Berlin's YGO Raises €8 Million to Make Travel Inventory Bookable by AI Agents

YGO organises and structures fragmented hotel and travel product data so that AI systems can discover, compare and recommend offerings. According to Tech.eu, this supports personalised recommendations, semantic search and automated booking across flights, accommodation and activities, connecting suppliers with both traditional booking channels and emerging AI assistants.

Tech.eu reported that the company aims to reduce the travel industry's reliance on intermediaries such as online travel agencies and metasearch platforms, which typically retain between 15 and 25 per cent of each booking. By linking suppliers directly to AI-powered booking channels, the platform is intended to help them keep control of customer relationships and improve margins.

Ventech partner Nicolas Barthalon said online travel booking is undergoing its biggest structural shift in decades, and that YGO's neutral infrastructure will become critical to how travel operates in an AI-first world, according to EU-Startups.

Italy's Ganiga, Denmark's Plinto and London's XRlabs each announced new funding to scale their AI platforms across different industries.