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AI-Powered Pathfndr Announces a Slew of New Features

2022-10-15 by Phil Butler

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Pathfndr, billed as a No-code, Artificial Intelligence-powered Travel Operating System, announces a slew of innovations for travel advisors.

Tags: Big Data, Bookings, bookings engine, busses, cars, data, hotels, local expereinces, OTA, OTAs, Pathfndr, semantic search, transportation, travel agents, travel choices, travel search, travel startups, travel tech, travel technology, Varun Gupta

The Desti (ny) of Semantic Travel Search

2013-01-12 by Phil Butler

Desti, are we "overthinking" solutions?

I am the world’s biggest fan of very advanced search technology. My partner and I, our whole team, we are also travel fanatics. The world around us is so amazing, words seldom suffice actually. A big question came to my mind today as I read Venturebeat about a startup called Desti. “Do I really want or need somebody or something to do my traveling for me?” That’s my question.

Tags: AI, Evature, Expedia search, hopper, Internet searches, search, search tools, semantic search, startups, travel search, travel tools

Expedia Designs Semantic Search Engine for Travel

2013-01-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Expedia is taking the business of travel search up a notch, with reports suggesting it’s currently developing a natural language search engine that will provide a “more human” way of searching for flights, hotel rooms, restaurants and the like.

Tags: EAN, Expedia, expedia affiliates, Expedia is taking the business of travel search up a notch, Hotel rooms, natural language search, natural search, restaurants and the like., search engine, semantic search, travel search, with reports suggesting it’s currently developing a natural language search engine that will provide a “more human” way of searching for flights, yourvisit.com

RateTiger Enhancement Will Gauge Review Sentiments at a Glance

2011-11-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Hoteliers will soon have a new tool at their disposal which will help them to quickly and effectively gauge the sentiments from its user reviews on sites on the web.

Tags: channel and revenue management, eReyMax, Global Hotel Exchange, hotel managers, hotel reviews, hotel technology, hoteliers, RateTiger, semantic search

Eva: Natural Language Search Revival

2011-11-18 by Phil Butler

Eva from Evature

A new product called Eva (Expert Virtual Agent) aims to become your virtual travel assistant. Unveiled at the recent PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit, Evature is an Israeli company marketing the Eva online travel search assistant. Winner of the DEMO Award for Most Game-Changing Travel Innovation, Eva aims to please a billion travelers soon.

Tags: Eva, Expert Virtual Agent, Google search, hakia, Innovation Summit, PhoCusWright Travel, Powerset, semantic search, SitePoint, TripAdvisor

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