After carefully reviewing hundreds of applications, LAB Miami Ventures has chosen the 10 most disruptive startups to pitch at the first annual Future of Travel summit. At this unique event, guests will hear keynotes and panel discussions from travel industry leaders, meet startups set to shake up TravelTech, and mingle with investors – all on February 12th at the Lightbox & The Lab Miami in the Wynwood Arts District.
LAB Ventures, a company-builder which designs and launches new digital businesses, held an open call for innovative TravelTech startups months ago and received applications from five continents. The 10 finalists offer services ranging from rental car metasearch and multi/modal travel booking, to interactive city guides and hotel management systems: Viajala (Colombia), Axle (NY, US), VoyHoy (Chile), RentingCarz (FL, US), Porter and Sail (NY, US), Daycation (FL, US), Simplenight (FL, US), PurpleCloud Technologies (PA, US), Soundwalkrs (Colombia) and Hotel Online (Kenya). Get to know them more here.
The startups are competing for a chance to attend Phocuswright’s Startup Battleground in Las Vegas, a spot on stage at Seatrade Global, and over $20,000 of other prizes. The panel of expert judges includes Kerri Zeil, Director of Amadeus for Startups; Noam Beno, Corporate Strategy at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd; Seth Cassel, President of EveryMundo; Andrew Sturner, Founder of Boatsetter; and Parker Stanberry, Founder of Oasis Collection.
You can still watch and vote for the best startup, just grab a ticket here: futureoftravel.miami.