The Top 20 Travel AI Startups of 2025
Image courtesy of Travel Massive, Travel Massive Asia Conference 2025, Da Nang, Vietnam.
Artificial intelligence isn’t just a new tool in travel—it’s a new operating system. From dynamic merchandising and conversational planning to agentic workflows that handle bookings, AI is collapsing the distance between traveler intent and traveler action. “AI-native” startups—companies built around AI as the core value driver, not a bolt-on—are moving fast: they’re training on unique travel data, orchestrating decisions across channels, and turning every touchpoint into a moment of revenue, loyalty, or service recovery.
That’s exactly the focus of the Travel Trends AI Summit V2 on October 28–29, 2025 (Virtual)—two days of live demos, keynotes, and panels with 1,500+ operators, brands, agencies, DMOs, and investors digging into how AI is transforming every major travel vertical and role. Day 1 is wall-to-wall product demos; Day 2 goes deep with use cases across airlines, hospitality, tours/activities, OTAs, advisors, payments, and more. Early-bird tickets are $79 until September 30
Below is our curated list of 20 AI travel startups to watch—many of whom you’ll meet live at our AI Summit. If you work in travel, this is your cheat sheet to where the industry is headed next.
Pinerary — Founded by Annie Pezza, Pinerary surfaces real traveler itineraries, sustainable ideas, and modern planning tools—making inspiration more authentic and actionable.
Tripian — A B2B platform delivering personalized, bookable in-destination experiences via APIs/SDKs, unlocking contextual recommendations and new ancillary revenue for brands.
GrupBlox — Group travel contracting and management with AI for cost optimization, multi-city planning, and instant contracts—shrinking weeks of logistics into minutes.
Layla — A conversational AI agent that curates, plans, and books in a single interface—meeting travelers where they chat. (Silver Sponsor; on-stage product session.)
GuestOS — An AI concierge and operating layer for destinations, hotels, and resorts that anticipates needs and orchestrates responses across the guest journey. (“Operating System for Connected Destinations” demo.)
iWander — An AI companion for personalized, immersive audio tours and smart navigation that adapts in real time to a traveler’s interests. (Day 1 demo on in-destination personalization.)
Mindtrip — A generative-AI trip assistant blending conversation with curated content so travelers can research, plan, and book seamlessly. (Featured on Day 2.)
NaviSavi — Authentic short-video discovery that replaces stock with real traveler clips—fueling inspiration, planning, and bookable decisions. (CEO session on why video is the new discovery layer.)
GuideGeek (Matador Network) — An AI travel assistant on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger powering custom bots for destinations and tourism boards; building the bridge between travelers and DMOs. (
TravelAI™ — Personalization and planning focused on smarter recommendations that lift conversion and loyalty; part of our “Rise of the Autonomous Traveler” conversation.
Hyper Nimbus — An AI-driven hotel operating system that automates workflows and guest communications while keeping service on-brand. (Featured in “Native AI Frontier in Hospitality”.)
Sherpa — Real-time visa and entry-requirement intelligence embedded in partner sites to de-risk trips and increase conversion at checkout. (Air travel & airport innovation session.)
Kaptio — A cloud-native booking/reservations platform with AI insights that scales operations and improves sales visibility—now expanding into CruiseTech conversations.
Maya AI — Contextual insights and recommendations that personalize engagement at scale across travel and hospitality.
Autoura — AI-guided audio and self-guided experiences that personalize storytelling to interests and location—flipping sightseeing from “tours” to “designed days.” (Day 1 product session.)
FetchyFox — AI concierge for airports and transit hubs enabling travelers to pre-order food, lounges, and services—reducing friction during connections. (Airports & air travel session.)
Magpie — AI tools that standardize and distribute supplier content for tours/activities, expanding reach while cutting manual data work.
TravelTek - Traveltek has launched AIVA (AI Voyage Assistant) in collaboration with Traverse Automation—an agentic AI cruise booking assistant integrated into their iSell Connect platform.
Hoppswap — Winner at the Travel Massive Asia Conference 2025 (Da Nang), Hoppswap is reimagining home exchange with AI-matched preferences, availability, and values for faster, safer swaps.
Joaia — A location-aware audio guidance app with virtual guide “personalities” that dynamically shape narrative experiences as travelers move.
Why These Startups Matter (and how to see them in action)
The thread connecting these companies: AI as the value chain, not just the UI. They ingest and structure messy travel data, learn from behavior, and automate the “next best action” across channels. At our Summit you’ll see that play out live during Day 1 Demo Day and then unpack it with operators, brands, and investors on Day 2, with tracks covering distribution, payments, loyalty, hospitality operations, advisors/OTAs, DMOs, and more.
Join us October 28–29 (Virtual). Early-bird tickets are $79 until September 30. If you’re building or buying AI in travel, you won’t find a denser two-day download of real use cases, live demos, and partner intros.
Secure your spot today to connect with these innovators and more.
Who Did We Miss?
Consider this list as a starting point. The pace of AI innovation in travel is extraordinary, and new startups are emerging every month. Who do you think belongs on the list of Top Travel AI Startups?
Email us info@traveltrendspodcast.com with the startups or innovators you think should be featured next.