OpenAI reportedly working on a ‘Places’ section for ChatGPT, eyeing travel and location services

OpenAI appears to be building a new “Places” feature within ChatGPT designed to help users explore locations, check weather, and brainstorm travel ideas. OpenAI has not publicly confirmed the feature. The reported feature would give ChatGPT users a dedicated section for discovering and researching physical locations, including restaurant recommendations, travel itineraries, and real-time weather, all surfaced through conversational AI rather than a traditional search engine or dedicated travel app. OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work alongside the GPT-5.6 model series on July 9, 2026, a productivity-focused tool that automates tasks across applications and documents. ChatGPT Sites, which lets users create interactive web experiences directly inside the platform, entered public beta around the same period. The superapp strategy and its financial backing OpenAI raised $12.2 billion in funding in 2026, and its revenue has grown to over $2 billion per month. Why crypto investors should pay attention Several blockchain projects have built their thesis around decentralized travel booking, tokenized loyalty rewards, and location-based services. Projects in the DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infra...