Company: Fareportal, New York, NY
Company Description: Fareportal is a travel technology company that powers hybrid (online/traditional) travel agencies, such as #3 CheapOair and #7 OneTravel. Utilizing its innovative technology and company owned and operated contact centers, Fareportal has forged strong industry partnerships with over 450 airlines, 150,000 hotels and 100s of car rental companies to serve millions of customers every year.
Nomination Category: App Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Travel

Nomination Title: OneTravel: first app to offer voice-activated search

The date on which this nominated app was first distributed or otherwise made public: Jan 1, 2014

Briefly describe this app’s objectives and how it has met those objectives (up to 125 words). Include here the platforms your app supports:

As the #7 most popular travel search website, after Expedia/Orbitz and Priceline, OneTravel handles thousands of bookings every day and receives millions of visitors. In an industry first, OneTravel Android app offers Opal, a voice-activated travel agent that interacts with travelers and guides them through the booking process. Opal has advanced travel-specific vocabulary and can handle even the trickiest searches. Since it launched, 59 percent of app users have used the microphone to talk with Opal. Of these 59 percent, 95 percent ended up ultimately landing on the end booking page.

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