Tag: AI

ICTT to delve into use of artificial intelligence in tourism

Given that artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising travel industry across the world, a major international summit next week will deliberate in depth about prompt and speedy application of the technology in India to boost tourism. Amid the worldwide trend of people letting the computer to plan their trips, the Association of Tourism Trade Organisations, India (ATTOI) is set to focus on the potential of AI in the country’s tourism that has of late seen a spurt in such apps to help travellers. The September 26-27 International Conference on Tourism Technology (ICTT) here will see 500 delegates discussing ways to improve ... Read more

ENTER2019 concludes discussing artificial intelligence and robotics

ENTER2019, the leading eTourism conference organised annually by the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT), was held this year in sunny Nicosia, Cyprus on 29 January – 1 February. One of the key themes at this year’s ENTER were artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. Renowned for its topical debates, inspiring keynotes, and highly practical workshops, ENTER has brought together leading academics and industry professionals in travel and technology since 1994. Over the years the conference has firmly established its place as a platform showcasing cutting-edge research in eTourism and shedding light on current developments as well as future ... Read more

Artificial Intelligence to monitor food production in base kitchens

An artificial intelligence module has been developed by IRCTC to find anomalies in standard operating procedure using CCTV footage. With this module base Kitchens will be monitored pan India. The Artificial Intelligence module realises the value of their videos and photos with vision computing. It can detect an unexpected change or an event that does not conform to the expected pattern using their machine learning algorithms. To begin with, 16 base kitchens of IRCTC have been installed with high definition cameras connected to huge monitors for AI vision detection. Live streaming of 16 base kitchens is played all the time. ... Read more

ixigo launches voice-based travel assistant TARA

Web Desk The digital world is ever changing and it’s very difficult to keep up with the pace of this ever changing world. Travellers are no exception. People are searching for new technologies which can satiate their needs. Realising this, ixigo launches TARA, a voice-enabled, AI-driven travel assistant of the future that helps users discover, plan, book and manage their travel. TARA helps travellers make planning and booking hassle-free as well as reduce the time spent in researching. TARA has features like emotive voice-based assistance, pre-emptive trip planning, automated frequent flyer programme management, seamless flight search and booking and automated ... Read more