From helping local travelers book a night’s stay in Korea to developing AI solutions for the travel industry, Yanolja Cloud has emerged as a bold case study in global travel tech transformation.
What began in 2007 as a modest accommodation reservation app for youngsters in Korea has since gradually evolved into a concept of a global travel tech powerhouse.
At the helm is Yanolja Cloud CEO Kim Jong-yoon, whose vision of vertical AI — not just smart, but travel-smart — is steering the company beyond traditional online travel services into the future of intelligent, automated guest experiences.
Today, Yanolja Cloud serves over 1.3 million partners across 206 countries and operates local offices in 28 countries.
When The Korea Herald met Kim at the Yanolja headquarters in southern Seoul on April 11, he…
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