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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Hospitality St Barth, St Barthélemy?
facebook.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Luxury Hospitality St Barth market across the 7-run window October 12–18, 2026, recording 26.43% of all AI answer openings observed over the period.
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- Market
- Luxury Hospitality St Barth
- Location
- St Barthélemy
- Observed period
- October 12–18, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 107 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- BL
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- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“On Saint-Barthélemy's AI opening-control rail, a social platform — not a hospitality actor — opens the most answers across the top-10 panel.”
Quick answer
facebook.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Luxury Hospitality St Barth market across the 7-run window October 12–18, 2026, recording 26.43% of all AI answer openings observed over the period.
Key reading
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI Overview · October 12–18, 2026
facebook.com accumulated 26.43% of AI answer openings across the 7-run observation period, opening AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs. instagram.com sits 13.38 percentage points behind facebook.com on AI opening share on this market, at 13.06%, and youtube.com follows at 11.46% — the top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined. The panel mixes social platforms and focused sources, yet no specialist hospitality domain reaches the top two positions. The 9 sources behind facebook.com range from 13.06% down to 4.14%, a spread of 22.29 percentage points between the first and last positions on the panel.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI Overview · October 12–18, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| facebook.com | #1 | 26.43% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| instagram.com | #2 | 13.06% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #3 | 11.46% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| ourismantravel.com | #4 | 7.32% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa | #5 | 6.05% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| tripadvisor.com | #6 | 6.05% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| sebastianluxetravel.com | #7 | 5.41% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
| access.sb | #8 | 4.46% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
| forbestravelguide.com | #9 | 4.14% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| St Barth Tourism | #10 | 4.14% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI Overview · October 12–18, 2026
facebook.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 26.43%. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs — a social platform occupying the primacy slot on a luxury hospitality surface across the full window.
instagram.com records 13.06% AI opening share on this market and sits 13.38 percentage points behind facebook.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, making it the second-ranked social platform on this opening-control rail over the period.
youtube.com records 11.46% AI opening share on this market, sitting 14.97 percentage points behind facebook.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, completing a trio of general-purpose platforms at the top of this hospitality-market panel.
ourismantravel.com records 7.32% AI opening share on this market and sits 19.11 percentage points behind facebook.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs — a focused source present across every run in the window.
Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa records 6.05% AI opening share on this market and sits 20.38 percentage points behind facebook.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, appearing on this opening-control rail across every comparable run in the window.
tripadvisor.com records 6.05% AI opening share on this market, matching Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa on the metric. It sits 20.38 percentage points behind facebook.com and opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs — an aggregator domain present throughout the window.
sebastianluxetravel.com records 5.41% AI opening share on this market and sits 21.02 percentage points behind facebook.com. It opened AI answers on 6 of 7 comparable runs, a focused source with near-full presence across the window.
access.sb records 4.46% AI opening share on this market and sits 21.97 percentage points behind facebook.com. It opened AI answers on 6 of 7 comparable runs — a niche domain carrying a local Saint-Barthélemy extension.
forbestravelguide.com records 4.14% AI opening share on this market and sits 22.29 percentage points behind facebook.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, present across every comparable run in the window.
St Barth Tourism records 4.14% AI opening share on this market and sits 22.29 percentage points behind facebook.com. It opened AI answers on 6 of 7 comparable runs, a focused source with intermittent presence across the window.
Pattern on the observed surface
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI Overview · October 12–18, 2026
The panel is top-heavy and platform-dominated
The panel is top-heavy and platform-dominated. The top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined, and all three are general-purpose social platforms rather than specialist hospitality sources. The 9 sources behind facebook.com sit between 13.38 and 22.29 percentage points behind it, producing a steep drop from the lead to the rest of the panel. Focused sources and niche domains fill positions four through ten, but none approaches the opening volume of the platform tier. 7 of the 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 7 comparable runs; 3 opened AI answers in fewer runs.
Why this reading matters
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI Overview · October 12–18, 2026
facebook.com's position at the top of this opening-control rail is structurally notable: on a market defined by luxury hospitality in Saint-Barthélemy, AI Overviews reach for a social platform first — not a property, a travel guide, or a destination authority. The surface reads as platform-first, with specialist hospitality actors clustered in the lower half of the panel.
Market implication
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI Overview · October 12–18, 2026
This observation signals that the AI Overview opening-control surface for Luxury Hospitality St Barth is shaped by platform visibility rather than specialist hospitality content across the 7-run window. The spread of 22.29 percentage points between the first and last positions, combined with the concentration of social platforms at the top, suggests that the opening rail on this market rewards broad-reach domains over focused hospitality sources. Monitoring whether this platform-first structure persists in future windows would clarify whether the pattern is structural or episodic.
