July 27, 2026, Guangzhou. Today, TripGuru.ai, a leading global AI travel technology platform, and Guangzhou Kulv Travel Agency Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Guangzhou Kulv"), China's leading online agency for surrounding-area tours, officially signed a strategic partnership agreement. Lu Wei, Co-founder of Guangzhou Kulv, and Eagle Yi, CEO of TripGuru.ai, jointly attended the signing ceremony.
According to the agreement, the two parties will carry out comprehensive and deep collaboration focusing on the synergistic innovation and deployment of smart hardware and robots in the tourism industry chain, AI voice customer service, AI tour guides, AI museum guides, cross-border social media operations, joint procurement of premium travel resources, and the development of a cross-border AI agent payment ecosystem. Together, they aim to build a new AI ecosystem for cross-border tourism, taking the lead in driving its practical implementation within the US tourism industry.
I. Complementary Advantages and Synergistic Capabilities — Solidifying the Foundation of Cooperation
This strategic partnership is built upon the highly complementary core capabilities of both parties.
As a well-known online travel platform in South China, Guangzhou Kulv has deeply cultivated the local and surrounding-area tour market for many years, possessing a profound understanding of the upstream and downstream industry chain alongside a mature operational system. The company features outstanding capabilities in the direct connection and centralized procurement of travel resources, over 15 years of practical experience in internet operations and social media, and a massive customer base of nearly 80 million active users. This provides a solid localized supply chain foundation and efficient channel distribution capabilities for the partnership.
TripGuru.ai, as a leading global AI travel technology platform, has connected over 300,000 hotels and nearly 200,000 diversified travel resources, including attractions, shows, shopping, and transportation worldwide. Furthermore, it boasts leading AI Agent technological capabilities, AI voice customer service solutions, and successful experience in high-density travel resource integration scenarios in Las Vegas, USA.
The deep complementarity of these capabilities—Guangzhou Kulv’s profound accumulation in localized operations and resource procurement combined with TripGuru.ai’s leading advantages in global product supply and AI technology—lays a solid foundation for this collaboration. It also provides strong support for both parties to jointly explore the US local and surrounding-area tour market.
II. Focusing on Cross-Border and Surrounding Tours, Unlocking the Full Smart Transaction Loop
Based on these complementary strengths, both parties will jointly drive the seamless integration of travel products and AI capabilities. After users express their travel needs through natural language, AI will assist in the intelligent search and combined recommendation of products such as hotels, attractions, and shows, further connecting to real-time pricing, inventory, ordering, and payment services. Upon user confirmation and authorization, the smart agent can assist in completing product verification, order creation, and payment processes. The payment results will be linked in real-time with the travel booking and fulfillment systems, achieving a complete closed loop from "intelligent recommendation" to "intelligent transaction".
Both parties will also jointly promote the application of smart hardware and robotics in travel scenarios, exploring innovative applications such as AI voice customer service, AI tour guides, and AI museum guides to comprehensively elevate the intelligent service level of the tourism industry chain. These practices will be pioneered in US local tours, surrounding-area tours, and cross-border travel transaction scenarios.
III. AI Empowering Industry Upgrades — Remarks from Both Parties
Eagle Yi, CEO of TripGuru.ai, stated:
"The AI transformation of the travel industry is moving from information matching to task execution, and the real breakthrough lies in the two-way integration of technology and business scenarios. TripGuru.ai possesses global product supply and leading smart agent technological capabilities. This collaboration with Guangzhou Kulv is not just a superposition of resources, but a deep resonance of capabilities. We look forward to synergistic innovation that makes AI a reliable partner for cross-border travelers 'from inspiration to experience,' while exploring an actionable, practical path for the intelligent upgrade of the global travel industry."
Lu Wei, Co-founder of Guangzhou Kulv, pointed out:
"AI technology is profoundly restructuring every link of the tourism industry chain, but technology can only unleash its true value when rooted in real business scenarios and user needs. Guangzhou Kulv has cultivated the surrounding-area tour sector for many years, possessing deep insights into this market, a mature supply chain system, and nearly 80 million active users, allowing us to accumulate abundant local resources, user insights, and operational experience. Partnering with TripGuru.ai enables us to inject AI capabilities into the entire chain of product design, customer service, and transaction fulfillment. At the same time, Kulv's deep accumulation in social media operations and resource distribution channels will effectively enhance promotion and operational efficiency. We firmly believe that this cross-border integration will accelerate the digital and intelligent upgrade of the cross-border tourism ecosystem, setting a new benchmark for cooperation in the transformation and upgrading of the US travel industry."
IV. Ecosystem Co-Creation: Dual-Platform Strategy Driving the Future
Looking ahead, TripGuru.ai and Guangzhou Kulv will use this strategic signing as a new starting point to continuously promote the integration of travel resources and the application of artificial intelligence in real cross-border consumption scenarios.
Both parties announced that they will join hands with more smart hardware manufacturers, technology enterprises, and industry partners to jointly create a dual-platform strategy facing upstream suppliers and downstream agents. This will build an integrated AI empowerment system covering product supply, intelligent distribution, transaction fulfillment, and customer service, assisting more travel merchants, channel platforms, and enterprise clients in easily accessing the intelligent service ecosystem.
Both parties firmly believe that through open collaboration and continuous innovation, this partnership will inject strong momentum into building a secure, trustworthy, open, inclusive, and mutually beneficial AI ecosystem for cross-border tourism, leading the industry toward a smarter and more efficient future!
Media Inquiries
TripGuru.ai
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Yaochufa (Guangzhou Kulv)
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