BluIP Announces Launch of First Customer Utilizing Artificial Intelligence Virtual Agent, RLH Corp.
LAS VEGAS, and MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) June 18, 2019 -- BluIP, Inc., a leading technology solutions provider to the hospitality industry, today announced that RLH Corporation has signed on with BluIP to provide an industry-first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Virtual Agent for Central Reservations to support all 1,400 system hotels. This announcement follows the successful completion of a three-month program pilot originally announced on April 24, 2019.
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“The results of our pilot have been very positive,” said RLH Corporation Director of Telephony Optimization & Analytics, April Weatherly. “We’re seeing travelers engage with the technology at a rate higher than we anticipated and are very pleased with the Virtual Agent’s ability to resolve traveler questions autonomously, reducing the cost of non-revenue related calls.”
“The AI virtual agent offers a more seamless experience for travelers and an opportunity to generate greater revenue for hotel owners,” said Armen Martirosyan, CEO of BluIP. “Not only do the owners appreciate that aspect of it, but hotel guests are having real and unique conversations with the AI. This experience has taught us that if you can tailor a system to your guests based on how they use your products, the adoptions are much higher.”
In concert with the systemwide rollout of the Virtual Agent, new features and capabilities have been deployed to further support travelers. The second-generation Virtual Agent added broader Central Reservations Systems integration to support additional hotel information searches and the ability to confirm, modify or cancel reservations. It also enhances the Central Reservations Office ticketing system integration to ensure a seamless transfer for the caller to a live agent when necessary.
Over the next several months, RLH Corporation will continue to build out it’s AI capabilities with further enhancements to support reservations, Hello Rewards and telephony solutions. “As technology continues to change, so does the expectation of the guest and how they connect to our hotels. By providing AI through Central Reservations, we are opening up alternative channels and more options for our guests without sacrificing the positive experience they’ve come to expect from RLH Corporation,” said Weatherly.
About RLH Corporation
RLH Corporation is an innovative hotel company focused on the franchising, management and ownership of upscale, midscale and economy hotels. The company focuses on maximizing return on invested capital for hotel owners across North America through relevant brands, industry-leading technology and forward-thinking services. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.rlhco.com.
About BluIP
BluIP, delivers mission-critical products engineered for the SMB, large enterprise, hospitality, healthcare, retail, education, and public safety. Our cloud solutions portfolio includes hosted PBX with PMS integration, SIP trunking, E911, contact centers, AI virtual operator & agents’ framework, rapid integration platform - blubridge and mobile applications like behive Communications Platform). To learn more, visit http://www.bluip.com.
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Michael Becce, MRB Public Relations, Inc., http://www.mrbpr.com, 732 758-1100, [email protected]
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