When you look at David Thompson's resumé, it's easy to understand why he says hospitality management is in his blood. With a career stretching back 27 years and spanning New Zealand, Australia and the US, he's got a pretty solid understanding of the industry and what drives it.
And what drives it can be summed up in one word – bookings.
This is where BookMeBob excels.
Four years ago, after Air New Zealand's AI-assistant Oscar had made its debut, David was encouraged to look into other verticals for artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
While researching successful chatbot projects out there the name Andy Dharmani kept reappearing.
He quickly organised a