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GoThere Travel.ai (release date 25 July 2025)

Launch of GoThere Travel’s proprietary AI Search Chatbot  – and why OpenAI’s “Agent” is not a threat to Travel agents

Announcing the launch of Go There Travel’s proprietary new AI Search Chatbot, Ian Champness, the founder, says “We have spent the last few months finessing our customised AI Search Chatbot and it’s now available for agents to test”

Feature USPs
Champness continues, “ASTRA” (Assistant Travel Advisor)  provides agents with their own personalised AI search chatbot – customised for each agent. It’s a ‘one-stop’ AI app unlocking and harnessing the incredible information of a ChatGPT 4 search with the experience, advice and destination knowledge of a travel consultant, in one search. At the same time it instantly sends the agent an email with full search details so the agent can respond to a better qualified lead.

Our USP  –  a “High Tech & High Touch” winning combination
The new app also includes key influencing features in holiday planning – videos, location maps and images to help agents’ users decide if ASTRA’s suggested touring itineraries, resorts, cities or experiences are right for their next holiday”.

Champness adds “It’s a customised sales-conversion tool—  and launch-ready to help agents convert more sales – especially for independent and homeworking travel consultants.

The link to their own AI Search chatbot can be incorporated into their website and in any sales emails or Social Media posts”.

Need & Solution
Champness continues: “comments from agents testing our prototype encouraged us that agents are recognising the impact of AI and how it is rapidly changing consumers buying behaviour in searching and planning their next holiday. Agents are looking for a tech solution to meet this shift in holiday planning. Exactly what our AI search chatbot delivers”  – claims Champness.

OpenAI’s “Agent”. Threat or Opportunity?
“And the need is even more so now OpenAI have launched “Agent”.
Some in the agent sector might see the launch of OpenAI’s “Agent” as a threat as it effectively enables and entrusts a consumer to ask “Agent” to do the whole booking.

We see it as an timely opportunity for agents to highlight the missing link – the all-important human touch and input that makes the combination such a powerful proposition to offer their clients the best of both worlds”.

Free 2-month trial
“We want agents to test our new AI search App, so for a limited period agents can trial the new app free for two months. If they want to continue for a further 10 months, we are offering an “early adopter” subscription and support setup fee of £99.

Agents are invited to contact me by email ian.champness@gothere.travel  for the free trial.

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