Voice AI Agent

An AI voice agent for travel agencies: answer every call

Plenty of a travel agency's customers still pick up the phone — and a call that rings out often goes to whoever answers next. An AI voice agent picks up every call, on your existing number, in the caller's language, and does the same work your front desk does on the phone. Here is what that covers for travel agencies.

Reputoo TeamUpdated 25 September 2026 10 min read

Key takeaways

  • Travellers call to ask about packages, visas, payments and — during trips — problems.
  • The voice agent answers package and booking questions and sends itineraries to WhatsApp.
  • Calls from travellers in trouble are transferred to the duty person immediately.
  • About 60 minutes of calls a day costs roughly ₹7,200–₹21,600 a month in minutes, plus the ₹1,999 add-on.
On this page (38 sections)

1.Why the phone still matters for travel agencies

These problems usually start with a call nobody took:

  • Travel inquiries require fast response to convert.
  • Trip information scattered across WhatsApp and email. Flight PNR, hotel voucher, activity bookings, travel insurance — in different chats and emails. WhatsApp organises it all.
  • Post-trip follow-up never happens. Traveller returns from Thailand. Amazing trip. Nobody followed up with "Where next?" They book their next trip with someone who did.

Travellers call with urgent changes, often outside office hours and from different time zones.

2.Who calls a travel agency

People planning a trip, booked travellers with questions about payments and documents, visa applicants checking status, and travellers abroad with a problem. Agents are building quotes and on supplier calls; evenings and weekends bring the most planning calls.

3.Calls the agent handles

Vajra, Reputoo's voice agent, runs the same workflows over the phone that the WhatsApp agent runs in chat:

  1. Inquiry → specialist contact in 60 seconds — Bot collects destination, dates, and budget. Instantly sends to specialist while sharing destination highlights.
  2. Itinerary, vouchers, and travel docs on WhatsApp — All travel documents shared via WhatsApp in one organised conversation.
  3. Pre-trip checklist sent 7 days before departure — Packing list, forex tips, visa requirements, emergency contacts — all in one WhatsApp message.
  4. Post-trip follow-up + "Where next?" offer — Return day: welcome home message. Day 7: "How was the trip?" Day 30: next destination suggestion.

After each call the caller can get a WhatsApp message with the details, and staff see the call in the call log.

4.An enquiry call

Example call — destinations and prices are placeholders.

Agent: Hello, Horizon Travels. This is the agency's assistant. Where are you thinking of going?

Caller: Thailand in October, me and my wife, about a week.

Agent: Lovely. Flying from which city, and roughly what budget per person?

Caller: Mumbai, around 60,000 each.

Agent: We have a 6-night Phuket and Krabi package in that range with flights from Mumbai. I'm sending it to your WhatsApp now, and an agent will call today if you'd like changes.

5.Languages, hours and handover

  • 36 languages, switching to the caller's — useful where customers mix languages in one sentence.
  • After hours it takes the booking or the message instead of letting the call ring out.
  • Live transfer to a staff member when the caller asks for one or the call needs a person.
  • Outbound calls for reminders and follow-ups, within the calling hours you set. Quotes quickly after an enquiry, document reminders before travel, and updates during the trip when something changes.

What stays with your staff: Custom itineraries, cancellations and refunds, and any problem while the traveller is abroad need an agent.

6.Travellers in trouble

A caller abroad with a missed flight or a hotel problem is transferred to the duty person at once, with the booking pulled up. For medical or safety emergencies, the agent gives the local emergency number first.

7.What it costs

A monthly voice add-on of ₹1,999 (or $29) on top of your Reputoo plan, plus call minutes billed from a prepaid wallet at ₹4–12 a minute depending on the number and route.

Compare that with the cost of the calls going unanswered, or with the hours staff spend on routine calls, and decide from your own call volume.

8.Payment and document calls

Booked travellers call about balances and documents. The agent reads the payment schedule, sends the link, and resends documents to WhatsApp.

9.Visa-status calls

Applicants call to check status. The agent reads the stage you record — documents received, submitted, appointment date — and never predicts the embassy's decision.

10.What it costs for an agency

An agency taking 30 calls a day at about two minutes each uses around 60 minutes a day, roughly 1,800 a month. At ₹4–12 a minute from the prepaid wallet that is ₹7,200–₹21,600 a month in minutes, plus the ₹1,999 monthly add-on.

11.Setting up the agency line

  1. Load packages, visa checklists and policies; connect bookings.
  2. Set the duty transfer for travellers abroad.
  3. Test an enquiry, a payment call, a visa-status call and an emergency call.

12.Honeymoon calls

Couples call about honeymoons. The agent asks dates, style and budget, sends a few matching packages to WhatsApp, and books a call with a honeymoon specialist for custom plans.

13.Pilgrimage and group-tour calls

Families call about pilgrimages for elderly parents. The agent explains departures, inclusions, pace and any guidance you publish, books seats with a deposit link, and hands medical questions to an agent.

14.Flight-change calls

Travellers call when an airline changes their flight. The agent confirms the change from the booking, explains the options you have, and books a callback with the agent handling it.

15.Insurance and forex calls

Callers ask about travel insurance or forex. The agent explains what you offer and sends details and payment links to WhatsApp.

16.Evening and weekend planning calls

Families plan holidays in the evening and at weekends. The agent answers every call, sends packages, and books agent callbacks, so the week starts with warm leads.

17.Languages

The agent follows the caller's language, which matters for inbound tourists and for families where elders prefer their own language.

