NEAR and ADI Launch TravAI: AI-Powered Travel Booking with Cross-Chain Payments

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TravAI: AI-Powered Travel Booking Platform

Platform Overview

NEAR Protocol and ADI Chain have partnered to launch TravAI, a travel booking platform powered by AI agents and intent-based operations. The platform enables users to communicate their travel needs through natural language conversations with an AI concierge, which autonomously searches providers, builds itineraries, books accommodations and services, and completes payments without requiring manual intervention.

Transaction Processing and Payment Options

All transactions settle on ADI Chain, an enterprise-focused layer-2 blockchain. Users can pay with BTC, ETH, SOL, or any other major token supported by NEAR Intents. The chain abstraction and intent-based protocol powered by the NEAR stack handle cross-chain conversion seamlessly in the background.

Project Details

TravAI is developed and operated by Datrics, while ADI Chain comes from Sirius International, the digital arm of UAE-listed IHC. The partnership targets both corporate travel teams and frequent individual travelers seeking faster and auditable booking workflows.

NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin described the launch as the arrival of “agentic commerce” that addresses real-world problems, highlighting the fully automated planning-to-payment workflow.

NEAR’s AI and Cross-Chain Initiatives

The TravAI release follows NEAR’s recent expansion into AI tools. On December 3, the NEAR Foundation launched AI Cloud and Private Chat features with hardware-backed privacy, which have already been adopted by projects reaching over 100 million users.

NEAR Intents, the cross-chain engine powering TravAI payments, has processed more than $7 billion in volume since its launch.

Market Context

Despite significant partnership momentum—including collaborations with Brave, the privacy-focused web browser, and Kalshi, a leading US-based prediction market that recently integrated NEAR payments—NEAR’s price remains in bearish territory at $1.67, presenting a notable divergence from recent bullish news and fundamental developments.

Getting Started

TravAI is currently inviting users to join the waitlist, with enterprise solutions also available for qualified organizations.