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- Observed:
- October 12–18, 2026
- Published:
- October 20, 2026
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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Hospitality St Barth, St Barthélemy? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-hospitality-st-barthelemy-ai-overview-control-october-12-18-2026 Scope: Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI Overview · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 10 Observed: October 12–18, 2026 (2026-10-12/2026-10-18) Published: October 20, 2026 Method — How readings are scoped: https://theobservatory.io/method#standards Method — Run metadata: https://theobservatory.io/method/panel#run-metadata Method — Source protocol: https://theobservatory.io/method#source-protocol Method — Corrections and right of reply: https://theobservatory.io/method#corrections Public table: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-hospitality-st-barthelemy-ai-overview-control-october-12-18-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-hospitality-st-barthelemy-ai-overview-control-october-12-18-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms facebook.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Luxury Hospitality St Barth market across the 7-run window October 12–18, 2026, recording 26.43% of all AI answer openings observed over the period. Key facts: • facebook.com: 26% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • instagram.com: 13% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • youtube.com: 11% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (October 12–18, 2026 · 107 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. facebook.com — 26.43% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #1 2. instagram.com — 13.06% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #2 3. youtube.com — 11.46% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #3 4. ourismantravel.com — 7.32% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #4 5. Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa — 6.05% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #5 6. tripadvisor.com — 6.05% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #6 7. sebastianluxetravel.com — 5.41% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #7 8. access.sb — 4.46% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #8 9. forbestravelguide.com — 4.14% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #9 10. St Barth Tourism — 4.14% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card examines Google AI Overview openings for Luxury Hospitality St Barth, observed on Google desktop from Saint Barthélemy during October 12–18, 2026. It draws on 7 of 7 comparable daily observations within a governed market panel of 107 observed queries, applying the relevant source-selection rules. Limitations and non-claims: — Observes the observed AI answer surface only; within a defined scope and window. — A period aggregate (7 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share. — Scoped to Luxury Hospitality St Barth St Barthélemy, October 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · October 12–18, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1792349375179_oejjlt. Cite freely with attribution. Published by The Observatory. Source footnote: Sourced from a published AAI Kernel Market Intelligence Board (MIB) card. The Observatory publishes this card’s public findings; values are as observed on the search surface, not business-market claims. Attribution: Published by The Observatory · Based on an AAI Kernel capture · governed by The Observatory editorial system Cite: According to The Observatory (October 20, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Hospitality St Barth, St Barthélemy?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-hospitality-st-barthelemy-ai-overview-control-october-12-18-2026 This record is the published reading and its public table/slice as served on the card — not the complete underlying capture or provider dataset. Observed by The Observatory. Not an endorsement, recommendation, market-share claim or commercial ranking. Free reuse, including commercial republication, under The Observatory’s Terms. Retain attribution, source link, scope and date. Revision: 0af3672dd75c1ae7
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FAQ
- What does AI opening share measure?
- AI opening share captures which source AI Overviews reach for first when constructing an answer. It records the actor cited at the opening of the AI-generated response — the primacy slot — not the full set of sources cited elsewhere in the answer.
- Does this card measure general citation share or organic search visibility?
- No. This card reads only the AI Overview opening-control rail. It does not measure general citation share across the full AI answer, and it does not measure organic search-result visibility. Those are separate surfaces with separate metrics.
- Can this observation establish a longer-term pattern?
- This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. It covers an observation period of 7 comparable scheduled runs from October 12–18, 2026. AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates; future windows may produce different panel compositions.
Scope and limitations
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI Overview · October 12–18, 2026 · what this card does not claim
- Observes the observed AI answer surface only; within a defined scope and window.
- A period aggregate (7 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share.
- Scoped to Luxury Hospitality St Barth St Barthélemy, October 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card examines Google AI Overview openings for Luxury Hospitality St Barth, observed on Google desktop from Saint Barthélemy during October 12–18, 2026. It draws on 7 of 7 comparable daily observations within a governed market panel of 107 observed queries, applying the relevant source-selection rules.
The complete methodology — scope, panels, run conditions and corrections — is set out on the Method page.
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Period observation across 7 comparable scheduled runs, October 12–18, 2026. AI Overview opening-control evidence available on 7 of 7 runs. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. No claim about general citation share or organic visibility.
A capture from AAI Kernel’s governed intelligence — published by The Observatory. One reading of many; the publication date is distinct from the observed window shown above.Published 2026-10-20 · Governed capture ID · pr_1792349375179_oejjlt
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The Luxury Hospitality St Barth room places this AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, October 12–18, 2026, Luxury Hospitality St Barth is also read in the Organic Ranking — Top 5 table; each keeps its own reading basis. An earlier AI Citation Ranking — Top 5 table for Luxury Hospitality St Barth provides additional context; it records October 5–11, 2026. An earlier Query Spotlight table for Luxury Hospitality St Barth provides additional context; it records October 5–11, 2026.
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