The @flightbot pilot in Thailand on LINE is powered by Amadeus Search technology, facilitated by GoHero.ai artificial intelligence technology. GoHero.ai is a TSI portfolio company based in India.
Thailand is the second largest market for LINE. 33 million monthly active users spend an average of 70 minutes a day on the platform.
“GoHero was chosen as the technology solutions partner by Amadeus for their @flightbot project on the LINE messaging platform – the first Travel Agent Marketplace using chatbot in a messaging platform. The project uses GoHero’s proprietary artificial intelligence technology to facilitate flight search and bookings (in both English and Thai) and uses Amadeus’ technology to deliver content on the LINE messaging platform.” [1]
Thai LINE users can easily ask the @flightbot anything about travel, whether it’s a flight to Phuket or a flight to Europe.
image photo credit: NEXT Takeover, Amadeus Times Asia Pacific
GoHero.ai artificial intelligence technology helps travel agents convert more of their customers to bookings. Large numbers of offline travel agents offer a personalized service and the GoHero.ai technology allows them to move into the mobile chat space without sacrificing their personal touch.
The messaging chat bot user base is at 5.5B and growing fast. As of today GoHero.ai has expanded their offering across 11 different chat platforms including WeChat, LINE, Skype, Facebook Messenger, Slack and the service supports more than 70 languages.
[1] NEXT Takeover, Amadeus Times Asia Pacific
In what will go down as the most competitive head-to-head battle in EyeforTravel Startup Awards history, Dazzle a UK startup, edged out Bizly in the final seconds of voting to win 51% to 49%. Dazzle, is an AI powered, voice activated chatbot and hotel concierge. Runner-up Bizly, is a meeting platform for businesses to search and book event space at hotels.
Tim Gunstone, CEO EyeforTravel, Ron Shah, CEO Bizly, Charles Cadbury, CCO Dazzle and Tim Hentschel, CEO HotelPlanner
A special thanks to Tim Henschel, CEO of HotelPlanner, for sponsoring the Startup Awards, Brian Harniman with Brand New Matter, for coaching the 10 startups on their presentations and the following judges: Ganesh Mani, PHD MBDA Adjunct Faculty, Carnegie Mellon Entrepreneur & Investment Manager TravelWits.com, Brian Harniman, Managing Director, Brand New Matter, Matt Zito, Managing Partner, Travel Startups Incubator, Tim Hentschel, CEO, HotelPlanner.com, Jeena James, Global Head for Travel & Local, Apps, Google Play, Kurien Jacob, Principal, Highgate Ventures, Utpal Kaul, Head of New Product Incubation, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Christina Heggie, Venture Capitalist, JetBlue Ventures, Nathan Bobbin, Senior Director Product Innovation, Travelport.
Madhu Jain, Yappes and Nicole & Matt Zito, Travel Startups Incubator
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