AI Mode is a generative AI-powered travel planner that provides highly personalized recommendations for vacation rentals and destinations through written conversation.
HomeToGo officially launched Modes, a revolutionary new way to find vacation rentals and travel destinations, with its inaugural AI Mode now available in beta to US and UK users in the HomeToGo app.
AI Mode launched in beta on the HomeToGo app on July 19th, 2023, (iOS and Android) for English users in the US and UK.
AI Mode is a generative AI-powered travel planner that provides highly personalized recommendations for vacation rentals and destinations through
written conversation.
HomeToGo is a pioneer by being the first vacation rental focused marketplace to test and launch an AI product in the vacation rental space,
improving the entire search experience.
- AI Mode benefits travelers who are looking for a more curated search experience.
- AI Mode benefits HomeToGo’s partners by providing more access to more highly qualified leads.
- AI Mode benefits for HomeToGo include Improved ability to serve long-tail search queries from travelers, plus better conversion for top-of-funnel users with an unclear intent.
There is significant demand for AI travel products. More than three-quarters (76%) of U.S. travelers would consider using an AI chatbot to help them plan a trip. 79% of U.S. travelers see themselves using AI to plan their trips in the next five years.
AI Mode is still in its early stages as a beta launch in the US and UK App and is rapidly improving from day-to-day.
Simon Matthews, Leading Technology, Data & OSS, HomeToGo, comments, “HomeToGo’s AI Mode is a pioneer product in the next generation of search and booking experiences in travel, built completely in house by our brilliant tech team. The product combines our tech’s long history with machine learning and our ambition to provide travelers with a premier user experience. AI Mode is the ultimate tool for travelers looking for a more curated search experience, by enabling them to describe their uniquely ideal rentals and destinations in their own words and surfacing their best matches from our unparalleled selection. It minimizes the cognitive load of organizing a trip so HomeToGo travelers can now truly enjoy every part of their vacation, especially the planning.”
Dr. Patrick Andrae, Co-founder & CEO, HomeToGo says, “HomeToGo is once again at the forefront of the travel industry with the launch of Modes, a truly groundbreaking approach to finding the perfect vacation rental. All vacation rentals are unique as are the travelers who stay in them. We started HomeToGo with the vision to help travelers easily access incredible homes in the crowded and fragmented vacation rental space, and have been making this vision a reality ever since with the power of building our global marketplace. Now, it’s time to take another step to further match the search and booking experience to the individualism of our rentals and guests. We’re so excited to launch this brand new product line with our first Mode, the inaugural AI Mode. This new feature combines our deep expertise working with machine learning and our passion for delivering seamless, unparalleled experiences to our travelers with the newest technologies available.”
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