HotelPlanner Reveals New Alexa-Enabled Booking Feature

HotelPlanner, a travel technology platform powered by proprietary artificial intelligence, has made booking travel even more simple with the launch of its new Alexa-enabled hotel booking feature. The new feature immediately connects customers to a global gig-based ‘Hotel Planner’ agent to book a discounted hotel stay anywhere in the world and at any time.

Here’s how it works:

Using an Alexa device or the Alexa app, a customer must first say “Alexa, enable the HotelPlanner skill.” Once the skill is enabled, customers can then activate the feature any time by saying “Alexa, open HotelPlanner” or “Alexa, ask HotelPlanner to make a new reservation in Boston.” 

Once a customer tells Alexa their travel details, the service immediately connects the customer to a live Hotel Planner as a priority call, which bypasses the call queue. The Hotel Planner can then typically offer a discounted rate before completing the booking. This is equivalent to having a personal hotel concierge at one’s beck and call anytime help is needed with hotel bookings. 

For more information, please visit https://www.hotelplanner.com  

About HotelPlanner

HotelPlanner is a leading travel technology company that combines proprietary artificial intelligence capabilities with a 24/7 global gig-based reservations and customer service network. HotelPlanner travel agents can customize all traveler hotel & accommodation needs from a single platform while providing localized advice.

HotelPlanner is one of the leading providers of individual, group and corporate travel bookings, specializing in unique “Closed User Group” discounted rates offered in unpublished private sale environments. Founded in 2004, HotelPlanner has enduring partnerships with many of the world’s largest OTAs, well-known hotel chains, individual hotels, online wedding providers, ancillary lodging providers, corporations, professional and amateur sports teams and franchises, universities and government agencies.

In August 2021, HotelPlanner announced that it had entered into an agreement providing for a three-way merger with Astrea Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: ASAXU), a special purpose acquisition company, and Reservations.com.

The merger contemplates HotelPlanner becoming a publicly listed company on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “HOTP.” Completion of the merger is subject to approval by the stockholders of Astrea and other conditions.  Astrea has filed a preliminary proxy statement regarding the transaction. 

HotelPlanner, with its family of brands, including HotelPlanner.com, Meetings.com, and following the transaction, Reservations.com, will offer individual, group, and corporate booking access to more than 1 million global properties, enabled by a proprietary, cloud-based, artificial intelligence technology platform, and a 24/7 global gig-based reservations platform. 

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Source: HotelPlanner