Harnessing Large Language Models for Group POI Recommendations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.13415v2
• Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:45:47 GMT
• Title: Harnessing Large Language Models for Group POI Recommendations
• Authors: Jing Long, Liang Qu, Junliang Yu, Tong Chen, Quoc Viet Hung Nguyen, Hongzhi Yin,
• Abstract summary: Group POI recommendation systems aim to satisfy the collective preferences of multiple users.<n>Existing approaches face two major challenges: diverse group preferences and extreme data sparsity in group check-in data.<n>We propose LLMGPR, a novel framework that leverages large language models for group POI recommendations.
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• Abstract: The rapid proliferation of Location-Based Social Networks (LBSNs) has underscored the importance of Point-of-Interest (POI) recommendation systems in enhancing user experiences. While individual POI recommendation methods leverage users' check-in histories to provide personalized suggestions, they struggle to address scenarios requiring group decision-making. Group POI recommendation systems aim to satisfy the collective preferences of multiple users, but existing approaches face two major challenges: diverse group preferences and extreme data sparsity in group check-in data. To overcome these challenges, we propose LLMGPR, a novel framework that leverages large language models (LLMs) for group POI recommendations. LLMGPR introduces semantic-enhanced POI tokens and incorporates rich contextual information to model the diverse and complex dynamics of group decision-making. To further enhance its capabilities, we developed a sequencing adapter using Quantized Low-Rank Adaptation (QLoRA), which aligns LLMs with group POI recommendation tasks. To address the issue of sparse group check-in data, LLMGPR employs an aggregation adapter that integrates individual representations into meaningful group representations. Additionally, a self-supervised learning (SSL) task is designed to predict the purposes of check-in sequences (e.g., business trips and family vacations), thereby enriching group representations with deeper semantic insights. Extensive experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of LLMGPR, showcasing its ability to significantly enhance the accuracy and robustness of group POI recommendations.

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