Which corporate travel agencies are being cited and recommended across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overview and AI Mode when corporate buyers search for managed travel partners?
Monthly data showing which corporate travel agency (tmc) brands AI recommends across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overview and AI Mode. Segment averages, gap analysis, and what moves the score.
At the global level, Cited Score compression is higher — the gap between rank 1 and rank 5 is 42 points globally versus 51 points in the UK market. Global AI visibility is more contested and brands with strong regional performance do not automatically translate that strength globally.
Of the six query type clusters, MICE-specific queries produce the lowest average citation rate. No travel management company in the current top 10 has dedicated, structured content for MICE buyer questions. A category-level gap — and an opportunity for the first brand that fills it.
Two brands ranked in the top 5 on ChatGPT drop out of the top 10 on Perplexity. Perplexity places higher weight on direct source citations — brands with stronger press coverage and directory presence outperform their ChatGPT position on Perplexity.
Brands in the Cited Index for three or more consecutive months show measurable compounding: Cited Score variance decreases as entity signals stabilise. Brands with inconsistent entity presence show high variance, making their position fragile across AI model updates.
Not all buyer queries produce equal citation rates. Here is how top-ranked TMCs perform across different query categories.