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AI Assistants/Agents or VCSAs designed for hospitality can be beneficial in numerous ways and across different sections of a hotel.

To showcase the conversational capabilities of the BCS-A (Bespokel Customer Service Assistant) we have created a short video illustrating a tester situation where the user is a business traveller going on a business trip to Finland. Things to take from the video: 1) The BCS-A can answer well both general and specific questions. 2) The more context and details the user provides, the more sophisticated and accurate answers he/she receives. 3) The dialogue between the user and

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We have recently come across a post on LinkedIn, examining a subject of ' What should we be teaching our kids in the age of AI?' The author of the post was Marco Andre, a Global Keynote Speaker. In his post, Marco provided the audience with an answer which we thought was very relevant:   'Now, it's about the questions we ask. Because knowledge, once expensive, is becoming free. Just like the industrial revolution shook the blue-collar world, AI is transforming white-collar wo

We have recently teamed up with our Virtual Customer Service Assistant (The BCS-A) to discuss and figure out critical points of the customer journey for hotel guests where the BCS-A help would be the most valuable. The discussion was based on the information connected to self-service Omena Hotels. Whether self-service or luxury hotels when it comes to booking and staying in hospitality establishments there is a certain 'journey' that each customer undertakes in their dealin

Just some years ago, before the era of Intelligent AI Concierges started, some hotels went with a flow and introduced customer service WhatsApp numbers with humans at the other end. The reason behind it, most likely, was to connect technology and humans. Preferably, keeping humans in the loop. For, a human touch in providing customer services is important. But can humans behind WhatsApp numbers really provide that 'human touch' in a timely and efficient manner? Is this way

The only reason GHotel Hotel & Living Bohum came to our attention was the mention of ' Fritz ' - a virtual avatar that has been claimed by one of the research papers on AI to having transformed the hotel self-check-in. Apparently, Fritz was designed to help with ' a humanlike presence, providing information, and responding to enquiries, delivering customised recommendations, and engaging in small talk ' . We have not had a chance to check out Fritz, but what we had an opport

Definitions: Traditional Concierge Services (Hospitality) Concierge services in the hospitality industry have a rich tradition of being primarily provided by upscale, luxury hotels catering to wealthy clients such as high-net-worth individuals, executives, VIPs, and celebrities. The core idea of the classic concierge service involves a seasoned assistant who organises and oversees tasks for a busy patron, delivering exceptional personal care, a human touch, professionalism, a

Regardless the industry of application text-based AI Assistants (BCS-As) are based on LLMs (Large Language Models) agents. Depending on their functionality these LLM agents can be divided into the following types: Task-Specific Agents Conversational Agents Decision Support Agents Workflow Automation Agents Collaborative Agents Predictive Agents Adaptive Learning Agents General Agents As we deal with Bespoke Customer Service Assistants (the BCS-As) for the hospitality indus

When considering Virtual Assistants (the BCS-As ), prioritise attributes such as information, accessibility, friendliness, and flexibility. While accessibility and friendliness are crucial, the provision of information and addressing inquiries are the primary functions of an AI Assistant (the BCS-A) . In today's world, easy access to valuable or important to a client information is seen as a new luxury, making AI Assistants (the BCS-As ) integral to this luxurious experience