Yelp Inc. announced its Winter Product Release with more than 20 new features that elevate the Yelp experience for both consumers and business owners. The company is releasing new AI-powered business summaries that make it even easier for people to find a business that fits their needs at a glance and new Recognitions celebrate and distinguish reviewers who are passionate about a specific food, cuisine or nightlife category. A new AI-powered visual home feed and updated search experience enhance discovery, helping consumers quickly and easily find their new favorite restaurant.

While new updates to the services experience, including enhancements to Request a Quote and new 'Projects' features, help simplify finding the right service professional for their needs. Lastly, new data-driven features for business owners and advertisers on the Yelp for Business experience surface unique insights that help them grow and succeed on Yelp. Enhancing the business discovery and review experience on Yelp.

In 2023, tens of millions of reviews, photos and videos were contributed to Yelp. With its commitment to delivering helpful and reliable content, the platform continues to build new features to engage users and inspire them to contribute high-quality content. New AI-powered home feed: Yelp's new home feed experience on iOS uses AI to help consumers discover new businesses in their community -- surfacing relevant user photos, Collections from Yelp Elites and video content from nearby businesses.

Review topics light up green when common themes are covered in reviews to remind reviewers of helpful details that other people would want to know about. Streamlining the services experience and connecting people with pros faster. With millions of projects started on Yelp every year, the company's latest updates make it easier and more seamless to confidently find and hire service professionals.

New 'Projects' features:Yelp is adding a series of new features to the 'Projects' experience to simplify hiring service professionals, including the ability to upload videos and provide documentation for projects, archive old projects, send quick replies with one-click responses and more. Consumers can also opt-in to receive SMS messages directly from businesses to help coordinate and complete their projects without having to open the Yelp app or log into their account. Yelp Guaranteed expands nationwide: The company's satisfaction guarantee program, Yelp Guaranteed, is available nationwide, allowing people to get up to $2,500 back in the event something goes wrong with their project.

Revamping the Yelp for Business experience: Yelp is rolling out new product enhancements that provide valuable insights to businesses, helping them make strategic and informed decisions to better reach relevant consumers and grow their business. This includes data on the neighborhoods where the most consumers are searching for the services they offer, trending search terms in their area, performance comparisons to similar businesses and more.