Travel planning just got a lot lazier. And that's a compliment.
Omio, the platform that helps a billion travelers yearly search across trains, planes, buses, and ferries in 47 countries, has now built a ChatGPT-powered assistant directly into its app. Type or speak a question like you're texting a friend: "What's the cheapest way to get from Paris to Barcelona tomorrow?" The app finds your options, compares prices and travel times, and lets you book without bouncing between five different websites.
This isn't vaporware. The Omio ChatGPT app is available now in English worldwide, built after a year of collaboration with OpenAI. The company says over half of travelers want AI to handle the boring bits of trip planning. With ChatGPT boasting 900 million weekly users, Omio figures there's an audience ready to just talk their way through booking.
What makes this different from existing travel search tools? Most still make you click through filters, toggle between transport modes, and confirm your choices repeatedly. Omio's setup merges its inventory of 3,000-plus transport partners with advanced language models. Ask it the same questions you'd ask a travel agent: "Should I fly or take the train from Paris to Barcelona?" or "What's the fastest and cheapest route from Rome to Florence this Saturday?" The system weighs your priorities and serves up answers instantly, then lets you book right there.
Naren Shaam, Omio's founder and CEO, framed the launch as part of a bigger bet that the future of travel discovery looks nothing like today. "We're enabling thousands of travel providers to be found in new ways," he said, describing the move as infrastructure for how billions of journeys will get booked in the years ahead. The technology is learning to anticipate what travelers need before they even ask.
The appeal here is speed and stupidity-proofing. You don't need to know that a flight leaves at 13:45 or that trains run less frequently on Sundays. You ask a human question and let the algorithm figure out the logistics. That's closer to how people actually plan trips when they have someone they trust to ask.
Omio already ranked among travel industry watchers' picks for must-have travel apps before this launch. The addition of conversational AI could push it closer to becoming the default starting point for anyone looking to move between countries or cities. Whether you're researching a backpacking route or booking a quick getaway, the app now speaks your language, literally.
The company says more updates are coming. For now, the ChatGPT integration is available worldwide, and you can start asking it questions in English. Download the app and stop wrestling with dropdown menus.
