South Africa, Jan. 22 -- In 2026, planning a trip looks a bit different: a person can simply input a few prompts into an AI platform, which then generates a detailed itinerary within milliseconds.

Personally, for me, AI is an extraordinary time saver. It has revolutionised the way I work, and it can organise my thoughts, summarise long documents, and offer suggestions in seconds that would in the past have taken me days to consider. It is a tool I appreciate for its remarkable efficiency.

AI has quietly, but insistently, taken over almost every corner of our lives, but when AI is planning your next holiday, I have to ask, are you really in control?

AI has become the new travel agent

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