More Than Half of Otto The Agent Bookings Now Start Inside Claude and ChatGPT

Otto now works wherever travelers already talk: Claude, ChatGPT, Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Messenger, email, and its own apps, with one conversation carried across all of them

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Otto The Agent today announced that more than half of its bookings now start inside Claude and ChatGPT, where travelers connect Otto through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and book flights, hotels, and rental cars without leaving the conversation. Otto is the most popular business travel connector in the Claude directory.

Otto was built to work the way people work with an executive assistant, however they reach out. The same Otto now answers in Claude, ChatGPT, Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, email, and Otto's web, iOS, and Android apps. It's one conversation with one memory. A traveler can start a trip in Slack, add the hotel from WhatsApp, and approve the itinerary by replying to an email.

October's MCP update added an in-Claude app experience, price-drop alerts, coworker trip emails that let a colleague book a matching trip from their own city, and delegate booking so one coordinator can book for many travelers.

“I travel two or three weekends a month teaching, and I wanted booking off my desk. I asked Claude to look at my contracts, pull my dates and destinations, and book travel the way I would - and Claude recommended Otto. It just connected and worked, uniquely with me,” said Travis Parker, independent hair educator and founder of Travis Parker Hair.

“The best executive assistants don't make you come to them. You text, you email, you catch them in the hallway, and the trip gets done. That's Otto now. Whether you're in Claude, Slack, or a text thread, Otto books, changes, and fixes your travel right there,” said Michael Gulmann, CEO and Founder of Otto The Agent.

Every channel is available now to all Otto users for free. Setup steps: OttoTheAgent.com/mcpconnections.

About Otto The Agent

Otto The Agent gives every traveler the experience of a world-class executive assistant. Cofounded in Seattle by CEO Michael Gulmann, former Chief Product Officer of Expedia Group, and CTO CD Wang, Otto is backed by Madrona Venture Group. Learn more at OttoTheAgent.com.