Hipmunk embraces bots with an A.I. travel assistant for Facebook Messenger and Slack

Travel-planning search engine Hipmunk has joined the growing throng of companies to embrace the bot revolution with the launch of an A.I.-powered assistant that provides automated advice to would-be travelers.
Founded in 2010, Hipmunk has raised around $55 million in funding for a travel-search aggregation service that covers flights, hotels, car-hire, and more. Now, following an eight-month beta period, Hello Hipmunk is officially launching with added support for Facebook Messenger and Slack&nb