Alfred: Your Travel Agent and Tour Guide in Your Pocket!

Internet, search engines, and travel related clearinghouses have changed the face of travel across the world. Not long ago, the only way to book a trip was to have a travel agent – a human in the loop, to do the searching and recommendation. The internet and modern communication mechanisms have changed that. But, that change only goes part of the way: we are still lacking a simple solution to the issue of organizing a trip.

Think about the various steps one has to go through to book a family vacation. It involves finding contiguous days on the calendars; it involves getting online, and doing research on where to go; finding the order in which the trip is to be planned. Then, they have to find a plane ticket that suites the needs – the budget, for example. The customer has to find place(s) to stay at rates that they are able to pay; the accommodations have to be available! Sometimes, the cheapest airfares aren’t offered during high season, or even when the cheapest accommodations are available. It can take hours, days, even weeks to book a trip that a customer is happy with. Most of us can relate to the painful experience filled with uncertainties to book a trip of a lifetime!

We wondered: wouldn’t it be nice if we had a solution to this problem that’s worthy of the 21st century? The world, indeed, is at our fingertips! But, how far is it from the tips of our tongues and our ears? It’s closer than most think – we believe it is not far!