-- Customers Can Build Their Personalized
Hour-by-Hour Vacation Itinerary With JetBlue Flights, Hotels and
Amenities, In Just a Few Minutes --
-- Utrip Leverages AI Technology and Local
Expertise to Help Travelers Discover Must-See Sites, Activities,
Events and Restaurants at Their Destination --
-- New Partnership Is a Step Forward in
JetBlue Vacations’ Effort to Create a True One-Stop Shop for
Seamless Travel --
JetBlue Vacations (NASDAQ:JBLU) and Utrip today announced a
partnership that helps travelers create a personalized,
hour-by-hour vacation itinerary – including JetBlue flights, hotels
and other amenities – online in just a few minutes. The trip
planning portal, available through JetBlue Vacations, uses
artificial intelligence and locally curated recommendations to save
customers the legwork that planning a vacation requires.
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JetBlue Vacations and Utrip partner to
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The new feature is a step forward for JetBlue Vacations
(formerly JetBlue Getaways) and its evolution to offer more
personalized trip experiences. JetBlue Vacations is combining
technology with JetBlue’s award-winning customer service to create
a one-stop vacation shop and seamless travel journey.
“When you hear artificial intelligence, it’s easy to envision a
far-off future seen in the movies,” said Umang Gupta, president,
JetBlue Vacations. “But AI is ready to change how we now plan
travel. Our partnership with Utrip demonstrates that we can
transform the vacation experience using both technology and a human
touch.”
Integrating Utrip into the JetBlue Vacations online experience
makes it effortless for travelers to discover destinations in the
U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean based on what matters most to
them. Through the partnership, travelers using the Utrip feature
can book a JetBlue Vacations package and create an itinerary with a
curated list of local recommendations.
“At Utrip, we are always striving to make travel an
unforgettable experience,” said Gilad Berenstein, CEO and Founder
of Utrip. “By collaborating with JetBlue Vacations, we’re excited
to further our commitment to help our partners enhance their
relationships with travelers, empowering them to discover new
destinations and create lasting memories.”
Utrip’s vast database of more than 150 destinations has been
curated by local area experts. To start planning, travelers go to
jetblue.com/vacations and enter their destination and travel dates
in the JetBlue Vacations-Utrip portal. Next they rank their travel
preferences in sixteen categories, such as history, food, nightlife
and budget. Utrip’s artificial intelligence algorithm, created by
machine learning scientists, sorts through millions of potential
combinations of sites, activities and restaurants – offering a
suggested daily itinerary with recommended times and maps.
JetBlue Vacations Evolves the Packaged Vacation Model
Enhancing its service to include a more vibrant and dynamic
online portal, JetBlue Vacations offers seamless booking, JetBlue’s
award-winning customer service and competitive prices combined with
tailored recommendations and experiences.
JetBlue Vacations is collaborating with JetBlue Technology
Ventures, the venture capital subsidiary of JetBlue, to identify
innovative companies in artificial intelligence, predictive
analytics, targeted customer support and other leading edge
technologies. JetBlue Technology Ventures helped identify Utrip as
a partner for JetBlue Vacations. As the first corporate venture
capital subsidiary in Silicon Valley backed by a U.S. airline,
JetBlue Technology Ventures invests in, incubates and partners with
early stage startups at the intersection of technology, travel and
hospitality.
JetBlue Vacations offers vacation packages to nearly 100
destinations throughout the U.S., Mexico, Latin America and the
Caribbean and provides customers with added convenience and lower
costs by bundling flights and hotels with car rentals and other
amenities and personalized experiences. Members of JetBlue’s
TrueBlue loyalty program receive six points per eligible dollar
when booking a JetBlue Vacations package and can pay using a
combination of cash plus TrueBlue points. JetBlue Vacations also
maintains an exclusive 24-hour support desk dedicated to assisting
traveler’s questions before, during and after their trip by calling
1-800-JET-BLUE (538-2583), option 3. For more information, visit
jetblue.com/vacations.
About JetBlue
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline®, and a leading carrier
in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach),
Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 38 million
customers a year to 101 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin
America with an average of 1,000 daily flights. For more
information, please visit www.jetblue.com.
About Utrip
Utrip is a destination discovery and planning platform that
combines the best of local expertise, human experience and
artificial intelligence to make trip planning easy, enjoyable and
personal. Utrip PRO, our white-label product, enables destination
marketing organizations, airlines, attractions and hospitality
brands to offer customers a more personalized experience, thereby
increasing engagement, loyalty, conversion rates and revenue. Our
technology optimizes each itinerary based on a customer’s
preferences, budget, geography and many other relevant factors,
sorting through millions of destination options, such as must-see
sights, activities, events and restaurants. Together, we will
reimagine the relationship you have with your customers through
every step of the travel lifecycle. For more information, please
visit www.utrippro.com.
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