In an age when your extensive, technology-driven lifestyle demands you to be on your toes most of the times, a sophisticated Personal Digital Assistant on your smartphone powered by Artificial Intelligence is increasingly desirable. For those who use Siri on their iPhones know how this one feature makes a lot of things much easier for them.
Contributing to the same line, the ubiquitous travel search brand ixigo has launched a personal travel digital assistant, christened ixibaba. This AI-powered virtual apprentice can actually be seen as the Siri of the travel world, helping out millions of travelers plan a trip more conveniently than ever.
So, how does ixibaba work? It is simple, just ask your questions and follow the cue. For example, travelers can ask ixibaba a question as simple as this: ‘Where do I go this month?’ As soon as you ask, it offers you a number of choices. If you found what you were looking for just click on it and a new window shows you the details. Not just tourist destinations, ixibaba also answers your queries related to how to reach, places to see, places to eat at, top attractions, current weather, etc. You can ask for the cheapest transport from one place to another, quickest flight, train options, and even for all options of available transport. You can look for accommodation and book a hotel room of your choice right away.
ixibaba makes planning a trip simpler and faster for anyone who does not want to keep browsing different pages looking for flight bookings, hotel accommodation, tour packages, taxi service, or anything else that tourists usually have to find out.
Make a trip plan in no time. Quick how-to guide to ixibaba:
1. Reach out to ixibaba at his digital location through your smartphone or computer.
2. Ask for the specific location or a set of the type of places you would like to visit. For example, top hill stations, most popular places for skydiving, best places for water sports, famous beaches, etc.
3. Ask for how to reach the destination. Or ask for options in your preferred mode of transport. For example, if Munnar is where you are headed tomorrow, ask for ‘flights to Munnar tomorrow’.
4. Select the flight you want to book from the list of choices.
5. If you want to book an accommodation, ask ixibaba for hotel rooms. You can ask him for ‘Oyo Rooms in Munnar’, for example. Book from the choices shown.
6. To every query that you throw at ixibaba, you can take it ahead from there and select from the options shown.
With ixibaba, plan your travel itinerary in a coherent way and make bookings as you move on to next steps. Gone are the days when you would be browsing multiple tabs and sites to get your holiday travel package, hotel reservation, taxi booking, etc. done. Let technology show you the way as you fulfill your wanderlust.
Way to go ixigo with ixibaba. The traveler’s almanac is fina