Based on user feedback and requests, we've been working hard on a major upgrade to Booking Automation AI — bringing a more intelligent, streamlined management experience into your original workflow. We're excited to share it with you today.
This release introduces a major UI refresh alongside powerful enhancements to data extraction, field validation, and batch processing, allowing the system to better understand, interpret, and handle complex booking scenarios.
What this means for you:
Improved Data Extraction Accuracy for even the most complex bookings
Improved Interface to make reviewing and editing even easier
Dynamic Optional Fields to ensure we capture the right data for every product
Updated Mandatory Fields to clearly show what’s required by your booking system
Multi-Bookings 2.0 to handle groups, group series, and more
These enhancements are designed to make booking management feel more natural while giving users additional ways to work with automated data depending on the type of booking being made.
“TourConnect has really involved us in feature development, which has been great. They’re actually delivering most of our wish list items, so we’re looking forward to using the tool even more going forward.” - Ivy Youster, Manager, Bonza Bike Tours
What’s New
1. Unified & Consistent User Interface
With more extracted data fields now available, we’ve introduced a polished, read-only summary view designed for effortless scanning. Instead of navigating a wall of active input boxes, you can verify everything at a glance and jump into editing mode with a single click of the Edit button.
Comprehensive Product-Fields: The interface now surfaces all additional field configurations from your products within a dedicated section, ensuring that extracted product data is fully visible and organized in one reliable location.
Dedicated Editing: We have introduced a separate, dedicated edit workflow. Users can now view all extracted data in a clean read-only layout and instantly modify information with a single click using the new Edit action.
Consolidated Workflow for Single & Multi-Bookings: Single and multiple bookings are now handled in one centralized view, eliminating the need to toggle between separate tabs or interface icons.
Improved Extraction Accuracy: Experience significantly sharper extraction accuracy for critical logistics, including Pickup/Drop-off locations, Passenger Counts, and Meal Preferences (which now feature smart auto-selection).
2. Product-Driven Configurations & Validation
The system is now better equipped to interpret intent, understand context, and apply dynamic rules depending on the exact supplier or product requirements.
Fields follow product configuration: The tool dynamically displays fields based strictly on what the booking requires, hiding unnecessary or irrelevant inputs to keep the workspace clean.
Mandatory field enforcement: Required details are prominently surfaced with clear, intuitive styling. If crucial information is missing, inline error handling quickly alerts you so it can be resolved before submission.
3. Advanced Extraction & Multi-Booking Support
Users can now seamlessly process both single and multi-bookings within a single, unified interface. After initiating data extraction, the system parses the information and dynamically populates the workspace based on the retrieved data.
How the workflow operates:
Single Bookings: The system displays a single, streamlined entry for straightforward verification.
Multi-Bookings: The system automatically expands to display multiple bookings simultaneously, allowing for efficient batch processing.
The workspace dynamically surfaces all extracted data relevant to the booking. To keep the view clean and relevant, Booking Automation AI only displays fields configured for your specific product setup. If updates are required, any field can be modified instantly by clicking the Edit button.
FAQ’s
1. What has changed in this release?
We’ve unified single and multi-booking workflows into one screen, improved extraction accuracy for core booking fields, and automated validation to match your system's mandatory field configurations.
2. Does this replace the existing booking workflow?
It enhances it. The core extraction logic remains familiar, but it is now faster, more accurate, and dynamically adapts to your specific product-driven setups without requiring separate tabs.
3. Will the system handle complex passenger breakdowns?
Yes. With our enhanced data extraction, passenger counts and associated breakdown details are captured with significantly higher accuracy during the initial data parse.
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out to us on support@tourconnect.com or by submitting Feedback directly from your add-in.