Have Halal, Will Travel – Chatbot Named Sofia That Helps You Find Halal Food Overseas!

Ever wanted to go overseas but don’t know what you can eat there that is halal compliant? Well now you can get help from Have Halal Will Travel. It is a content platform that helps Muslims travel with confidence in countries that may be challenging to find halal food, especially without a guide.

Have Halal Will Travel (HHWT)

The platform, now available as a mobile app and social media channels, draws its recommendations from communities of contributors around the world. These writers often have traveled to or lived in many countries ranging from Bangkok to London for years, thus bringing in authentic insider knowledge to traveler on where to find the best halal local cuisine, prayer spaces, and also what to look out for when visiting these destination.

HHWT now reaches over nine million Muslims from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia each month, providing information to help travelers to plan their trips.

Recently introduced by them is a chatbot called Sofia. Combined with Microsoft’s Azure cloud and its Language Understanding Intelligence Services (LUIS), Sofia now answers most of the questions that travelers ask through the platform every day.

So some might ask why the name ‘Sofia’? It was chosen after users voted for the name in a public poll. The chatbot is online 24/7 and assists travelers with their queries from all over the world regardless of what time zone they are in.

Currently, Sofia uses what is known as a decision tree, which lets users narrow down the choices they are looking for. As time goes by,

The company  is now looking towards expanding to more countries within Southeast Asia and beyond.

Pokdepinion: Sometimes, it is THAT hard to find halal food and drinks when you are outside of your own country. With this, I guess it will help a little bit and list down the choices that we have.