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  • Honolulu Company’s ‘Mooncletrip 2.0’ surpasses 100,000 monthly users

    Group demand-based personalized travel deal platform ‘Mooncletrip 2.0’ | Image by Honolulu Company

    Honolulu Company (CEO Beomsoo Kim), a travel-tech startup and resident company at the Digital Content Company Growth Support Center, has launched its upgraded group demand-based personalized travel deal platform ‘Mooncletrip 2.0,’ achieving over 100,000 monthly active users.

    Founded in 2022 with the goal of promoting a culture where travel is part of everyday life, Honolulu Company gained market attention by commercializing Mooncletrip, a platform that offers ultra-personalized travel experiences through customized recommendations of destinations, accommodations, and travel content.

    Mooncletrip stands out from traditional OTA (Online Travel Agency) platforms with its ability to curate available accommodations and send automatic alerts based on shared customer demand. By analyzing factors such as travel dates, group size and composition, preferences, and desired facilities, the platform identifies common needs among users and recommends suitable lodging options.

    This recommendation-based hyper-personalization not only simplifies the customer’s decision-making and booking process but also enhances profitability for partners. After validating the market through the MVP (Minimum Viable Product) launch in 2023, Honolulu Company refined the platform based on user feedback.

    In September of the following year, the company temporarily suspended the original version and relaunched ‘Mooncletrip 2.0’ in January 2025 with an updated user interface and enhanced features. As a result, the platform reached a record high of over 100,000 monthly active users by May.

    In terms of sustainability, Mooncletrip 2.0 has shown notable success. Its revisit rate reached up to 28%, and conversion rates continue to climb steadily.

    This growth is largely driven by high loyalty among female users in their 30s and 40s, particularly ‘kid-mom’ travelers accompanied by young children. These users, who prioritize play facilities and child-friendly amenities, align well with Mooncletrip’s condition-based matching features, contributing to higher conversion rates.

    CEO Beomsoo Kim stated, “Mooncletrip’s personalized recommendation engine leverages extensive data, including the basic conditions of hotels and pensions, amenity composition, and individual facility status. This makes it highly satisfying for family travelers who seek safe and engaging environments for their children.”

    Currently, Mooncletrip 2.0 has partnered with around 150 domestic affiliates, offering nearly 10,000 accommodation listings. Honolulu Company uses a proprietary algorithm that labels each product based on 300 to 400 core tags, maximizing the precision of personalized recommendations.

    Continuous improvements to the app interface aim to make its unique recommendation features more accessible to traditional OTA users. The company has also enhanced policies for cancellations, refunds, and flexible scheduling to boost overall service quality.

    Looking ahead, Honolulu Company plans to expand its exclusive ultra-discounted deals, ‘Mooncle Deals,’ which are provided by partners targeting group demand. The company will further refine its algorithms to elevate service quality and scale the platform.

    CEO Kim added, “In Korea’s OTA market, on-demand personalized travel platforms are still a novel concept. However, Mooncletrip is steadily building a loyal customer base, and we believe that customer experience will become a powerful growth engine. Honolulu Company remains committed to enhancing customer satisfaction and fostering mutual growth with the domestic travel industry.”

    Honolulu Company is supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and receives consulting for commercialization and investment from the National IT Industry Promotion Agency and the Next-Generation Convergence Contents Industry Association through the Digital Content Company Growth Support Center. The company also participates in external promotional and networking programs to fuel its business development.

    Founded in February 2022, Honolulu Company is a travel-tech startup focused on building convenient, personalized services through proprietary and innovative technologies. The company aims to lead a culture where travel is an everyday experience, differentiating itself from traditional OTAs by developing its own unique platform.

  • AI-based otitis media diagnostic solution ‘ECHO dot AI’ set for release: AIDOT leads innovation in on-device medical AI

    AI-powered otitis media diagnostic system ‘ECHO dot AI’ | Image by AIDOT

    AIDOT, a leading Korean company in on-device artificial intelligence (AI) medical devices, is preparing to launch its next innovation, the AI-based otitis media diagnostic system ‘ECHO dot AI.’

    ECHO dot AI is a stand-alone device that operates without internet connectivity or additional security infrastructure. It can be reliably used at clinics, primary care institutions, and healthcare sites in both developed and developing countries regardless of network conditions, providing secure, immediate usability. The product is expected to offer a distinct advantage over conventional solutions in terms of accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and field applicability.

    Its main feature is an AI diagnostic system that quickly and accurately analyzes the severity of otitis media (inflammation of the ear). The system recognizes the ear’s anatomical structure, identifies left and right ears, and precisely extracts the tympanic membrane area. It can capture images of the middle ear and simultaneously measure body temperature, enabling efficient management of a patient’s diagnosis and treatment history. External testing has verified the system’s high diagnostic performance, with sensitivity at 94.74%, specificity at 94.64%, and overall accuracy at 91.01%.

