After Sonder’s Collapse, Francis Davidson Returns With an AI Travel Agent
Another AI travel agent might not be news. One built by the founder of Sonder, with something to prove, is.
Articles tagged “chatbots”
MakeMyTrip Swings to Quarterly Loss; How Indians Are Using its AI for Trip Planning
AI might not change how Indians travel overnight. But for MakeMyTrip, it’s become central to how it plans to stay relevant to the next billion travelers.
Marriott Taps Loyalty Members at HQ Event, Tests AI Chat
In a first for major hotel groups, Marriott hosted 75 loyalty members at HQ to preview an AI chatbot for travel booking and gather customer feedback on other innovations.
AI Trip Planning, Olympic Branding and UAE Gaming
Today's podcast looks at Meta's new AI tools, airlines and the Olympics, and gambling in the UAE.
India Becomes Third-Largest Domestic Aviation Market – India Report
There is an overall push in India to enhance air connectivity to smaller regions across the country. An increase in number of airports, increase in disposable income, and heightened interest in travel have given airlines the confidence to invest in expansion of their domestic operations. This is leading to Indians traveling more, domestically and internationally.
Google Updates Bard With Travel Info to Rival ChatGPT Plus – We Tested It Out
ChatGPT Plus is ahead of Google Bard on the timeline of tech releases, but Bard seems to be ahead with usability.
AI Travel Tools Are Getting Better: We Tested Two
Some generative AI tools for travel booking are getting more impressive, and some are not.
Sojern Expands into New Hotel Tech Via Acquisition. Here’s the Thinking.
Reliable, accessible guest data is like gold for hotels interested in the next generation of customer service. More deals that can capitalize on that are likely on the way.
5 Ways AI Will Boost Travel: “More With Less,” Says Microsoft Exec
There are so many ways travel could benefit from generative AI, but there's a lot of data cleanup and investment that needs to happen first.
Priceline Partnering with Google on New AI Tools
Considering Booking Holdings' close relationship with Google historically, it's no surprise that Priceline went with Google Cloud for its generative AI integrations. Now, who's next?