Search by emotions or atmospheres for vacation homes: the new frontier of the tourism sector

Jane Anderson
Jane Anderson
Search by emotions or atmospheres for vacation homes: the new frontier of the tourism sector

Location, date and number of people. They are the basic data to carry out the search for holiday accommodationwhich can also be limited by price, facilities or services. But the tourism sector wants to evolve towards new experiences by betting on new technologies, such as artificial intelligence.

The Danish platform Landfolk has taken steps along this line and has presented daisy, a visual search engine designed specifically for vacation homes. He assures that this is an innovative and pioneering development in the travel industry and with which he seeks to go beyond the essentials that have been offered for years.

As described, with Daisy users can find their ideal accommodations by searching for their visions, emotions or environments. Thus, instructions such as “a cozy cabin by the lake” or “a beach getaway with sunset views” will result in a wide variety of photos, which are connected to the listings for their respective rental homes.

As explained by the company, Daisy represents the new path marked by the AI and machine learning to improve the experience. “By using advanced models that can compare and understand both images and text, we give people a whole new way to search based on emotions, moods, and creative ideas.”said Chris Sorensen, Co-Founder and CTO of Landfolk.

At the moment, this engine only provides visual results, but the firm assures that it is working on the tool’s capabilities to integrate other product data. They have launched Daisy, they say, to see how users use it and better understand how they perform their searches.
Thus, they point out that they will refine the machine learning base to improve the search experience and results, identify better cover photos or provide home collections.

With Daisy, Landfolk awaits elevate your value proposition and drive evolution in the market. The start-up was launched in 2021 by seven former Airbnb members, and its premium accommodation offering is hand-selected based on aesthetics, personality, quality and location.
It was initially launched in Denmark, and later expanded throughout Scandinavia and Germany. The next objective is southern Europe.