BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Expedia.com® today announced the launch of a new
travel updates skill for the Amazon Alexa service, giving customers
the ability to interact with Alexa-enabled devices such as the
Amazon Echo and Echo Dot to receive important travel updates and
information in an easy, intuitive way. The Expedia skill for Alexa
offers a voice-activated method to hear details on upcoming trips
purchased on Expedia.com with other features embedded within the
skill that allow travelers to ask for specifics regarding hotel
bookings, flight status, loyalty points balance, rental car
reservations, and more.
"Expedia remains committed to investing in voice recognition and
natural language processing technologies to gain a deeper
understanding of the unique nuances associated with the rapidly
evolving field of voice-centered interactions," said Tony Donohoe, Chief Technology Officer and
Senior Vice President of Technology, Brand Expedia. "Our skill for
Amazon Alexa, alongside our recently launched Expedia bot for
Facebook Messenger, are prime examples of how we are striving to
generate effective user feedback with Expedia content on new
emerging platforms and to give our customers even more ways to get
real-time travel updates using whatever device they choose.
Ultimately, we want to better serve travelers everywhere."
"We're excited to work with Expedia to bring personalized
travel-updates to our Alexa customers—and just in time for the
busiest travel season of the year," said Rob Pulciani, Director, Amazon Alexa. "Now Alexa
and Expedia customers have the ability to track their flights, book
their car rental, and get real-time updates on delays or gate
changes—all hands-free by just using your voice. We can't wait for
our customers to try this out."
Owners of Alexa-enabled devices, such as Amazon Echo, Echo Dot,
Amazon Fire TV and others, can easily begin an Expedia conversation
with simple commands and questions related to their trip. The
Expedia skill for Alexa is free to enable and available on any
device that supports Amazon Alexa in English in the U.S. Simply go
into the "Skills" section of the Alexa app, search for Expedia, and
click enable.
For more information regarding the Expedia skill for Alexa and
supported requests, please visit http://www.expedia.com/alexa.
About Expedia.com
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the world's largest full service travel sites, helping millions of
travelers per month easily plan and book travel. Expedia.com
(https://www.expedia.com/, 1-800-EXPEDIA) aims to provide the
latest technology and the widest selection of top vacation
destinations, cheap tickets, hotel deals, car rentals, destination
weddings, cruise deals and in-destination activities, attractions,
services and travel apps. With the Expedia® Best Price
Guarantee, Expedia.com customers can get the best rates available
online for all types of travel.
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