Innovation

🚀 Evaneos, June 2025, Paris: Co-CEOs Aurélie Sandler and Maïlys Doë de Maindreville introduced a new SaaS division to aid Destination Management Companies (DMCs) in digitalization. Despite only 30% of their business with Evaneos, DMCs use multiple tools like Excel, Trello, and WhatsApp. The new tools, developed with Odys, streamline operations, enhance customer satisfaction, and integrate AI for hyper-personalization. Over 1 million itineraries benefit from AI, improving efficiency and customer interaction.

🎁 Maximizing gift card sales is crucial for luxury hotels, restaurants, and spas. Console SecretBox, a commission-free, AI-enhanced solution, helps businesses boost sales year-round. Limited-time offers, multi-channel promotion, AI-driven optimization, and personalized premium experiences are key strategies. Console SecretBox centralizes sales and simplifies management, offering real-time revenue with no hidden costs. Personalized gift options, premium packaging, and custom corporate solutions further increase sales value.

💻 Mirai introduced a new booking engine designed to boost website conversion rates, increase direct sales, and enhance average cart value. Results load in under 2 seconds, even with slow connections, improving conversion chances. The engine features card displays, reduced scrolling, and Attribute-Based Selling. It offers rate mixing and initial calendar pricing. The redesigned interface simplifies decision-making and boosts cart values. Multi-room bookings show a 56% higher conversion rate than single-room reservations, ideal for hotel chains allowing multi-establishment searches.

🚉 SNCF partners with Mistral AI to expand generative AI use, enhancing employee tools, industrial performance, and passenger experience. Announced alongside VivaTech 2025, this collaboration follows Mistral AI’s pivot with NVIDIA towards European cloud computing and AI. SNCF will integrate Mistral’s models into its SNCF GPT platform, equipping developers and improving R&D, predictive maintenance, and transport plans. SNCF aims for digital sovereignty, opting for French solutions like Inversive for its 1,200 VR/AR headsets over American providers.

💻 En mai 2025, une enquête menée par Flashs pour Hostinger révèle que près de 8 Français sur 10 utilisent l'IA pour préparer leurs vacances. Sur 10,500 répondants, plus de 9,000 utilisent l'IA, intégrant itinéraires, hébergements et recommandations. L'essor des robots conversationnels facilite la planification, économisant temps et réduisant l'incertitude. Léa Paolacci de FLASHS note que l'IA devient un assistant personnel, transformant l'organisation des congés en une expérience optimisée.

🚀 Navan, a tech-first travel company, marks its 10-year milestone at the 2025 Vivatech event. The business travel market is poised to reach $1,630 billion by 2025, according to GBTA. Navan, born in Silicon Valley, integrates AI like ChatGPT swiftly, being the first in business travel to do so. Their AI system, Cognition, uses 200 models for seamless booking and management. Navan's strategy involves organic growth and six acquisitions in Europe over five years.

💻 VivaTech 2025, Paris: SNCF collaborates with École Polytechnique on AI for mobility. Initiated in 2024, the teaching and research chair aims to double SNCF's market share to 20%. SNCF, leveraging AI across the group, seeks expertise in machine learning to develop lighter, reliable models. The collaboration continues a historic partnership, enhancing maintenance (e.g., TGV program) and operational efficiency. Laura Chaubard emphasizes AI’s role as a durable technology for future engineering.

🤖 INNOV8 Power partnered with Unitree Robotics at VivaTech 2025 to become the European distributor of advanced quadruped and humanoid robots. This strategic alliance highlights France's technological prowess in AI. The event showcased cutting-edge models like the Go2 Pro, B2-W, G1, and H1-2, each designed for complex environments, outdoor logistics, educational applications, and industrial assistance.

📱 WWDC 25, Cupertino: Apple unveiled advancements to its Apple Intelligence suite on June 2025. Innovations include Live Translation, facilitating communication in multiple languages during calls and messages, with plans to add 8 new languages by late 2025. Offline AI capabilities are enabled via Foundation Models, supporting natural language tasks in areas without connectivity. Enhanced Wallet app features live flight updates and AirTag integration for luggage tracking. These features aim to streamline travel experiences using AI.