# SkyLink

> SkyLink is an enterprise AI travel assistant that lets employees search, book, change and manage policy-compliant trips through natural-language conversations in Slack and Microsoft Teams. Founded by Atyab Bhatti and Kush Maheshwari, the company connected its conversational layer to existing TMC, GDS and supplier infrastructure, proved the model with customers including McKinsey and Sony, partnered with BCD Travel and was acquired by Amadeus in February 2026.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Atyab Bhatti (CEO & Cofounder), Kush Maheshwari (CTO & Cofounder)
- **Team size:** Public listings vary: LinkedIn lists 51-200 employees and Y Combinator listed 53 in 2026; supplied data estimates 120.
- **Products:** SkyLink AI Corporate Travel Agent, Trip Rank, Travel Manager Dashboard and Controls, Disruption and Servicing Automation
- **Notable:** Won the judges' award at BTN's 2024 Innovation Faceoff among 13 competitors., Named one of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026., Atyab Bhatti was named to Business Travel News' 25 Most Influential People of 2025.

## Products & services

- **SkyLink AI Corporate Travel Agent** — A natural-language assistant in Slack and Microsoft Teams for searching, booking, changing and canceling flights, hotels, cars and rail while applying traveler preferences and company policy.
- **Trip Rank** — A ranking system described by the company that combines intent, history, loyalty preferences and enterprise priorities to order travel choices.
- **Travel Manager Dashboard and Controls** — Configurable policies, booking and spend visibility, auditability, custom fields, reason codes and approval support for corporate travel programs.
- **Disruption and Servicing Automation** — Reactive and proactive itinerary monitoring that can suggest or execute changes and escalate unsupported cases to a travel agent.

## Achievements

- Won the judges' award at BTN's 2024 Innovation Faceoff among 13 competitors.
- Named one of PhocusWire's Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026.
- Atyab Bhatti was named to Business Travel News' 25 Most Influential People of 2025.
- Completed tens of thousands of bookings before the Amadeus acquisition.
- At McKinsey, reported 99-second average bookings, 96% satisfaction, 35% higher hotel attachment and a 40% shift toward international roundtrip bookings.
- Acquired by Amadeus in February 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — SkyLink won the judges' award at BTN's 2024 Innovation Faceoff and began its McKinsey pilot.
- **2025-04** — McKinsey launched SkyLink across North America after the pilot.
- **2025-07** — BCD Travel announced a strategic partnership to offer SkyLink to large-scale North American customers.
- **2025-11** — PhocusWire named SkyLink to its Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2026.
- **2025-12** — Business Travel News named CEO Atyab Bhatti one of its 25 Most Influential People of 2025.
- **2026-02** — Amadeus acquired SkyLink to add its conversational orchestration technology to the Amadeus portfolio.
- **2026-04** — Microsoft's Teams app certification listing described SkyLink's core function as helping corporate employees book and manage travel through AI chat.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tryskylink.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skylinkai
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/trySkyLink

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Last updated: 2026-08-22