Hugo Pellegrin, auteur/autrice sur Le 10 Minutes Hôtelier

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Dossier de l’été 2025 : tour d’horizon des levées de fonds des startups du Travel

💰 En 2024, les startups de la French Tech ont levé 7 milliards d’euros, contre 8 milliards en 2023. En février 2025, 10 startups du Travel ont levé plus de 551 millions d’euros. En juin 2025, 7 startups ont collecté 342,5 millions d'euros. En avril 2025, 16 startups ont levé 151 millions d'euros. En mai 2025, 7 startups ont levé 60,5 millions d'euros. Ces données indiquent une tendance d’investissements soutenant l'innovation et la durabilité.

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Dossier de l’été 2025 : les enjeux de l’interopérabilité à l’ère de l’IA

💻 Lancé en novembre 2024, le Model Context Protocol (MCP) d'Anthropic facilite l'intégration IA dans le secteur du voyage. Google adopte aussi MCP, marquant un tournant pour l'interopérabilité IA. Selon Erwan Simon (CEO de GENIAL), cette évolution impactera significativement les réservations en ligne. Le futur des voyages pourrait se dérouler entre agents IA, prédit Kleio. Trip.com souligne que l'IA désintermédiera des marques stagnantes. Saegus et Bpifrance insistent sur l'importance de l'évolution des données à l'ère IA.

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Dossier de l’été 2025 : le Travel est-il toujours attractif aux yeux des investisseurs ?

🚀 SKY acquires JetBlue Ventures, JetBlue Airways' investment arm, to enhance profitability, focusing on core operations. In 2025, European startups drive Travel Tech innovation, challenging U.S. dominance. France Tourisme Tech's mentorship aids startups in digitalization. In 2024, 2.1% of travel startups ceased operations, with 27 out of 38 still in early stages. Only 7% of IATA airlines have invested in startups, focusing mainly on biofuels and AI.

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Dossier de l’été 2025 : le Travel (toujours) en proie à la cybermenace

🔒 In 2024, 57% of phishing attacks in Europe targeted the tourism sector, with tourism globally being the second most affected sector at 20.4%. Hertz faced a data breach exposing North American customer information, linked to Cleo Communications. Investment in cybersecurity startups reached €12.6 billion in 2024, with France leading European investments at €342 million. The aviation sector invested $46 billion in IT, prioritizing cybersecurity, biometrics, and AI. Milan airports were hacked twice within three months.

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T&E : Ramp lève 437 millions d’euros pour démocratiser les systèmes multi-agents

💸 Ramp, a New York-based company, completed a $500 million Series E-2 funding round, raising its valuation to $22.5 billion. The funding, led by Iconiq and previous investors like Founders Fund and Google Ventures, comes 45 days after a $200 million round. Ramp’s AI-driven multi-agent systems have reduced manual checks by 85% and increased policy violation detection by 15 times. By 2027, Ramp aims to enhance productivity 30-fold via automation, transforming finance operations with autonomous agents by 2028.

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Travel Tech : ces 13 startups ont levé plus de 778 millions d’euros en juillet 2025

💸 Travel Tech saw a robust month in July 2025, with 12 startups collectively raising over €341 million. Key investments include Ramp's €437 million for multi-agent systems, Airalo's €188 million for traveler connectivity, and SkyDrive's €48 million for flying taxis. Other notable raises include Khimod's €23 million for SAF production in France, and Motor AI's €20 million for autonomous vehicle tech. These developments highlight strong investor interest in innovative travel solutions.

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Après un hôtel, Zoox met ses taxis autonomes au service d’un complexe évènementiel

🚗 Zoox plans to launch public autonomous taxi services in Las Vegas in 2025 and partners with AREA15, a cultural hub on The Strip. AREA15 will feature a dedicated pick-up and drop-off point for Zoox's electric autonomous vehicles. Mark Stutzman, AREA15's COO, highlights the importance of innovative transport solutions, especially with the new Zone 2: The Terminals opening in August 2025. The autonomous mobility market includes players like Waymo, Tesla, and Baidu.

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Hôtels : TakeUp lève 9,5 millions d’euros pour piloter les stratégies tarifaires à l’IA

💰 TakeUp, on July 2025, raised $11 million (9.5 million euros) led by 1848 Ventures to enhance hotel pricing strategies using AI. Currently, over 92% of independent hotels set prices manually, losing up to 30% of potential revenue. TakeUp's AI performs 38,000 daily analyses to optimize pricing. In the past year, their client base grew over 300%, aiding hotels like Devonfield Inn in revenue optimization. The funding will expand AI solutions to demand generation and conversion.

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Air France fait décoller l’engagement sur WhatsApp

✈️ Air France leverages WhatsApp to enhance customer engagement and promote flight offers. Since 2022, WhatsApp has been the primary channel, with over 33 million messages exchanged between April 2024 and 2025, achieving 4.5 times higher engagement than email. The strategy includes automated commercial messages and customer service interactions, integrating flight updates and secure authentication. Meta highlights Air France's approach as a success story. Other travel companies like Club Med also use WhatsApp, especially in markets like Brazil.

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Zephalto recherche 10 passagers pour son vol stratosphérique prévu en 2030

🚀 Zephalto plans a 2030 mission, seeking 10 passengers for its Céleste capsule hydrogen balloon flight. The 6-hour journey ascends at 4 meters/second, reaching 25 km above sea level. Passengers will view Earth's curvature, not crossing the 100 km Karman line. Each flight emits 26.6 kg CO2 per person, akin to a Paris-Lille car trip. Based in Occitanie, Zephalto's eco-friendly tourism isn't for everyone; tickets cost €170,000. Apply by September 15, 2025.

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