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A new way to Travel “FindMyCarrots” = Google + Trip Advisor + Semantics

Hey All,

We launched a beta version of our travel discovery/planning startup, FindMyCarrots in Sept.

Consider the natural thought process of any human, thinking of a vacation. It is more like ‘I want a Christmas holiday on a beach with our little daughter’, instead of a checklist such as ‘4 star hotel, swimming pool, gym etc’. In natural language queries like these, the context of terms is important. Most of these terms will not be in any hotel description, so keyword searching will not give relevant results. By using the word ‘beach’, the inference is that the person wants to go somewhere warm or next to water. ‘Our daughter’ will likely mean there are two adults. ‘Little’ might also infer the need for childcare onsite. Such an understanding of queries requires Semantic technology.

No search engine/OTA currently provides this. A query like “hill stations in north east india” on iXigo does not show relevant results. Google shows links that need a lot of time to go through and filter relevant results. MakeMyTrip and Yatra do not allow a search!

Even the TripAdvisor CEO Acknowledges this problem currently in the travel industry (https://skift.com/2013/10/18/tripadvisor-roadmap-wants-travel-cycle/).

FindMyCarrots uses semantic technology to help customers discover, plan and book their next destination, all in a visually intuitive interface. It offers the following features:

If this sounds interesting to you, do check out our website at www.findmycarrots.com, and our FB page at – www.facebook.com/findmycarrots. We would love to get some feedback and comments!

PS: Some sample queries and an explainer video on the features is also listed on the home page. One feature which has stood out and got rave reviews is the circle expansion. (Try giving “Chennai” and expand the circle to have some fun).

Cheers,

Kanwar Sangha

www.findmycarrots.com