Expedia Takes Travel Planning to the Next Level with Its AI-Powered Chatbot, ChatGPT!

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Expedia is developing a new in-app travel planning service powered by OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT.

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The service will enable members to receive personalized suggestions for places to go, where to stay, food options, how to travel around, and much more.

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The chatbot will automatically bookmark hotels, as discussed previously in the conversation, to help members find them easily.

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Expedia is incorporating ChatGPT into its app, and the initial beta test starts on Tuesday to check how users interact with the AI-powered chat service.

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The chatbot is available on iOS and can give advice on where to go, where to stay, what to see, and what to do in English.

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The in-app integration follows a recent plugin that Expedia developed for ChatGPT.

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Expedia expects to bring the in-app function to Android and other languages gradually over time.

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The in-app experience will ease members access to discounts and rewards.

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The beta version of the service is currently rolling out globally on the Expedia app.

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