TOKYO, 3 October 2019: A startup app for hotels and airline bookings claims it has saved consumers an estimated SGD209,000 since it launched last July.
Atta Pte ltd that has bases in Tokyo and Singapore reports its Japanese and English language app has now successfully integrated new hotel online travel agency partners, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Company CEO, Yoshihisa Haruyama said there are now more than 1.4 million accommodation options listed on the app giving consumers global cover.
Accommodation options range from hotels to vacation rentals to ryokans, inns and villas.
He noted that it offers savings through its push notifications that alert travellers when the room rates drop for their desired hotels.
Using the atta app, travellers can search and compare prices from various online booking websites at one glance using their mobile devices.
“Our AI system predicts the probability of the room rates dropping so travellers can decide whether to book now or to wait for the price to drop further.
“Travellers can sign up for push notifications so that they are notified when the price drops and can book it at the time when the room rate is the cheapest. This way, travellers will get the best deals on atta,” said Haruyama.
The app has also built a flight tickets search service in collaboration with Skyscanner. The flight search service was launched for iOS on 25 September and Android on 30 September, so travellers can now search for flights to and from 4400 airports globally.
On top of that, atta has built-in AI price prediction functionality based on specific routes and dates of travel. Additionally, there is a push notification feature to monitor prices of specific routes and deliver alerts to the traveller’s smartphone in real-time when the prices drop.
Haruyama said: “I am proud that with new partners and services, we can better serve the needs of travellers. Our users are increasing not just in Japan but throughout Southeast Asia as well.”
Atta Pte ltd is a travel technology startup with offices in Tokyo and Singapore. It was founded in Tokyo in March 2018 and expanded to Singapore in March 2019.
It raised USD2.5 million in early-round fundraising in January 2019. As a leader in innovation, atta was invited to present at ‘Rise’ Hong Kong 2019 and ITB Asia 2019.
