TripAdvisor has introduced a new AI‑powered app that lives inside ChatGPT, allowing users to browse and book hotels without leaving the chat interface. The integration displays top‑rated TripAdvisor hotels on an interactive map, provides review summaries, photos, amenities and real‑time pricing from partner booking sites. Travelers can refine their search through conversational prompts and complete bookings via redirects to TripAdvisor or its partners. The feature is available to U.S. users on all ChatGPT subscription tiers after a simple one‑time setup in the app settings. Leer más →

Boop, a new travel‑tech startup founded by former Meta and Microsoft AR/VR lead Nancy Li Smith, is rolling out an AI‑driven platform that transforms real‑world trip data into shareable, bookable itineraries. By capturing users' location and photo metadata, the app creates shoppable travel guides that friends and creators can copy and personalize. Boop also embeds affiliate links, allowing creators to earn commissions on bookings. Backed by investors from TripAdvisor, Marriott and Expedia, the company raised a pre‑seed round and is launching on a mobile invite‑only basis with a public waitlist. Leer más →