Sierra, the travel receptionist
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Meet Sierra, your travel receptionist.

Sierra answers the number you forward, takes the caller's name, number and what they need — in the words a travel agency actually uses — and writes one sentence on the record. From $49 a month, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM shaped for travel.

How Sierra answers
Sierra saysThanks for calling your business, this is Sierra. I'll take your name, number and a note for the team.

Then Sierra listens. Short sentences, one question at a time, the number read back once, and what happens next: you call back.

What callers usually need

Sierra sorts every call into the words your trade uses

That word is in the sentence Sierra writes, so your callback list reads like a travel desk, not a voicemail box.

Why every call matters in travel

The call you miss is the one that goes elsewhere

A traveler ready to book calls once, and if nobody answers they book online with someone else within the hour. Sierra answers that call, every time, and you decide what happens next.

By the numbers: When a consultancy sent enquiries to 960 multi-day tour operators, only 11% responded within an hour. Source: 10x Tourism (tourism marketing consultancy), tour operator lead response study, 2019.

The CRM, in travel words

Callers become travelers, and work becomes trips

Every plan includes the EngageSuite360 CRM, set up for travel from the first login. Sierra writes each call onto the right record in those words.

Trips stages

Trip Inquiry → Itinerary Drafted → Itinerary Approved → Booking Confirmed → Pre-Departure Prep → Post-Trip Follow-Up

Travel records

  • Itineraries — trip itineraries
  • Bookings — flights, hotels, activities

On every traveler: Travel Preferences, Passport Expiry, Frequent Flyer #s, Preferred Airlines.

The record

What is on the CRM after a call

One sentence, on the contactJeff called from (727) 555-1212 — new trip inquiry, wants a call back this afternoon.

The caller becomes a contact, the company is matched from the number, and the sentence is emailed to you. No recording, no transcript on the Starter plans — that is the AI Front Desk plan, one rung up, same number, same CRM.

Pricing

How much is an AI receptionist for a travel business?

From $49 a month. There are three Starter sizes — $49, $149 and $299 a month — and the only thing that changes between them is how many inbound minutes are included; the smallest is 250. Every one of them answers each call, takes the name, the number and what the caller needs, writes one sentence on the record and emails it to you, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM. If you need the calls heard, texted and booked too, the AI Front Desk plans start at $397 a month with unlimited inbound minutes. Annual billing is two months free, and the 7-day trial takes real calls and charges nothing until day 8.

More from Sierra

The guides, and the CRM Sierra writes into

Sierra's travel guides

How a travel agency handle calls, follow-up and the work behind them — written by Sierra on AgentWorks Studio.

Read Sierra's travel hub →

The CRM Sierra writes into

EngageSuite360 arrives shaped for travel: the pipeline, the fields and the vocabulary. Free to start; Sierra writes every call into it.

Free CRM for travel →

Questions

About Sierra

How much is an AI receptionist for a travel business?

From $49 a month. There are three Starter sizes — $49, $149 and $299 a month — and the only thing that changes between them is how many inbound minutes are included; the smallest is 250. Every one of them answers each call, takes the name, the number and what the caller needs, writes one sentence on the record and emails it to you, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM. If you need the calls heard, texted and booked too, the AI Front Desk plans start at $397 a month with unlimited inbound minutes. Annual billing is two months free, and the 7-day trial takes real calls and charges nothing until day 8.

What does Sierra say when answering?

"Thanks for calling your business, this is Sierra. I'll take your name, number and a note for the team." Then Sierra listens, takes the name, the callback number and what they need, reads the number back once, and says you will call back.

What does Sierra never do?

Sierra never quotes a price or a range, confirms an appointment time, sends a text or an email, transfers the call, or pitches anything. On the Starter plans it is one logged sentence and you call back; the AI Front Desk plans add transcripts, texting and booking.

What lands in my CRM after a travel call?

A contact (or the one you have), the company when the number matches, and one line on the record that names what they needed — new trip inquiry, existing booking change, travel disruption, documents or visas, payment question. The same line is emailed to you.

What does the CRM call my travelers?

Travelers, with trips moving through Trip Inquiry, Itinerary Drafted, Itinerary Approved, Booking Confirmed, Pre-Departure Prep, Post-Trip Follow-Up. The EngageSuite360 CRM in every plan is set up for travel, with itineraries and bookings as records of their own.

Why does a missed call cost a travel business so much?

A traveler ready to book calls once, and if nobody answers they book online with someone else within the hour. Sierra answers every call you forward, so that caller reaches someone.

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