Artificial intelligence-powered answer engine Perplexity has launched a feature in collaboration with Selfbook and Tripadvisor that enables users to book hotels natively on Perplexity.
Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of Perplexity, shared the news on LinkedIn. Srinivas included a video showcasing the new mode selection and a short, in-platform hotel booking process powered by Selfbook— a PhocusWire Hot 25 Travel Startup for 2023 that provides hotel booking and payment technology.
“We are introducing answer modes in Perplexity to make the core search product even better for verticals: travel, shopping, places, images, videos, jobs,” Srinivas said. “The next step is to get super precise [so] that you don’t have to press on these tabs.”
After selecting a “mode,” users can make a natural language query with Perplexity that surfaces relevant answers based on Selfbook data and reviews from Tripadvisor. Users can then opt to book…
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