On January 20, DingTalk, Alibaba’s workplace collaboration platform, released version 8.2.5. The “AI Travel” product jointly developed by DingTalk, Amap, and Alipay officially went live. All enterprise users can simply search for keywords such as “AI Travel,” “business travel car service,” “flights,” or “hotels” within the latest version of DingTalk to activate the service instantly, at no cost, with no upfront payment or service fees required. In this release, capabilities such as AI Print and AI-powered real-time interpretation for meeting minutes were also fully rolled out.
DingTalk AI Travel is designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer than 500 employees. By integrating services such as Amap ride-hailing and Alipay corporate payments, it provides end-to-end travel solutions across four core scenarios: flights, hotels, train tickets, and ground transportation. Compared with other corporate travel platforms on the market, DingTalk AI Travel connects directly to the systems of hotel groups including Jinjiang, Home Inn, Dossen, Atour, and Yaste, offering more competitive hotel rates. The product also features AI-powered price comparison, automatically searching across the web and multiple booking platforms in real time to identify the lowest available rates.
For employees who travel frequently, the AI travel assistant makes business trips significantly easier. With a single sentence, users can plan an entire itinerary; even complex multi-city routes can be optimized within 30 seconds, with travel requests generated automatically—eliminating the need for manual form filling.
One of the most convenient features for employees is the “frictionless reimbursement” ride-hailing service co-launched by DingTalk and Amap. After submitting an outing or business travel request, employees can book a ride directly within the approval form or by searching “Amap ride-hailing.” Once the trip is completed, invoices and itineraries are automatically linked to the corresponding approval, completely removing the hassle of collecting and sorting receipts. On the payment side, DingTalk works with Alipay corporate codes to enable company-paid travel, allowing employees to travel without advancing funds, while enterprises can activate the feature as needed.
For management teams, AI Travel comes with built-in professional travel management tools. Companies can customize travel policies, including flight booking lead times, hotel price ranges, and train seat classes. The system also generates detailed reports and rankings by department and by employee, making travel costs fully transparent and controllable.
In terms of audio and video collaboration, DingTalk further upgraded its AI real-time translation and interpretation capabilities in version 8.2.5. During face-to-face communication or cross-border video meetings, users can hear translated conversations in real time. Even those with limited foreign language skills can communicate more confidently when traveling or attending meetings abroad.
The new face-to-face simultaneous interpretation feature supports not only translated subtitles but also real-time voice translation. With just a standard Bluetooth headset, users can enable live translation across multiple languages such as Chinese, English, and Japanese. Different languages can even be assigned to the left and right audio channels, allowing two people to communicate smoothly using a single headset. DingTalk video meetings now also support two-way simultaneous interpretation in multiple languages. Participants simply select their preferred language to “hear their own mother tongue” in international meetings, while the system automatically generates meeting summaries and action items—significantly improving the efficiency of cross-border collaboration.
