Is this AI Travel Assistant Worth Utilizing?

Published: 7/2/23|July second, 2023

Preparation a journey can be laborious. And I state that as somebody who enjoys journey preparation. Searching for low-cost flights, trying to find things to see and do, developing a schedule, getting visas, purchasing equipment. The list goes on.

It takes a great deal of energy and time to prepare a journey– no matter whether it’s a journey for 2 weeks or 2 months. In between checking out manuals, travel blog sites, and inspecting social networks for pointers, many people invest lots of hours preparing a journey.

Now, business are aiming to streamline that procedure by utilizing the current rage: AI.

With the increase of AI, there are now increasingly more tools readily available to tourists to assist them make the most out of their journeys.

The very best of those tools I have actually seen is GuideGeek

What is GuideGeek?

GuideGeek is an individual AI-powered travel assistant produced by Matador Network— a leading travel and experience publisher that has actually been around as long as I have.

They have actually produced an advanced AI that mixes OpenAI’s ChatGPT innovation, real-time travel details (i.e. live flight search) and human curation from their internal travel professionals.

You can ask GuideGeek about practically anything:

• Lodging
• Schedules
• Regional customizeds & & slang
• Places to consume
• Things to see & & do
• Security pointers
• Spending plan pointers
• And more!

It’s 100% complimentary– simply go to guidegeek.com and utilize the QR code to get in touch with GuideGeek through WhatsApp (it runs through WhatsApp, so you do not require to download a different app).

If you do not have WhatsApp, they’re intending on introducing on Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and SMS quickly (though considering that the world beyond the United States operates on WhatsApp, it deserves setting up if you’re intending on investing any quantity of time abroad).

GuideGeek supplies pointers and suggestions to assist you choose where and when to go, prepare a schedule, and get ideas for what to see and do. In tandem with travel guides and/or travel blog sites, it’s an effective tool that will improve your journey preparation.

However does it in fact work?

I wished to check and see if it in fact worked. For beginners, here’s what it appears like when you begin utilizing GuideGeek:

Now, considering that I just recently returned to New York City, I believed I would ask it for a couple of ideas to see what it develops. I understand New York City well so I wished to see if it would offer BS or genuine responses:

What’s extremely fascinating is that it didn’t simply gush out generic details. It asked me to get particular so it might much better customize its ideas to my travel design and interests:

This is an excellent start, however let’s get back at more particular and inquire about history-focused museums and sushi dining establishments:

In addition to museums, I likewise inquired about some colonial history websites ( something I have actually checked out and investigated myself):

With our history covered, let’s inquire about food– sushi, in specific.

These are some top-end sushi locations and not extremely economical. Let’s see what we can discover that’s more spending plan friendly:

These are quite strong ideas, and certainly an excellent location for visitors to begin getting the ball rolling. (To be reasonable, I’m a sushi snob, so I’m tough to impress!)

Thankfully, each action just takes a couple of seconds to get and you can ask it practically anything when it pertains to things to see and do (and puts to consume).

An Example Journey

To see simply how handy (and precise) the tool is, let’s utilize it to prepare a two-week journey from scratch.

Initially, let’s presume you have time off in October. Let’s ask it where we ought to go:

It recommended New England, Munich (for Oktoberfest), Bali, Japan, and Patagonia. All terrific ideas and October is a great time to go to each of these locations. Presuming we do not wish to remain in the U.S.A., let’s continue our preparation:

With that info in hand, let’s narrow it down even further:

Bali it is!

This screenshot reveals about half of the ideas GuideGeek used, providing me lots of ideas I can then dive deeper into through guides and blog sites to get more information and see what I wish to focus on.

With my activities described, it was time to inquire about where to remain:

I can now take these ideas and inspect them out online through sites like Booking.com and Hostelworld to have a look at photos and evaluations and see what works best for my travel design and spending plan (it did send me clickable links, however not for about an hour after I sent my concern).

Utilizing this tool, I have actually discovered someplace to go, things to see and do, and lodging– all with simply a couple of fast concerns sent out to GuideGeek. It not just assisted me limit my search however offered me some strong info I can utilize to go deeper and make reservations, most likely conserving me an excellent piece of time.

The travel market is continuously altering. By welcoming user friendly AI tools like GuideGeek, you can conserve yourself numerous hours while equipping yourself with an effective individual travel assistant that will guarantee you make the most out of every journey.

Is this going to change blog sites and individuals and take a trip representatives? No, not yet. Possibly in the future. However not now. However it does include another complimentary, user friendly tool to your toolbox as you prepare a journey.