Hilton has introduced its new Hilton AI Planner, which is a generative digital concierge that is powered by artificial intelligence and is designed to focus on simplifying how travelers find the right stay and guide guests through every step of the shopping journey.
New Hilton AI Planner Introduced as a Digital Concierge to Travelers
The new Hilton AI Planner uses conversational intelligence and recommendations to help travelers navigate every stage of the search towards the ideal itinerary — whether identifying the right destination, comparing hotel and resort properties and surfacing curated options and amenities between each of them, or exploring amenities — in order to deliver responses in real time. In return, the discovery results feel more intuitive and easier to navigate based on what specific criteria that guests are searching.
Because the responses are in real time, the tool delivers a streamlined experience that is beyond what traditional search filters offer. The tool is currently being ßeta tested at the official Internet web site of Hilton to a small pool of site traffic and eventually expand to more users as the Hilton AI Planner evolves.
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Planning a trip often starts with inspiration — but it can quickly turn into a frustration maze of filters, tabs, and endless scrolling that consumes a significant amount of time. Even after conducting a substantial amount of research, the path from idea to itinerary is not always straightforward — from finding the right beachfront resort to narrowing down a stay in the city that is friendly to pets.
Hilton hopes that its new Hilton AI Planner tool will help to significantly cut down on the time and effort to research what its guests want. I have not tried the tool myself yet — but I have often found myself wishing that a tool existed that would help reduce the amount of time and effort required to plan a trip, as I almost always embark on individual travel itineraries…
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