{"id":6779,"date":"2025-11-10T09:32:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upnextgroup.com\/our-journey\/?page_id=6779"},"modified":"2025-11-11T09:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:51:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.upnextgroup.com\/our-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We've journeyed Left, Right, Down, and now are going UpNext.<\/h1>\r\n

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\n 20 Jan 2026 -\n 3 min read <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n TravelAI Among Fastest-Growing Companies in North America in 2025<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n
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\n 20 Jan 2026 -\n 5 min read <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n TravelAI Acquires Smartours.com, Launches Push into AI-Powered Packaged Travel<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n
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\n 01 Dec 2025 -\n 14 min read <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n The AI Power Shift: Why the Third Voice Will Control the Future of Travel<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n
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\n 01 Dec 2025 -\n 7 min read <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n Rethinking Pricing Models & Concepts for the Travel Industry in the Age of AI<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n
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\n 01 Dec 2025 -\n 3 min read <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n TravelAI \u2018proof of concept\u2019 phase over as it turns AI into profits and plans to become world\u2019s number one AI-powered agent for travelers<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n
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\n 01 Dec 2025 -\n 5 min read <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n We are back. Here\u2019s what is UpNext.<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n
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\n 01 Dec 2025 -\n 4 min read <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n It is Kind of Fun to do the Impossible<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n
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\n 01 Dec 2025 -\n 12 min read <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n 2020 is Not the End But the Beginning<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\n
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