(IN SHORT) Agoda has launched its inaugural brand campaign in Singapore, featuring AI-powered video ads that highlight the company’s flight services with a distinctly local flair. Building on prior AI-led efforts in India, the campaign uses Google Veo, Runway, and Kling AI to generate all visuals, while ideation and voice-overs were handled internally. Chief Marketing… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Amadeus, in partnership with Microsoft and leveraging OpenAI’s Azure platform, is rolling out two AI-driven enhancements to its Hospitality products. The first embeds Amadeus Advisor Chat into Demand360, granting hotel teams instant, tailored insights based on data from 44,000 hotels and 35 million short-term rentals. Advisor Chat users have already reclaimed significant analyst… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Amadeus has made a minority investment in the Generative AI startup Acai Travel through its strategic funding initiative, Amadeus Ventures. This investment reflects the growing belief within the travel sector that Generative AI will significantly transform travel operations. Acai Travel, which offers AI-driven solutions to OTAs, TMCs, airlines, and hotels, helps reduce operational… Read the full news article
Joint Release With OpenAI (IN SHORT) Singapore Airlines (SIA) has partnered with OpenAI to bring advanced Generative AI solutions to the airline’s customer service and operations. The collaboration will enhance SIA’s AI-powered virtual assistant, providing smarter, personalized support for customers and improving staff productivity. SIA will also leverage AI to optimize operational tasks like flight… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) ANA HOLDINGS INC., through its venture capital fund ANA Future Frontier Fund L.P., has invested in Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based AI research company focused on nature-inspired foundational AI models. Sakana AI applies principles like evolution and collective intelligence to develop advanced, efficient generative AI technologies. ANA aims to collaborate with Sakana AI to… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Weeva, a leading sustainability platform, will be exhibiting at ITB Berlin 2024, showcasing its innovative integration of generative AI into its sustainability data management tool. James Lever, Weeva’s Chief Technology Officer, will unveil this integration at the eTravel Stage on March 5th. The company aims to revolutionize hotel tech by leveraging AI to… Read the full news article