Built on AGL’s TIGER GDS, the new AI golf travel platform creates personalized golf journeys anywhere in the world based on each golfer’s destination, budget, group, purpose and travel preferences.
Planning an international golf trip has traditionally meant searching separately for destinations, golf courses, hotels, flights, transportation and local information — often in a country the golfer has never visited.
TABI GOLF wants to reduce that process to less than three minutes.
Developed by global golf technology company AGL Inc. and powered by its TIGER GDS (Global Distribution System), TABI GOLF is an AI-powered golf travel platform designed to help golfers create personalized international golf trips anywhere in the world.
Whether a golfer in the United States wants to discover courses in Japan, plan a buddies trip to Scotland, explore golf in Vietnam or Thailand, or venture somewhere completely unfamiliar in Europe, South America, Africa or Asia, TABI GOLF can build a personalized itinerary based on a few simple inputs.
Users tell the AI where they want to go, when they want to travel, how many people are traveling, their approximate budget and the purpose or style of the trip.
Within approximately three minutes, TABI GOLF can generate a customized golf journey including:
- Recommended golf destinations and courses
- Day-by-day golf and travel itineraries
- Estimated trip budgets
- Hotel and accommodation recommendations
- Flight considerations
- Rental car or ground transportation planning
- Restaurants and local attractions
- Activities for non-golfing time
- Seasonal and destination-specific information
- Personalized travel preparation and packing lists
From “Where Should I Play?” to “Here Is My Entire Trip”
The concept behind TABI GOLF is to move beyond the traditional online tee-time booking model.
Instead of requiring golfers to already know the destination, courses and logistics of their trip, TABI GOLF starts with the golfer.
“Four golfers from Los Angeles want to travel somewhere in Asia for seven days in November. Our budget is $3,500 per person, we want to play four rounds of golf, experience great local food and stay at high-quality hotels.”
TABI GOLF can turn those preferences into a complete golf travel proposal.
The same technology can help plan a golf trip across the United States, Europe, South America or virtually any international destination.
Planning Places You’ve Never Been
One of TABI GOLF’s most important applications is helping golfers overcome the uncertainty of traveling somewhere completely new.
A golfer considering Mauritius, Vietnam, Japan, Argentina, Portugal or another unfamiliar destination may not know the best season to visit, which golf courses fit the group, how long transfers take, what clothing is appropriate or even what should go into the suitcase.
TABI GOLF is designed to understand the destination, season, itinerary and purpose of the trip and provide a corresponding preparation and packing list.
For golfers, the objective is simple:
You don’t need to know the destination. You just need to know the kind of golf trip you want.
AI Meets Global Golf Inventory
What differentiates TABI GOLF from a conventional AI itinerary generator is the infrastructure behind it.
TABI GOLF is built on TIGER GDS, AGL’s global golf distribution technology connecting golf inventory and distribution partners across international markets.
This combination allows AGL to connect two historically separate parts of golf travel:
AI-powered inspiration and itinerary creation + golf travel inventory and booking infrastructure.
The long-term vision is for a golfer to move seamlessly from:
“I want to take a golf trip”
to
“Here is my personalized trip”
and ultimately
“Book it.”
— all within one digital environment.
A New Way to Sell Golf Travel
TABI GOLF is also being developed for the golf travel industry.
Travel agencies, golf tour operators, resorts, golf management companies, airlines and other distribution partners can use the platform to help automate one of the industry’s most labor-intensive processes: creating customized golf travel proposals.
Instead of manually researching courses, hotels and transportation and assembling individual quotations, an AI-powered platform can create a starting itinerary within minutes and allow the travel professional to focus on service, customization and conversion.
AGL sees this B2B application as an important part of TABI GOLF’s global expansion.
“Three Minutes Can Change How Golfers Discover the World”
Jim Hwang, Founder and CEO of AGL Inc., said:
“Golfers should not have to spend days researching a destination before they can even begin planning a golf trip. With TABI GOLF, our goal is to make virtually the entire world accessible to a golfer within three minutes.”
“Even if you have never visited the country, don’t know the golf courses and don’t know what the weather will be like, tell TABI GOLF who is traveling, when you want to go, what kind of experience you want and how much you want to spend. The AI can build the journey from there.”
Hwang added:
“We believe the next generation of golf travel will begin with a conversation, not a search box.”
From Tee-Time Technology to an AI Golf Travel Ecosystem
AGL has been developing global golf distribution infrastructure through TIGER GDS and its consumer-facing golf booking platform, TIGER BOOKING.
TABI GOLF represents the next step: applying artificial intelligence to the discovery and planning stage of golf travel while connecting that experience with AGL’s golf distribution infrastructure.
The company ultimately envisions TABI GOLF becoming a global AI golf travel agent serving both individual golfers and travel-industry partners.
From a weekend golf getaway to a once-in-a-lifetime journey halfway around the world, the objective remains the same:
Tell TABI GOLF where — or simply how — you want to play.
Three minutes later, your golf journey begins.
About AGL Inc.
AGL Inc. is a global golf technology company developing digital infrastructure for the worldwide golf travel and distribution market. Its technology portfolio includes TIGER GDS, a global golf distribution system; TIGER BOOKING, a global golf reservation platform; and TABI GOLF, an AI-powered golf travel platform designed to personalize and simplify golf travel planning and booking.
Websites
TABI GOLF: www.tabigolf.com
TIGER BOOKING: www.tigerbooking.com