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How safe is Perplexity for tourism & travel?

GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution is given to a model with a documented issue, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure for travel & tourismUnknown

The maker of Perplexity publishes little about data protection. Ask about this before you put confidential tourism & travel data into it.

Where does Perplexity stand in tourism & travel sector?

Shared spot 11 of 28 options for travel & tourism (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 11 options, like Perplexity profile, have an unknown GDPR profile. Each tile is an option we track for this field; click for the check.

Strong5
Good3
Limited2
Unknown11
Caution7

Published safeguards

None of these three found in what the provider publishes; what is there, you can read below. Know more? Report it

Enterprise plans and the Sonar API are not trained on customer data (SOC 2 Type II; API with zero data retention). For consumer accounts, data use for model improvement can be switched off in the settings.

How to use Perplexity safely

  • Use the business variant and sign a data processing agreement (DPA).
  • Do not enter unnecessary personal data into prompts; anonymise where possible.
  • Ask the provider explicitly where data is stored and processed.
  • Keep a professional in the loop: traveller data (passport details, payment information, stay history) is personal data under the GDPR.

Stronger or equally strong in tourism & travel

Perk (voorheen TravelPerk)Perk (Barcelona, Spain / EU)HiJiffyHiJiffy (Lisbon, Portugal / EU)chatlynchatlyn GmbH (Vienna, Austria)Lara (Translated)Translated (Rome, Italy, Europe)ClaudeAnthropic

Questions

How safe is Perplexity for tourism & travel sector?
The maker of Perplexity publishes little about data protection. Ask about this before you put confidential tourism & travel industry data into it. The provider publishes little on this, ask about it before business use.
Does Perplexity train on my data?
Enterprise plans and the Sonar API are not trained on customer data (SOC 2 Type II; API with zero data retention). For consumer accounts, data use for model improvement can be switched off in the settings.
What should I look out for with AI in tourism & travel?
Traveller data (passport details, payment information, stay history) is personal data under the GDPR. Use systems with a data processing agreement and EU hosting; check whether chatbots store guest data on servers outside the EU. Automated personalised pricing or profiling must not lead to discriminatory offers. Communicate transparently when travellers are speaking with an AI assistant rather than a human.

Source documents

www.perplexity.aiopenrouter.ai

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Last checked: 29 October 2026 · How we check

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