New York City Tourism + Conventions launched Ellis, the first artificial intelligence-powered chat platform designed specifically for meeting and convention planners. Developed in collaboration with San Francisco-based Matador Network—creator of the similar platform GuideGeek—and built on the GPT-4o platform, Ellis uses information from the New York City Tourism + Conventions website, along with over 1,000 integrations for travel information, to shape its answers. Planners might ask questions like, “What is a room with a fantastic skyline view I can rent to host 50 attendees?” Ellis then gives instant, detailed responses.
