Eagan CVB Announces New Personalized Trip Planning Technology

Contact:

Shayna Keanaaina, Marketing Manager

Eagan Convention & Visitors Bureau

651-675-5543

shayna@eaganmn.com

July 12, 2018

For Immediate Release

Eagan, MN – The Eagan Convention & Visitors Bureau, also known as Enjoy Eagan, today announced the launch of a new partnership with Utrip, the data-driven travel personalization platform. Utrip’s innovative technology will enable visitors to create unique, personalized itineraries for their trips. Eagan is the first community in the Upper Midwest to deploy this cutting-edge technology which may be experienced by visiting trip.eaganmn.com.

Enjoy Eagan is using Utrip technology to further their commitment to personalized customer service. The new Enjoy Eagan trip planner enables visitors to explore and discover the best of Eagan for them. Whether it’s power shopping at the 100-store Twin Cities Premium Outlets, basking in the summer sun at Cascade Bay Waterpark or visiting the brand-new Minnesota Vikings headquarters and training facility, Viking Lakes, Utrip’s customizable platform will create an itinerary exclusive to each visitor.

Utrip’s technology optimizes travel experiences around a user’s preferences, budget and other relevant factors. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, the system automatically sorts through thousands of activity options at the click of a button, enabling visitors to effortlessly plan trips and make the most of their time in destination.

“We are so happy to find such a complementary partner to use our technology," said Gilad Berenstein, Utrip CEO. "From travel counselors to meeting planners, Enjoy Eagan prides itself on providing personalized customer service, and we're thrilled they are adding our technology to their offerings of wonderful traveler resources to enable visitors to discover all that Eagan has to offer.”

About Enjoy Eagan

Enjoy Eagan is the official marketing organization for the City of Eagan and works to aggressively promote Eagan as a year-round business and leisure travel destination to domestic and international travel markets in an effort to generate a greater economic impact for the community. For more information about Enjoy Eagan, please visit eaganmn.com or call 651-675-5546.

About Utrip

Utrip is a data-driven personalization platform and A.I. recommendation engine built specifically for the travel industry. We combine the best of local expertise, human experience and artificial intelligence to make the customer experience easy, enjoyable and personal. Leveraging machine learning and advanced traveler preference data, Utrip enables travel companies, both large and small, to increase conversion rates, ancillary revenue, customer loyalty and engagement. Whether through our white label solution, API recommendation engine or data enrichment, Utrip’s technology optimizes your digital experience based on customer preferences, budget, geography and many other relevant factors, sorting through millions of options in seconds. At Utrip, we’re empowering our partners to reimagine their customer relationships through every step of the travel lifecycle. For more information, please visit www.utrippro.com.

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