Odessia

Odessia is a conversational AI travel agent that plans and books complete trips, from flights and hotels to activities and itineraries, through a single text conversation. Founder Francis Davidson pitches it as a way to plan a full multi-stop trip without juggling separate booking sites , and the product is accessible by SMS so travelers can message it the way they would a human concierge. The launch is aimed at leisure travelers who want help navigating rising prices and crowded destinations without hiring a traditional advisor. The company is led by Francis Davidson, the co-founder and former CEO of Sonder, the hospitality startup that filed for bankruptcy earlier this year . Odessia is his return to consumer travel in a very different form, with hardly any physical footprint and no long-term apartment leases , and the launch arrives alongside a $6 million round led by Sequoia that signals investor appetite for AI-native alternatives to legacy online travel agencies. What separates Odessia from the growing field of trip-planning chatbots is its distribution and supply side. It is positioned as an IATA-registered travel agent with access to agency rates and hotel perks , and it will soon integrate more than 2,000 luxury hotels and resorts under an Odessia Collection offering VIP-style benefits including upgrades . Travelers can also earn airline miles and hotel loyalty points on eligible bookings, which gives the product a path to compete with human advisors on economics rather than only on convenience.