Innovation

🚀 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.

💵 HBX Group partners with YouLend to offer Cash Advance, a digital financing solution for small and medium travel and hospitality businesses. Access funds within 48 hours, with repayments based on monthly sales instead of fixed rates. This initiative helps manage cash flow and unlock growth opportunities without relying on credit scores or collateral.

🥜 In Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules, the restaurant Symbiose crafts a seasonal and locally-inspired menu from its own garden. Facing increased demand for gift boxes, they adopted Console SecretBox to streamline sales, reduce manual work, and boost revenue. The solution provides a customized online store, easy management, AI-assisted offer creation, and no sales commission. Access their online shop here: [symbioserestaurant.secretbox.fr](https://symbioserestaurant.secretbox.fr/).

✈️ Marbella, Crans-Montana, Abu Dhabi, 4 juin 2025 – Les Roches, classée n°2 mondial pour l'enseignement supérieur en hôtellerie de luxe, lance un programme postgraduate sur l’aviation privée de luxe, débutant en septembre 2025. En collaboration avec Jetex, le diplôme inclut un stage professionnel de six mois à Dubaï. Avec un marché de l’aviation privée estimé à 55,2 milliards $ en 2031, ce cursus répond à la demande croissante de talents qualifiés.

🌐 Accenture's "Consumer Pulse Survey 2025" reveals that 72% of consumers regularly use AI tools, with 9% seeing generative AI as a reliable shopping source. Conducted in January 2025 across 18,000 respondents from 14 countries, the study highlights AI's influence on consumer behavior. 75% of consumers are open to AI personal shoppers. Brands must optimize AI presence as 18% prefer AI recommendations over online marketplaces, affecting their economic models and customer engagement strategies.

🚀 Iberia partners with AWS for digital transformation and AI integration. By migrating 1,638 servers, 1,235 databases, and 572 applications to AWS, code updates are now 1,000% faster, development cycles reduced by 40%, and error rates by 38%. Over 100 dashboards and 50 AI models manage 20+ million daily requests. With Amazon Bedrock, Iberia's AI assistant provides personalized travel recommendations via Mi Iberia and integrates with ChatGPT for flight searches.

✈️ SITA and Urban-Air Port are collaborating on creating the world’s first fully integrated, software-defined vertiport using cloud-based VMS to enhance eVTOL urban mobility. ✈️ Virgin Atlantic partners with TCS in a 7-year digital transformation deal to modernize with AI, improving customer experience and operations. 🚀 eDreams ODIGEO plans to add 150 tech roles, aiming for 1,850 staff by March 2026, enhancing AI innovation. 🏨 Mews' AI Smart Tips processes 5 million weekly consultations to elevate hotel services globally. ⛵️ BedBoat secures €30,000 from EU and €20,000 from Stelios for sustainable tourism growth. 🌐 SuiteOp integrates with Smily for efficient hotel operation automation in Europe.