How Booking.com Personalizes Travel Planning with AI Trip Planner and Arize AI

Booking.com has leveraged artificial intelligence to revolutionize trip planning with its AI Trip Planner, a tool that combines domain-specific optimizations, in-house fine-tuned LLMs, and real-time monitoring powered by Arize AI to deliver highly personalized travel recommendations. The AI Trip Planner integrates seamlessly into the user journey, driving improved accuracy, efficiency, and user satisfaction. To overcome challenges such as domain-specific limitations, high latency and costs, complexity in orchestration, and evaluation gaps, Booking.com implemented innovative solutions including a GenAI Orchestrator, Arize AI's Comprehensive Evaluation Framework, and fine-tuned LLMs using parameter-efficient fine-tuning techniques like LoRA and QLoRA. The AI Trip Planner provides personalized recommendations tailored to individual preferences, explainable results, and seamless funnel integration, making it a standout example of how AI can transform the travel experience.