Innovation

🏡 En mai 2025, le SOWK Resort à Koh Phangan, Thaïlande, a été nommé 2ᵉ plus beau lodge mondial par les Hotel & Lodge Awards à Paris. Depuis janvier 2025, le resort propose le service "Tailoring Emotions", créant des séjours personnalisés basés sur les désirs des clients. L'expérience inclut un questionnaire et un concierge personnel, impliquant 67 experts locaux, 30 thérapeutes bien-être, et 16 membres dédiés pour concevoir chaque moment.

💸 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.

🏝️ K-Club, a pioneer in luxury experiences, is expanding in Bali with three new projects: Collagen Café, Seven Wellness Bali, and Kliff by K-Club. In June 2025, the Collagen Café will open in Canggu, featuring beauty and wellness rituals. By 2026, Seven Wellness Bali will launch in Ubud, combining fitness and regenerative spa services. K-Club aims to integrate lifestyle, efficiency, and eco-awareness with plans for pop-ups in Jakarta and new locations in Ubud and Uluwatu.

💸 Plus de 1,374 établissements utilisent Console SecretBox pour vendre des bons et coffrets cadeaux, générant 149 millions d'euros de chiffre d'affaires en 2024. La plateforme, sans commission ni frais cachés, optimise la visibilité grâce à une IA intégrée. Elle rédige des offres en secondes, alignées sur votre style, et booste les ventes en ligne. Faisant partie de la Suite Consoles d'Api & You, elle offre 100 fonctionnalités et héberge les boutiques sur un datacenter certifié ISO 14001.

💸 Over 1,374 establishments embraced Console SecretBox, generating €149 million in 2024. This e-commerce solution, free of commissions and hidden fees, uses integrated AI to automate offer creation and optimize online visibility. It directly deposits 100% of sales revenue to users' accounts. The tool is part of the Api & You Suite, offering over 100 features and ensuring sustainability with ISO 14001 certified hosting. Designed for small teams, it's active 24/7, even when establishments are closed.

🛫 Kayak for Business, on July 16, announced a global partnership with HQ Travel to integrate terrestrial transport booking and management solutions for companies worldwide. This collaboration provides access to HQ's SummitGround platform, featuring 1,500 verified suppliers in over 100 countries. Administrators can now manage bookings, expenses, and carbon emissions on a single dashboard. This aims to enhance cost control and policy compliance for business travel, offering a seamless global travel experience.

🚀 SkyDrive will showcase its eVTOL SD-05 at Expo 2025 in Osaka, with demonstrations starting July 31 and continuing until August 24, 2025. The taxi, awaiting certification, accommodates two passengers, reaches up to 500m altitude, and speeds of 100 km/h. It can also travel up to 60 km/h on roads for 20-30 km. SkyDrive's goal is to position itself as a leader in future mobility, supported by investors like Suzuki Motor Corporation and JR East.

🚗 Motor AI, founded in 2017 in Berlin, recently secured €20 million in funding from Segenia Capital, eCAPITAL, and prominent German investors. This funding will expedite the global deployment of their Autonomous Driving Software Stack. The start-up aims to double its workforce and gain European and German regulatory approval by 2026. Their technology uniquely combines AI with traditional control models, ensuring safe autonomous driving that aligns with European transparency and traceability standards.

📈 Google recently introduced AI Overview, an AI-based feature providing detailed search responses. This system impacts hotels, especially in information-based queries. Traditional search results persist for transactional searches like "hotels in Venice." AI Overview may reduce organic traffic and visibility for hotels, but offers opportunities if content is high-quality and niche. To benefit, optimize SEO, update Google Business profiles, and use a multichannel strategy to enhance online presence and attract targeted traffic.

💸 Selon une étude de 2025 par Jumio, 44% des voyageurs aux États-Unis, Royaume-Uni, Singapour et Mexique ne se sentent pas protégés contre les fraudes facilitées par l'IA lors de la réservation de vacances. 74% des 8001 participants sont prêts à des étapes d’authentification supplémentaires. La méfiance résulte de fuites de données chez Booking.com, Qantas et Hertz, et d'un manque de confiance dans la gestion des données personnelles lors des réservations.