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Desti – Plan Great Trips Adds New Intelligent Planner Feature for Finding Vacation Rental Spots

Posted by Andrew Stevens on November 21st, 2013
iPad App - Designed for iPad

Desti – Plan Great Trips was the travel destination for a new update that lets users save and search for vacation rentals and connect with friends to organize trips together. It also adds a new plan-on-map feature that lets users pinch-to-zoom on the map to find pit stops like restaurants, local landmarks, and more. By selecting a pit stop, the app which estimate the distance to the location on the map.

Desti also comes with a new intelligent planner that provides information from rental sites like VRBO and HomeAway, allowing users to find a cabin or beach house that's right for them and their family.

“Since launching Desti nationally in July, we have been inundated with user requests for more support in planning road trips as well as requests for new content like restaurants and vacation rentals. There’s nothing we like better than satisfied users -- this release is for them,” said Desti CEO, Nadav Gur, in a press release. “Desti is making the vacation planning process easier by searching through the millions of travel sites on the web and aggregating content into one place. These new updates take the pain out of planning and replace it with an engaging travel discovery experience.”

Desti Uses AI To Find The Right Hotels and Vacation Activities

Posted by Andrew Stevens on May 20th, 2013
iPad App - Designed for iPad

Desti - Hotel & Activities Vacation Planner (Hawaii and West Coast Only) is an app that plans your vacations by using artificial intelligence to sift through thousands of locations to find the best fit for you. Tell Desti that you are looking for a family hotel under $250 a night with a pool and it shows you exactly what you need. It also reads and summarizes user and expert reviews so that you get an idea of the overall experience without having to read every review yourself. Currently, Desti is only available on the west coast with a national roll out coming soon.