AI Misleads Tourists To False Hot Springs

An AI-generated travel article by Tasmania Tours in July 2025 falsely promoted Weldborough as a hot-spring destination, sending dozens of tourists to cold riverbanks and prompting the company to delete the post. The piece mixed real sites with fabricated features, drawing reactions from local pub owner Kristy Probert (who greeted a 24-person tour) and underscoring risks of AI hallucinations even as 89% of consumers expect AI travel tools.