
Following Japan, Naver announced that it will strengthen overseas travel information search results in 45 major Asian regions, including Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, and provide weather, exchange rates, visas, entry guidance, safety notices, and AI-based popular restaurant and attraction recommendation services.
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Naver has strengthened search results in major Asian regions to increase the convenience of searching for overseas travel information.
Providing entry and safety informationโฆ AI recommends popular restaurants and attractions
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Sang-yong Han = Naver announced on the 2nd that it has strengthened search results for 45 major regions in Asia to improve the convenience of searching for overseas travel information.
It was explained that following Japan, search information has been strengthened for major travel destinations such as Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan, as well as Hong Kong and Macau.
By searching for the country or city, you can check basic information such as weather, exchange rates, visas, and recommended travel times, as well as comprehensive entry guidance and safety notices provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A 'Find Information Together' area has been added to the bottom of the travel information collection.
You can search for information by area of โโinterest through keyword buttons, such as places to visit, restaurants, travel guides, things to do, hotels, and recommended courses.
Related content includes photos and videos of travel destinations from Naver Blog and Clip, and also provides content produced by the Korea Tourism Organization and travel media.
AI has also created a collection that recommends recently popular restaurants, attractions, theme parks, etc. based on travel content posted on blogs and cafes.
Naver Place search general leader Jihoon Choi said, โIn addition to this search reorganization in major regions of Asia, we plan to gradually expand the target countries and cities to the Americas in the future.โ
AI outlook โ possibilities, not facts
Naver will gradually expand its overseas travel information services to the Americas in the future.
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