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Uber s’intègre à WeChat pour embarquer les voyageurs chinois

🛫 Uber's mini-app integrates into WeChat, enabling 1.3 billion Chinese users to book rides directly within the app in 9 markets, including the US, UK, and France. This partnership with Tencent simplifies Chinese travelers' international mobility, letting them use WeChat Pay for hassle-free payments. The move coincides with resurgent interest in international travel, as 155 million Chinese travelers are projected to journey abroad in 2025, matching 2019's record.

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Uber distribuera les taxis autonomes de Lucid aux Etats-Unis

🚗 Uber and Lucid Group plan to launch a fleet of 20,000 autonomous taxis in the U.S. over the next six years. Lucid provides the software and Nuro's Level 4 autonomous system, while Uber offers fleet management expertise. Uber will invest hundreds of millions of euros in the project, with the first taxi deployment expected in late 2026. The Lucid Gravity model boasts a 720 km range. Currently, the prototype operates autonomously at Nuro's test site in Las Vegas.

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Hôtels : Folio lève 12 millions d’euros pour son développement international

💸 Folio, founded in 2023, secured a $14 million Series A funding round led by Thrive Capital and Construct Capital, with Redseed and SciFi VC. Designed for hotels, Folio's platform unifies procurement, suppliers, and financial systems, increasing managed spending by at least 10% and achieving 6% savings through real-time price comparisons. Simplifying payment processes to just three clicks, Folio enables new users to place orders in less than 20 minutes, boosting productivity and international growth.

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L’agent ChatGPT mêle la recherche approfondie à l’autonomie d’Operator

🤖 OpenAI unveils the agent ChatGPT, integrating deep search and Operator's autonomy for enhanced online task automation. This July 2025 update allows users to perform tasks like financial research, form-filling, and presentation creation. Key features include web navigation, intelligent date selection, and code execution. Users maintain control with task authorizations. Pro users get unlimited tasks, while other paid users have 50 monthly tasks, expandable. This innovation enhances travel planning and other repetitive online activities.

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Solayer lance une OTA pour les détenteurs de cryptomonnaies

🚀 Solayer, a web3 actor, launched Solayer Travel, an online travel agency for Emerald cardholders, promising 35% savings compared to traditional OTAs. Offering payments via the Solana blockchain and Visa network, the platform includes over a million hotels. While Solayer’s bulk pricing method remains unclear, they provide 24/7 travel assistance. Joshua Sum, Solayer's product manager, aims to make the Emerald card a premier travel choice, with more services planned later this year.

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Net Managers 2025 : Le Travel peut-il se fédérer pour embrasser l’IA ?

📅 Net Managers 2025, Summer Edition, featured discussions with industry leaders like Magali Colleu (Head of Sales Leisure), Bastien Crochet (VP Sales & Marketing, Orchestra), and Charlotte Marcus (DG, Aerticket France). Key topics included the potential for the travel industry to unify and embrace AI, highlighting the evolving landscape of travel sales and marketing strategies.

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Blockskye lève 13,5 millions d’euros pour moderniser l’infrastructure du voyages d’affaires

💸 Blockskye, July 2025, raised $15.8 million with United Airlines Ventures, Blockchange, and others to modernize business travel payments using blockchain. Founded in 2017, they collaborated with ARC in 2019 to demonstrate blockchain's potential, leading to partnerships with Diageo, TripAdvisor, and PwC US. Their platform, integrated with Kayak for Business, reduces agent expenses by 84% and recovers millions in unused tickets. Total funding: $33 million. Brook Armstrong, co-CEO, aims for global expansion and enhanced payment solutions.

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Bpifrance : “La culture de la donnée doit évoluer, car l’IA n’est pas une solution magique”

🖥 Bpifrance experts Jonathan Cassaigne and Charlotte Przybylski discuss AI's impact on startups, particularly in the travel sector, as of 2025. A recent AI-focused event gathered 55 leaders, highlighting the challenges of integrating AI beyond personal use. Notably, a Japanese robot hotel failed due to inefficiency. Despite open-data initiatives and AI's value, data management remains a barrier. Base 44 was acquired for $80 million by Wix in six months, illustrating AI startups' rapid growth potential.

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Net Managers 2025 : « Le coût de l’IA n’a jamais été aussi accessible »

📅 Du 3 au 6 juin 2025, Palma de Majorque a réuni 50 décideurs du secteur du voyage pour Net Managers 2025 Collection été. Les discussions ont porté sur l'accessibilité de l'intelligence artificielle, la souveraineté des solutions, et les opportunités offertes par l'open-source. Arno Pons de Digital New Deal, Vanguelis Panayotis de MKG Consulting & Hospitality ON, Eddy Mimoun de HDB Solutions, et Cyril Guiraud de Theta Travel Tech étaient parmi les intervenants.

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A Dubaï, des véhicules autonomes assurent le transport de bagages sur le tarmac

🚙 Dubaï, 2025: At Al Maktoum International Airport, six autonomous electric tractors transport baggage, reaching up to 15 km/h. Developed by TractEasy, these vehicles handle up to four baggage containers simultaneously under Level 3 autonomy, requiring a human operator. By 2026, Level 4 autonomy is planned. With a $1.6 million investment, this project aims to enhance efficiency and safety, aligning with Dubai’s digital transformation strategy and accommodating 260 million passengers annually.

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