18.The greeting and the goodbye

Answer with the agency's name and a warm line about travel. End by summarising what was sent or booked and what happens next.

19.Measuring

Compare calls that rang out, enquiries captured by phone and bookings that followed, before and after. Review every emergency call to confirm the transfer worked.

20.Pre-departure calls

Travellers call days before departure with questions about baggage, check-in and pickup. The agent answers from the booking and ticket and sends the checklist to WhatsApp.

21.Domestic trip calls

For short domestic trips, the agent checks package availability, confirms hotels, and sends a payment link to WhatsApp, booking without an agent where your packages allow.

22.Group organiser calls

Organisers call about payments and rooming lists for their group. The agent reads the group's status and books a callback with the group agent for changes.

23.Cancellation calls

Travellers call to cancel or change. The agent explains the rules for their booking and passes the request to the agent, who confirms charges with suppliers.

24.Callers who want their agent

Returning travellers often ask for the agent who planned their last trip. The agent transfers when they are free, or books a callback noting the destination and dates.

25.Privacy

The agent never tells a caller where a traveller is or when they are travelling unless the caller is the traveller or the organiser who booked.

26.Visa-checklist calls

Callers ask what documents they need for a visa. The agent explains your checklist for the destination and the published processing time, sends the checklist to WhatsApp, and books an appointment with the visa desk.

27.Inbound tourist calls

Visitors calling from abroad about tours in India get answers in their language, matching tours on WhatsApp, and a callback from the inbound team for custom plans.

28.Post-trip calls

Travellers returning with a complaint about a hotel or transfer are heard, their details recorded, and a callback booked with their agent to follow up with the supplier.

29.Setting the voice

A warm, enthusiastic voice suits travel. Review call summaries in the first weeks for destinations the agent mishears, and add them.

30.Corporate travel calls

Company coordinators call to book employee travel. The agent takes the traveller, dates and cities, confirms policy limits from the account, and passes the request to the corporate desk with instant confirmation on WhatsApp.

31.Senior traveller calls

Older travellers and their families call with detailed questions about pace, walking and assistance. The agent answers from the tour sheets patiently, sends details to WhatsApp, and hands health questions to an agent.

32.Balance-due calls

Within the hours you set, the agent can call travellers whose balance is overdue, explain what is due and when, and send the payment link to WhatsApp during the call.

33.Measuring the voice agent

Track calls answered without staff, quotes requested by phone and bookings that followed. Review every emergency call to confirm it reached the duty person within seconds.

34.Emergency-number calls before travel

Travellers call before departure to ask what to do if something goes wrong. The agent explains the duty number and chat, and sends both to WhatsApp so they are on the phone before the trip starts.

35.Quote-follow-up calls

Within the hours you set, the agent can call travellers who received a quote but have not replied, ask whether they have questions, and book an agent callback or a quote refresh if fares have changed.

36.Visa appointment calls

Applicants call to confirm their visa appointment. The agent reads the date, time and address from the record and sends the document list to WhatsApp.

37.Returning-traveller calls

Past travellers calling to plan the next trip are recognised, their previous trip noted, and a callback booked with their agent — who starts the conversation knowing what they enjoyed last time.

38.Frequently asked questions

Can a travel agency keep its existing phone number?

Yes. Calls can be forwarded from your current number to the agent — all of them, only when unanswered, or only after hours — so customers keep dialling the number they know.

Does an AI voice agent sound robotic?

Vajra uses natural-sounding voices in each supported language. Tell callers at the start that they are speaking with an AI assistant, and let them ask for a person at any time — being upfront costs nothing and keeps trust.

Can the voice agent handle holiday enquiries?

Yes. It asks destination, dates, travellers and budget, sends matching packages to WhatsApp, and books an agent's callback for custom quotes.

What happens when a traveller abroad calls with a problem?

They are transferred to the duty person immediately; for medical or safety emergencies the agent gives local emergency numbers first.

How much does an AI voice agent cost a travel agency in India?

A ₹1,999 monthly voice add-on plus call minutes at ₹4–12 a minute from a prepaid wallet. An agency with about 60 minutes of calls a day would spend roughly ₹7,200–₹21,600 a month on minutes.

Can the voice agent explain my cancellation charges?

It explains the rules for your booking and passes the request to your agent, who confirms the exact charges with the suppliers.

Will callers know they are speaking to an AI assistant?

They should — the greeting says so, and agents and the duty person are available.

Can the voice agent explain visa requirements?

It explains your checklist and published processing times and books the visa desk. It never predicts approval.

Can the voice agent follow up on quotes?

Yes, within your calling hours — once — asking about questions and booking an agent callback or a quote refresh if fares have changed.

Can the voice agent tell a caller about pilgrimage departures?

Yes — dates, seats, inclusions and pace from the tour sheet, with a deposit link sent to WhatsApp.

Does the voice agent send packages to WhatsApp during the call?

Yes. Matching packages and itineraries arrive on WhatsApp while the caller is still on the line.

Can I share travel itineraries and booking documents via WhatsApp?

Yes. Share PDF itineraries, hotel vouchers, flight PNRs, and transfer details directly via WhatsApp. Travellers have everything in one place they can easily share with family.

How do I send pre-trip reminders and checklists to travelers?

Set up a sequence triggered by departure date. 7 days before: packing list. 2 days before: forex reminder. Day before: flight check-in reminder. Travellers feel supported throughout.

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