    Professor Jaeho Jung of the Department of Otolaryngology at Hanyang University, who participated in the product’s development, said, “ECHO dot AI can be used without concerns about network or security, making it a breakthrough in improving medical access, cost, and usability in the field. Especially in the post-COVID-19 era, it holds great potential as a solution for quick and accurate diagnosis of otitis media in telemedicine, mobile clinics, and regional medical centers. I expect this new system, with its innovative diagnostics, accuracy, and user-friendly design, to transform the digital healthcare market both at home and abroad.”

    He added, “Once deployed in the field, ECHO dot AI will be a true game-changer, elevating both clinical diagnostic capabilities and the treatment experience for patients. In scenarios involving mass patient occurrences like the COVID-19 pandemic, this device will offer immediate support to frontline medical professionals.”

    ECHO dot AI is already attracting high interest from the medical community and industry ahead of its official launch. AIDOT plans to continue delivering innovative diagnostic solutions worldwide through its on-device AI medical technologies.

    Founded in June 2014, AIDOT is a specialized medical AI development company. Starting with its AI-based cervical cancer screening system ‘Cerviray A.I.,’ the company has expanded its portfolio with the urinary stone diagnostic solution ‘URO dot AI,’ the gastrointestinal endoscopy AI systems ‘GIGA dot AI’ and ‘COLON dot AI,’ and now ‘ECHO dot AI’ for otitis media diagnostics. Its technologies are gaining global recognition through international commercialization.

  • I-Bricks unveils next-generation AI tutor to enable personalized, self-directed learning

    I-Bricks unveils next-generation AI tutor to enable personalized, self-directed learning (AI-generated image) | Image provided by I-Bricks

    AI technology company I-Bricks is launching an advanced AI tutor system designed to deeply analyze learners’ cognitive states and encourage proactive conceptual exploration, aiming to establish a truly personalized and self-directed learning environment.

    While existing AI learning services focus primarily on content recommendation or repetition-based practice, I-Bricks differentiates its technology by integrating a proprietary large language model (LLM) with deep knowledge tracing (DKT) to promote learner autonomy.

    The system analyzes students’ problem-solving histories and conceptual understanding in real time, helping them identify recurring mistakes or areas of confusion. This enables students to check their own understanding and adjust their learning approach accordingly, fostering metacognitive learning activities.

    To enhance metacognition, I-Bricks incorporates two key AI-based technologies into its learning system.

    The first is a deep learning-based knowledge tracing model that monitors students’ problem-solving data and tracks changes in comprehension in real time. This allows the system to pinpoint areas where students struggle and prioritize concepts that need reinforcement.

    The second is an error analysis model based on learning logs, which examines mistake patterns and cognitive processes by analyzing data such as problem-solving sequences, changes in answer choices, and time distribution. This model identifies areas of confusion and repeated errors, allowing targeted intervention.

    Together, these technologies form the foundation of the I-Bricks AI tutor, which is designed to help students explore and understand what they don’t know and why they make mistakes. This empowers learners to actively adjust their learning paths.

    The tutor also incorporates a personalization algorithm that provides motivational feedback based on real-time performance data, helping students stay engaged. Additionally, I-Bricks uses a large multimodal model (LMM) to summarize and present learning materials—text, videos, and slides—improving comprehension and focus.

    At the end of each learning session, a reflection algorithm prompts students to look back on their learning with questions like “How could you solve this next time?” This encourages self-assessment and deeper understanding. A personalized capability graph visually presents changes in performance and highlights strengths and weaknesses, helping learners track their growth and gain motivation.

    CEO Jonghyun Chae stated, “Our ultimate goal is to help every learner realize their full potential through AI tutors, equipping them with the self-directed learning skills needed in today’s world.”

    Currently available for elementary, middle, and high school students, I-Bricks’ AI tutor will continue to evolve through ongoing technological innovation and user experience enhancements.

    The company has also built a strong foundation in the edtech sector. Since 2017, I-Bricks has successfully developed and operated EBS’s AI-based chatbot tutoring service “Danchoo,” now in its fourth iteration. This project laid the groundwork for the current AI tutor, featuring a knowledge tracing model that predicts learning outcomes and offers personalized recommendations across all school subjects.

    Founded in 2016, I-Bricks is a Korean language processing company specializing in hybrid chatbot development, real-time content recommendation based on user behavior, and unstructured data analysis using text analytics. The company is also actively developing compact large language models for generative AI applications.