1. KAYAK introduces KAYAK.ai for enhanced travel planning with AI. 2. New CTO Yaron Zeidman focuses on AI-driven innovations. 3. KAYAK.ai will analyze user engagement to improve KAYAK.com. 4. Corporate travel pilot launches by year's end for KAYAK.ai. 5. BKNG benefits from KAYAK's AI advancements in travel services.
KAYAK's focus on AI can enhance user experience, driving growth for BKNG.
KAYAK's advancements in AI directly enhance BKNG's offerings, potentially increasing market share.
The long-term integration of advanced AI will solidify KAYAK's market leadership, benefiting BKNG’s valuation.
STAMFORD, Conn., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, KAYAK is rolling out KAYAK.ai where real-time travel information meets conversational search. KAYAK.ai delivers the most up to date, comprehensive pricing information from 400+ providers in a chat-first format that travelers can trust.
Built combining OpenAI's technology with KAYAK's intelligence, the site will serve as the company's innovation lab for analyzing how travelers engage with KAYAK tools, data and insights conversationally. As KAYAK.com's tech savvy sibling, it will cater to AI enthusiasts and those drawn to advanced technology. What works best on KAYAK.ai will graduate to KAYAK.com.
"KAYAK.ai provides a creative sandbox for our tech teams to innovate and offers a fun platform tailored to travelers who enjoy using ChatGPT and similar tools," said Steve Hafner, CEO of KAYAK. "As we learn what people love on .ai, we will bring those features to KAYAK.com for all travelers."
To get started, KAYAK.ai can help plan your next getaway by:
KAYAK.ai provides travelers with a comprehensive suite of tools to plan summer adventures easily and with precision. From finding the best destinations under $500 this summer to identifying the most affordable flight routes and accommodations, KAYAK.ai empowers users to make informed decisions tailored to their preferences and budget.
KAYAK brings on new CTO to accelerate AI initiatives.
Leading the charge is KAYAK's new Chief Technology Officer, Yaron Zeidman who brings 29 years of experience and a fresh perspective to the company as the first CTO for the brand outside of its original founding team. A veteran of Agoda, Zeidman most recently led product and engineering at job&talent where he helped build one of the largest AI-driven staffing platforms in the world.
Zeidman will lead KAYAK's 400+ global product and engineering teams forward with AI advancement and personalization at the top of his to-do list.
KAYAK is set to roll out a pilot of KAYAK.ai to corporate travelers through KAYAK for Business by year's end.
"We will continue to lead with AI," said KAYAK CEO, Steve Hafner. "KAYAK.ai will help us learn faster so we can make this tech work even harder for leisure and business travelers."
KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world's leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. Trusted by millions of travelers, the KAYAK app makes travel planning seamless on iOS and Android, and we also support business travelers with our corporate travel solution.
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