Mastercard launches AI concierge
Mastercard and MakeMyTrip launched a global AI-powered travel and lifestyle concierge called 'Lifestyle Navigator' in India, combining Mastercard offers with MakeMyTrip’s Myra trip-planning assistant for bookings and curated experiences. The rollout is the first global deployment of their joint system and signals mainstreamed embedded GenAI in consumer travel. (tribuneindia.com)
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