Worlds first semantic search engine for hotels!

By kanwar sangha on February 21, 2014 Comments Closed / 1208 views

Hi Guys,

FmC is back with a brand new feature which lets you find your place of stay on your own terms! You can now search for hotels across India using semantics! What is FmC? Take a dekho at this Rodinhood showcase earlier – FmC

We are influenced by “Paradox of choice” and believe that less data is better if it is relevant to what you need. So what is the “Paradox of choice”?

According to wiki, consumers fall into two categories – maximizers and satisficers. A maximizer is like a perfectionist, someone who needs to be assured that their every purchase or decision was the best that could be made. The way a maximizer knows for certain is to consider all the alternatives they can imagine. This creates a psychologically daunting task, which can become even more daunting as the number of options increases. The alternative to maximizing is to be a satisficer. A satisficer has criteria and standards, but a satisficer is not worried about the possibility that there might be something better. FmC caters to both these categories. For the maximizers, it summarizes reviews across 250+ review sites and for satisficers,they can rest assured that the properties meet their criteria!

Yesterday a friend(a maximizer!) used FmC and had this requirement –

family friendly hotels close to sightseeing in Agra for less than rs 5000 (yes, he typed this out on FmC search)

FmC found 2 properties which met all his criteria above. He was taken aback and could not believe the results and his first reaction was – “how do i trust this”? Is this all or am i missing some properties?

Why should you trust FmC?

FmC has partnered with TrustYou ,the leading online review aggregator, to access its database of review summaries for FmCs 8500 hotel properties. These summaries are generated by going over millions (yes millions) of reviews over the web. FmC then runs its proprietary semantic engine on top of this data, to bring you hotel search on your own terms. Literally!

What hotel categories do we support?

1. Room Size (big, spacious, etc), Internet
2. Kids Friendly, Pet Friendly, Business Hotel, Budget Hotel, Romantic Hotel, Family Friendly, Luxury
3. Close to Beach, Close to Public Transport, Close to Airport, Close to Railway Station, Close to Sight Seeing, Close to Shopping, Close to Nightlife
4. Top-rated hotels based on TrustYou score
5. Bathroom Cleanliness, Room Cleanliness, Friendly Staff, View, Beds, Noise Level, Ambiance
6. Bars, Beverages, Vegetarian Food, Sea Food, Non-Vegetarian Food, Breakfast, Food
7. Sports Facilities, Swimming Pool, Clean Swimming Pool, Clean Hotel, Fitness Area, Sauna
8. Laundry Service,Tourism Guide

You can mix and match and combine all the attributes above for your queries!

Example – “hotels in bangalore with good food, good sports facilities , excellent bar and clean bathrooms”

How does booking work?

FindMyCarrots(FmC) has tied up with TripAdvisor to bring you the best possible rates from all OTAs. It lets you compare prices across different providers(Booking.com, Agoda.com, MakeMyTrip.com etc) in one screen, and choose the provider at the best price.

Check us out on FindMyCarrots

We would love to get some feedback!

Cheers,

Kanwar Sangha