AI-Powered Startup Pilot Launches to Make Trip Planning a Social, Collaborative Experience

Pilot is a social travel planning platform that uses AI to help users discover, plan, book, and share trips. It was founded in 2019 and launched its beta in 2022.
Pilot aims to be a collaborative travel planning hub rather than just a social network. It gives users tools to plan trips together with friends and family.
The AI trip planner Quickstart generates personalized itineraries based on users' preferences. Users can chat with the AI to make edits.
Pilot operates on an affiliate model, earning commissions from bookings made through its platform. It is currently focused on growth over revenue.
After launching its web app, Pilot plans to release a mobile app. It aims to expand to Latin America and Asia after serving English-speaking countries.

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Posted 9/28/2023, 5:45:45 PM