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There are 2 new posts in "WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India" Online Travel Updates - Cleartrip Launches Chat Bot Train Search & Makemytrip Introduces Holiday HomesThe Indian OTA’s are constantly innovating with both technology and alternative offerings to attract travellers to book via their platform. So both cleartrip and makemytrip have launched something new for their users. Cleartrip Launches Chat Bot Booking Agent For Trains Cleartrip has launched what one would call a Chat bot based search engine for trains. A user needs to add cleartrip.trains@gmail.com to any Jabber compliant instant messenger like Google Talk, GMail, iChat and others available here. The following is a screenshot of a typical search via IM for mumbai to goa tickets.
Hrush Bhatt Founder of Cleartrip also states on the company blog that this same feature could be soon introduced for flights as well. Though the current use case for a chat bot would be miniscule in the long run it could scale if Cleartrip places a chat widget on its homepage and users get used to booking via a chat bot. Alabot is a startup company that provides Natural language chat bots for exactly this purpose. Makemytrip Introduces Holiday Homes On Rent For Tourists MakeMyTrip has introduced the option of booking villas, serviced apartments and holiday homes spread over 60 countries across the world. Aimed at both liesure and business travellers one can choose from over 110,000 options of vacation house rentals. Makemytrip provides detailed information on location, property, facilities, activities offered and pictures of the property to enable travellers to make the their decision. It offers holiday homes option across categories – ranging from budget properties ($70 a night) to luxury accommodations ($200 a night). This is a value add for travellers especially those looking for a different experience with their trips abroad. It also emphasizes the need to diversify during a downturn and that is exactly what makemytrip seems to be doing by increasing revenue streams and reducing dependency only on travel bookings. Related Posts Also Check Out: CNN-IBN Launches IBNPolitics.com In The Run Up To Lok Sabha Elections
CNN-IBN has launched a politics focused web property in IBNPolitics.com. This online destination would have blogs from former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda as well as other guest bloggers like Infosys co-founder and author Nandan Nilekani, BJP ideologue Sudheendra Kulkarni and politician and activist Jaya Jaitly. The site would also feature news besides for these blogs and debates. Users can also engage into politics by commenting on live blogs and chats on the election, uploading their videos, photos, and can search anything related to General Elections 2009. User can also locate their polling booth with the help of Google Map.
Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-In-Chief, IBN18 Network has this to say about the site - "IBNPolitics.com promises to be the first news website that comprehensively covers politics in India and specifically elections in this big General Election year. This is the one stop website where you will get anything connected with elections and politics and a time when elections 2009 are top of the mind." The 15th Lok Sabha Elections have been announced and the balloting will start to take place on the 16th of April which is less that 50 days away. This times elections has a lot of online buzz associated with it. Both parties seem keen to take the election campaigns online and engage the online audience. Even brands like Tata tea have been leveraging the interest in elections post 26/11 attacks by launching and promoting Jaagore.com their website which aims to garner voters for the upcoming elections. This move by IBN i.e. Web18 in effect ( as ibnlive.com redirects to ibnlive.in.com) is keeping in mind this huge public interest in the upcoming general elections and to cash in on the same. Most Commented PostsAlso Check Out: More Recent Articles
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