 of 32
rank #2–#8
Rankings: Volatile
38 places moved rank this check
19 new3 returning4 in & out3 classics
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
24 of 44
rank #1–#8
Verti Marte
21 of 44
rank #2–#9
Coop's Place
20 of 44
rank #1–#11
Dong Phuong BakeryBack
18 of 44
rank #4–#9
Lil' Dizzy's CafeBack
17 of 44
rank #2–#12
Café du Monde
16 of 44
rank #1–#11
Frady's One Stop Store↔
14 of 44
rank #2–#8
Lilly’s Café
13 of 44
rank #8–#10
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Rankings: Volatile
33 places moved rank this check
8 new2 returning3 classics
Dooky Chase's Restaurant
40 of 58
rank #1–#8
Commander's Palace
39 of 58
rank #1–#4
Galatoire's
38 of 58
rank #1–#6
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
35 of 58
rank #5–#9
Café du Monde
27 of 58
rank #1–#18
Domilise’s
24 of 58
rank #4–#10
Brennan's
22 of 58
rank #3–#13
Napoleon House
22 of 58
rank #5–#12
Rankings: Volatile
56 places moved rank this check
20 new10 returning5 in & out4 classics
Café du Monde
39 of 57
rank #1–#27
Commander's Palace
38 of 57
rank #1–#8
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
36 of 57
rank #1–#9
Galatoire's
34 of 57
rank #1–#9
Cochon
29 of 57
rank #4–#17
Drago's
29 of 57
rank #2–#13
Central Grocery
27 of 57
rank #4–#15
Compère Lapin
25 of 57
rank #3–#16
Rankings: Volatile
72 places moved rank this check
25 new6 returning3 in & out1 classic
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
26 of 52
rank #1–#16
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
23 of 52
rank #1–#23
Domilise’s
22 of 52
rank #2–#13
Backstreet Cultural MuseumBack
19 of 52
rank #2–#28
Hansen's Sno-Bliz
18 of 52
rank #7–#15
The Maple Leaf Bar
18 of 52
rank #1–#21
Sunday Second Line Parade
17 of 52
rank #1–#25
City Park
16 of 52
rank #5–#25
Rankings: Volatile
63 places moved rank this check
38 new7 returning6 in & out
Music Box Village
18 of 36
rank #1–#17
Backstreet Cultural Museum
16 of 36
rank #1–#14
Algiers Point
14 of 36
rank #1–#13
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
10 of 36
rank #1–#16
New Orleans Pharmacy MuseumBack
10 of 36
rank #2–#11
Studio BEBack
10 of 36
rank #1–#9
Couturie Forest
9 of 36
rank #2–#17
Crescent Park
9 of 36
rank #6–#16
Rankings: Volatile
32 places moved rank this check
17 new3 returning2 in & out
Commander's Palace
14 of 34
rank #1–#8
Brennan's
12 of 34
rank #1–#6
Sylvain
9 of 34
rank #4–#9
LiletteBack
8 of 34
rank #2–#7
Arnaud's
7 of 34
rank #2–#10
Jewel of the South
7 of 34
rank #3–#7
Bayona
6 of 34
rank #1–#9
Antoine's
5 of 34
rank #2–#4
Rankings: Volatile
30 places moved rank this check
12 new7 in & out
Oak Alley Plantation
12 of 32
rank #1–#6
Laura Plantation
11 of 32
rank #2–#7
Whitney Plantation
11 of 32
rank #1–#5
Honey Island Swamp
8 of 32
rank #1–#11
Abita Brewing Company
6 of 32
rank #6–#12
Avery Island
5 of 32
rank #4–#10
Baton Rouge
5 of 32
rank #4–#10
Grand Isle
5 of 32
rank #6–#12
Rankings: Volatile
23 places moved rank this check
10 new5 in & out
Omni Royal Orleans
10 of 32
rank #2–#6
Homewood Suites by Hilton New Orleans
8 of 32
rank #2–#8
Loews New Orleans Hotel
8 of 32
rank #1–#5
The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
8 of 32
rank #1–#4
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
7 of 32
rank #1–#7
Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans↔
6 of 32
rank #1–#10
Hotel Monteleone
6 of 32
rank #1–#7
Drury Plaza Hotel New Orleans
4 of 32
rank #4–#7
Rankings: Volatile
20 places moved rank this check
9 new3 in & out
Hotel Peter and Paul
12 of 31
rank #1–#4
Hotel Saint Vincent↔
10 of 31
rank #1–#8
Maison de la Luz
10 of 31
rank #1–#7
The Chloe↔
9 of 31
rank #2–#6
The Eliza Jane
9 of 31
rank #2–#10
Henry Howard Hotel
7 of 31
rank #2–#7
The Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery
7 of 31
rank #2–#7
Soniat House
6 of 31
rank #2–#8
Rankings: Volatile
27 places moved rank this check
11 new5 in & out
Commander's Palace
13 of 31
rank #1–#7
Galatoire's
10 of 31
rank #2–#10
Restaurant August
10 of 31
rank #2–#10
Herbsaint
8 of 31
rank #4–#8
Brennan's
7 of 31
rank #3–#8
GW Fins
7 of 31
rank #3–#9
Arnaud's
6 of 31
rank #4–#9
Antoine's
5 of 31
rank #3–#9
Rankings: Volatile
36 places moved rank this check
18 new6 in & out
Celebration in the Oaks
12 of 31
rank #1–#13
Mardi Gras World
9 of 31
rank #1–#14
National WWII Museum
9 of 31
rank #3–#20
French Quarter
7 of 31
rank #1–#7
New Orleans Museum of Art
6 of 31
rank #4–#21
Réveillon Dinner
5 of 31
#2 every time
Café du Monde↔
4 of 31
rank #4–#15
Dong Phuong Bakery
4 of 31
rank #6–#8
Rankings: Volatile
36 places moved rank this check
27 new7 in & out
HI New Orleans Hostel
6 of 30
rank #1–#7
The Quisby
5 of 30
rank #1–#4
French Market Inn↔
4 of 30
rank #1–#7
India House Backpackers Hostel
4 of 30
rank #1–#8
Mid-City↔
4 of 30
rank #3–#8
Drury Plaza Hotel New Orleans↔
3 of 30
rank #1–#7
French Quarter↔
3 of 30
rank #1–#7
Alder Hotel
2 of 30
rank #3–#6
Rankings: Volatile
32 places moved rank this check
11 new9 in & out
St. Louis Cathedral
12 of 30
rank #1–#5
The Cabildo and The Presbytère
12 of 30
rank #2–#5
Congo Square and Tremé
11 of 30
rank #3–#17
National WWII Museum
10 of 30
rank #6–#14
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
9 of 30
rank #6–#14
Lower Garden District / Irish Channel
9 of 30
rank #5–#16
Old Ursuline Convent
9 of 30
rank #3–#18
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1↔
9 of 30
rank #5–#13
Rankings: Volatile
45 places moved rank this check
24 new4 in & out
National WWII Museum
12 of 30
#1 every time
Mardi Gras World
10 of 30
rank #3–#11
New Orleans Museum of Art
10 of 30
rank #2–#6
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
10 of 30
rank #3–#5
The Cabildo and The Presbytère
8 of 30
rank #3–#8
Preservation Hall
7 of 30
rank #4–#16
New Orleans School of Cooking
5 of 30
rank #8–#14
Sazerac House↔
5 of 30
rank #2–#13
Rankings: Volatile
38 places moved rank this check
25 new3 in & out
Algiers Point
12 of 30
rank #2–#8
Crescent Park
11 of 30
rank #1–#6
Vue Orleans
9 of 30
rank #1–#9
Hot Tin
8 of 30
rank #2–#9
City Park
7 of 30
rank #4–#13
The Moonwalk & Washington Artillery Park↔
4 of 30
rank #4–#8
Woldenberg ParkNew
4 of 30
rank #2–#11
Bayou St. John
3 of 30
rank #9–#12
Where Perplexity's answers about New Orleans come from
The web domains Perplexity's live search pulled most while answering tracked travel questions about
New Orleans (last 90 days). ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini aren't grounded in our tracking yet.
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