By Pascale Davies
Publication Date: 2026-04-11 06:00:00
From the rush to catch a flight to the mid-air panic of how to get to a foreign hotel, travel anxiety could soon be a thing of the past as artificial intelligence promises to make the entire experience seamless, if perhaps a little too predictable.
Two global travel platforms are launching apps with OpenAI to provide the platform’s 900 million weekly users with access to routes, prices and transportation options worldwide.
Rome2Rio and its German parent company Omio have announced that they are launching app options within ChatGPT that allow users to search, compare and plan trips on trains, buses, flights, ferries and other forms of transport.
Finding the best route between two cities often involves juggling multiple booking sites to put together connections – but new AI-powered apps are changing that.
Users can simply ask: “What is the fastest and cheapest route from Rome to Florence this Saturday?” and find out everything in a single conversation.
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