AI helps a travel business respond to enquiries quickly, build draft itineraries and quotes in minutes, and support travellers before and during their trip. Travel agencies, tour operators and destination management companies handle many detailed, personal requests, and AI can take care of the first draft of most of them.
A typical enquiry reads: "Family of four, Georgia in July, seven nights, mid-range hotels, some adventure activities." A consultant then researches options, builds an itinerary, prices it and sends a proposal. Questions about visas, baggage and documents arrive in between. Much of this happens on WhatsApp, at all hours.
An AI assistant can reply to new enquiries straight away, collect the details a consultant needs, such as dates, budget, travellers and interests, and pass a complete brief to the team. AI can draft day-by-day itineraries from your own supplier list and package templates, which the consultant adjusts and prices. It can write destination descriptions, package pages and social content, and translate them.
Before and during the trip, automated messages can send document checklists, check-in reminders and daily plans, and an assistant can answer simple questions about the itinerary. Anything involving changes, payments or emergencies should go straight to a person.
Accuracy is essential: visa rules, prices and availability change, so AI should never be the final source for them. Use AI for drafts and routine communication, and keep consultants responsible for confirming details. Make sure every traveller can reach a named person quickly, especially when plans change at short notice.
A good first project is an enquiry-capture assistant on WhatsApp that turns chats into complete trip briefs. DAIDU can build it, connect it to your CRM and train your consultants to use AI for itinerary drafts.