Hugo Pellegrin

🌍 On March 5, 2025, Trip.com and WTTC unveiled the "Technology Game Changers: Future Trends in Travel & Tourism" report at ITB Berlin, identifying 4 innovations that could transform travel, including quantum computing and nuclear fusion. The report, evaluating 16 technologies, predicts the resurgence of supersonic aviation within 4 years and foresees quantum computing optimizing air traffic in real-time. By the end of the decade, AI could surpass mere automation, with a survey of 8,000 travelers showing 97% interest in a "super app" for travel. The study highlights the first 100% sustainable fuel transatlantic flight by Virgin Atlantic and notes the Bahamas' aim to attract space launch spectators in the budding space tourism sector.

💳 Visito unveils AI bookings for hotel room searches, reservations, and payments via WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger, aiming to streamline the reservation process and reduce reliance on OTA for hotels. Integration with major hotel software like Cloudbeds and SiteMinder is established, and Mews integration is upcoming. Visito's conversational assistants generated over 2 million interactions in 2024, and the company plans to expand in Europe, already working with properties there.

📱 Deutsche Telekom and Perplexity unveiled the AI Phone at Mobile World Congress 2025, aiming to replace the traditional app model with a conversational AI interface. CEO Tim Höttges of Deutsche Telekom, which also heads T-Mobile, anticipates a summer 2025 release with partners including Google Cloud AI, Eleven Labs, and Picsart. The AI Phone seeks to eliminate the need for mobile apps, passwords, and the use of personal data, proposing to streamline the online service booking experience. Despite potential skepticism, Deutsche Telekom plans to integrate new services throughout 2025.

🎬 Excurio, formerly Emissive, now enables multiple immersive experiences to be broadcast simultaneously at cultural partner venues, a first in entertainment. CEO Fabien Barati revealed that partners in Paris, Lyon, and Bordeaux are currently offering three simultaneous experiences to visitors. Excurio's multi-content simultaneous broadcasting patent benefits venues by allowing them to attract audiences to multiple offerings, improving profitability and visitor experience. In April, Excurio will globally launch "Les derniers remparts" and open its immersive experience creation platform to other studios, expanding content and partnership networks.

📱 Travel Compositor unveiled Dora, an AI-powered interactive travel kiosk. Designed as an advanced vending machine, Dora uses artificial intelligence, virtual avatars, and voice recognition to assist travelers in booking flights, hotels, and experiences. Intended for deployment in travel agencies, hotels, airports, and tourism offices, Dora was presented at ITB Berlin 2025 for professionals to evaluate. Travel Compositor aims to expand companies' physical presence cost-effectively with this white-label solution.