November 11th.Odessia The founder Francis Davidson announced todayOpenAI 已Acquisition AI TravelOdessia, who is also a member of OpenAIHELP THIS AI START-UP COMPANY EXPLORE THE DIRECTION OF TOURISM.
It is known that one year after her establishment, Odessia received $6 million in pre-seed financing (at an exchange rate of about 40,119,000 yuan yuan) from a Redwood capital investment and introduced the AI Tourism Smart Service about five months ago to help early users plan multi-million dollar travel。
OpenAI spokesmen confirmed this information and said: “We very much welcome Davidson to join OpenAI, an experienced practitioner who has set up many businesses to help people travel. We are pleased to see that he chose OpenAI to work together for a new cause.”
However, OpenAI has not published any new products or plans in the field of tourism. Currently, the company ' s partners in the field are Booking.com vendors, Expedia and Kayak。For future tourism-related products,OpenAI, the spokesman didn't disclose any more informationIt simply means that tourism is one of the topics that users frequently consult with ChatGPT。
Another cause for concern is OpenAI's acquisition of Odessia: Davidson is well known in the tourism industry. In 2014, during his university studies, he founded the tourism start-up company Sonder. The company ' s business model is somewhat similar to Airbnb, but is mainly oriented towards major cities around the world and provides short-term rental services for high-end apartments。