EyeforTravel’s Startup & Innovation in Travel Awards taking
place at the Europe Summit 2017 (London, May 3-4) now has a number of start-ups
signed up including What3Words (www.what3words.com/),Daytrip (www.ondaytrip.com/)
, Transfer Travel (www.transfertravel.com/)
and Stay Planner (www.stayplanner.com/)
Applications are currently still open and will close on
April 20. The start-ups will pitch their businesses in front of a panel of
experienced investors on conference day 1, who will be judging their financial
potential. The two best pitches will be chosen to present in front of the 400+
summit attendees, with the winner chosen through a live audience poll of more
than 400 attendees.
This year, EyeforTravel Europe will see attendees from all
sectors within the travel industry. Some of the confirmed brands in attendance
include Priceline, Momondo, TUI, Odigeo, NH Hotels, Eurail, Lufthansa, BMI,
Lonely Planet, Starwood Hotels, Eurostar, Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, Wyndham
Worldwide, Accor, Aegean Airlines and more.
"EyeforTravel exceeded all expectations in helping us
meet key decision makers from some of the biggest travel organisations
globally” says Andy Peck, CEO and Founder of Trustedhousesitters, a participant
at the 2016 awards. He added “We’ve attended events both in the EU and US and
the connections made and insights gleaned have been invaluable. We’d definitely
recommend anyone looking to drive commercial exposure to get involved with Eye
for Travel. It's really helped us progress business development forwards and we
really enjoyed attending the well-organised and informative events."
The judges for the 2017 awards include:
- Timothy Hentschel co-founder and CEO, HotelPlanner.com
- Callum Lee, Investment Analyst, Angel Capital Group (tbc)
- Clive Jacobs, Chairman, Jacobs Media Group
- Charlie Woolnough, Hedgefund professional, Quorum (tbc)
- Christopher Persson, General Partner, Recapex (tbc)
- Dick Porter, Portfolio Chairman and Investor (founder and former CEO, STA Travel)
- Brian Harniman, Managing Director, Brand New Matter Inc
“I honestly believe
that the disruptors in the travel scene will be those who can really tap into
the latent needs that the market has and deliver a service that beats the
traditional suppliers” said Tim Gunstone, MD of EyeforTravel, “For the past 20
years, we have consistently tried to make EyeforTravel Europe the nexus of
innovation in the travel industry and 2017 is no different, we expect to see
the disruptive technologies and business models that are in the pipeline”.
For more information about the awards and to find out how start-ups
can enter, please visit http://events.eyefortravel.com/travel-distribution-summit-europe/awards.php
Feel free to get in touch with Tim directly at
tim@eyefortravel (please use 'EU startup awards' in the subject)
