Client Case

Zoover's 3x conversion growth with conversational AI agents for travel

One of the Netherlands' leading travel inspiration and travel review platforms

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The Problem

Zoover had built something valuable: millions of verified Dutch reviews, extensive editorial content, a wide range of destinations, and live pricing data. But the richness of their platform had become a challenge.

Travellers expected personalised answers instantly, but navigating through traditional search and filters wasn't cutting it anymore and the journey from inspiration to booking was getting too complex.

The team knew they were sitting on an incredible ecosystem of content and data
- they just needed a better way to help users access it.

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Why Maya?

What sold them was Maya's travel-specific expertise and the ability to integrate seamlessly into their existing platform without disrupting the user experience. Rather than forcing travellers to search endlessly, Vera lets them simply ask and get personalised holiday suggestions in seconds.

Powered by Maya, Zoover created "Vera,"
an AI agentic assistant that could bring together everything that made their platform valuable:

  • Millions of verified Dutch reviews
  • Zoover's editorial and blog content
  • Real-time pricing and availability
  • The ability to understand traveller intent and context

Results

Once Vera had been integrated natively into Zoover's platform and trained on their proprietary data, the impact was immediate and measurable. Travellers who interact with Vera convert at 3x higher rates than those who don't.

Beyond conversion, Vera has:

  • Created a faster path from search to relevant offers
  • Increased engagement with accommodations and deals
  • Aligned traveller intent with available inventory more effectively
  • Freed up the team from repetitive questions - with about 50% of queries being knowledge-related, Vera handles these instantly so staff can focus on complex bookings and customer care.

What Zoover has to say about Maya

Maya isn't a generic chatbot, it's an AI tool built specifically for our industry, travel.
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Maya's deep travel expertise made all the difference.
Vera - powered by Maya allows us to guide travellers faster to the right holiday, using the full power of our reviews, content, and live data.

Vera has become a core pillar of our platform strategy. The results speak for themselves.
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Reinoud Koot, CCO @ Zoover

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Vera doesn't just inform travellers; it actively converts inspiration into bookings. This works because authentic traveller reviews build trust. Live availability ensures commercial relevance. And Maya understands intent, not just keywords, making the experience useful, personal, and human.

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FAQ

Questions about Zoover

Do travellers who use an AI travel assistant convert better?

At Zoover, travellers who interact with Vera, its Maya-powered AI assistant, convert at three times the rate of those who do not. Zoover is one of the Netherlands' leading travel inspiration and review platforms; Vera gives personalised holiday suggestions using reviews, editorial content, real-time pricing, and availability.

Can AI travel search combine reviews with live prices and availability?

Yes. Vera combines Zoover's millions of verified Dutch reviews, editorial and blog content, real-time pricing, and availability to match a traveller's intent with relevant, bookable offers. It was built natively into Zoover's platform and trained on Zoover's proprietary data.

How does conversational AI reduce filter fatigue on a travel website?

Vera lets travellers describe a holiday in their own words instead of working through complex search filters, and returns personalised suggestions in seconds. The result is a faster path from inspiration to relevant offers and more engagement with accommodations and deals.

What share of travel-site questions can an AI agent answer instantly?

About 50% of the queries Vera receives at Zoover are knowledge-related, and Vera answers them instantly. This frees Zoover's team to focus on complex bookings and customer care.

I run an OTA or review platform, why choose a travel-specific AI agent over a generic chatbot?

Zoover chose Maya because it integrated into the existing platform without disrupting the experience and understood traveller intent and context, not just keywords.

What is Maya, the AI agent behind Vera?

Maya is the most advanced AI agent for travel companies: OTAs, travel agencies, tour operators, and DMCs. Vera, Zoover's branded AI assistant, is powered by Maya and trained on Zoover's own data. Maya is used by over 100 travel brands.