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Photo Credit: Halfway down the homepage of the updated Hotels.com app, users are invited to use the new chatbot. Skift
The Hotels.com app is integrated with the chatbot in a simplistic way that makes it easy to use, but the errors don’t help to set it apart.
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The new Hotels.com AI-powered chatbot is simple to use, but the errors make it unlikely to be especially helpful at this early stage.
That’s what our results showed after testing the updated Hotels.com app. Expedia Group last week released the AI chatbot on the Hotels.com app and a redesign that integrates the new feature.
It comes a few weeks after the company executed a brand relaunch for Hotels.com with a new mascot called Bellboy. It’s all part of a plan to grow Hotels.com after it and Vrbo saw a decrease in business during the company’s tech migration. Expedia also faced criticism from ardent Hotels.com users after scrapping its rewards program and launching One Key a couple of years ago.
The Hotels.com app — and the Expedia app — got a smart filter feature last week, among its updates. It’s meant to allow users to filter property searches specifying preferences, like a rooftop bar, to the chatbot in natural language. Booking.com relea
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Hotels.com has introduced an AI-powered chatbot in its app as part of a broader brand relaunch by Expedia Group. While the chatbot is easy to use and intended to help with hotel searches and trip planning, early testing reveals frequent errors, inaccurate recommendations, and limited usefulness, particularly for activities and itinerary building. Despite these shortcomings, the update is part of Expedia’s strategy to revitalize Hotels.com after recent declines and customer backlash over previous loyalty program changes.
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