Alibaba's online travel platform Fliggy recently announced that it will officially launch the first AI product in the online travel industry that integrates multiple large models - "AI Itinerary Assistant" on March 5. This innovative product integrates the powerful capabilities of DeepSeek-R1 and Alibaba Cloud Tongyi Qianwen's main model, aiming to provide users with highly personalized travel solutions with second-level response speed. As soon as this news was released, it sparked heated discussions on social media and was regarded as a new milestone in the implementation of AI technology in the tourism industry.
Fliggy's "AI Itinerary Assistant" will be officially launched on March 5, integrating the reasoning capabilities of DeepSeek-R1 and the multilingual understanding and generation technology of Alibaba Cloud Tongyi Qianwen. This product can quickly generate customized itinerary plans based on users' travel preferences, budgets, time and other needs. Social media user @op7418 posted on March 4: "Flying Pig is going to do something big! The AI itinerary assistant combines DeepSeek-R1 and Tongyi Qianwen to respond to personalized travel plans in seconds, and will be updated intensively before 4 months. I am looking forward to it!"
According to Fliggy, the assistant can not only handle simple itinerary inquiries, but also cope with complex needs, such as "five-day in-depth tour of Xi'an, exploring historical sites and local food" or "a European self-driving tour with a budget of 5,000 yuan." Behind it, relying on DeepSeek-R1's efficient reasoning and Tongyi Qianwen's natural language processing capabilities, ensures that the output solution is both practical and in line with user intentions.
The social media community has responded extremely positively to this product. @techbite commented on March 4: "If Fliggy's AI itinerary assistant can really generate personalized solutions in seconds, the travel planning will be completely subverted!" Another user @zhangjintao9020 said: "DeepSeek-R1's reasoning and Tongyi Qianwen's language ability, this combination sounds very strong, and I look forward to its performance after it is launched." Many users also compared this product with existing travel planning tools, believing that its multi-model fusion and rapid response are expected to set a new benchmark in the industry.
Fliggy said that the "AI Travel Assistant" will usher in intensive updates before April, and plans to optimize multilingual support, real-time data integration (such as weather, traffic conditions) and more abundant itinerary recommendation options. This rapid iterative strategy shows Fliggy’s ambitions in AI-driven travel services, and also echoes its parent company Alibaba’s continued investment in the field of intelligent technology.
This release comes at a time when AI technology is accelerating penetration in the tourism industry. Previously, DeepSeek-R1 has attracted attention for its low cost and high performance, and Alibaba Cloud Tongyi Qianwen has also shown competitiveness in many scenario applications. As an important part of Alibaba's ecosystem, Fliggy launched the "AI Itinerary Assistant" not only leverages the group's internal technical advantages, but also demonstrates an open cooperation attitude by integrating external leading models.
At the same time, intelligent competition in the tourism industry is also heating up. Other platforms such as Ctrip and Mafengwo have tried to improve recommendation systems through AI, but Fliggy's attempt to integrate multiple models is considered a further innovation. Industry insiders analyzed that this product may promote the comprehensive transformation of online travel services from traditional algorithm recommendation to intelligent and personalized.
The "AI Itinerary Assistant" that Fliggy will launch on March 5 indicates a new possibility of AI in travel planning with its multi-model fusion, second-level response and personalized solutions. Judging from the enthusiastic response on social media, users' expectations for this product have reached a peak. With the approaching intensive updates before April, Fliggy not only set a new benchmark for the online travel industry, but also added vivid footnotes to the widespread application of AI technology. Tomorrow, this futuristic assistant will meet with global users, and its actual performance is worth waiting for.