The conference for travel startups and developers.

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Startup Tickets From $150

Get the official conference app and get $10 Lyft discount for the ride to the venue on May 24th

“If you are in the industry and want to understand true innovation, I encourage you to attend Travel Tech Con.”
Norm Rose, Travel Tech Consulting

May 22: Pitch Competition

500 Startups
814 Mission Street, 6th Floor

Registration: 12 pm

May 23: Workshops

500 Startups
814 Mission Street, 6th Floor

Registration: 8 am

May 24: Conference Day

HOME on Treasure Island
401 13th St

Registration: 8 am

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Pitch Competition

May 22

500 Startups 814 Mission Street, 6th Floor

20 Best Travel Startups

Early-Stage and VC-Backed

At Travel Tech Con Pitch competition 20 best travel startups, divided into two cohorts (early-stage and VC-backed), will pitch in front of a panel of esteemed industry experts in order to win amazing prizes from our partners, including a pitch spot at Phocuswright Battleground: The Americas and a ticket to The Phocuswright Conference ($4,199 value).

You can submit your application to pitch below. 500 Startups partners will provide feedback to startups that will come to the training days on May 8th and May 10th.

The 20 startups that will be selected for the finals will be provided with full conference tickets, one ticket per company, plus a discount for other team members.

Apply to Pitch
Official Rules | 2016 Success Stories | 2016 Pitch Competition Details

Schedule

Registration — 12:01 pm

Coffee, Snacks, Networking
Presentations — 1:00 pm

All ticket holders are welcome!
Networking — 6:00 pm

Awesome Bar Nearby
Winner Announcement — May 24

May 24, 5:30 pm at Treasure Island Venue

Judges

Christina Heggie

Investment Associate

Four round-trip tickets on any JetBlue flight
Mentoring sessions for two startups

Michael Coletta

Manager of Research and Innovation

Ticket to The Phocuswright Conference
Pitch Spot at Phocuswright Battleground: The Americas

Amir Amidi

Managing Partner

Entrance to Batch 3 of P&P Travel & Hospitality Accelerator
Mentoring sessions for 3 Startups

Norm Rose

President

Two Hours of Free Consulting

Gadi Bashvitz

VP & Group Leader, Car Service

$2,000 AWS Credits
2-hour Mentoring Session

Rom Hendler

Founder and Managing Partner

Mentoring Session

Nathan Bobbin

Senior Director, Product Innovation

Funding from Travelport Labs ($30,000)

Henry Chen Weinstein

CEO

Entry to Navigator Accelerator Program
Investment from Navigator Accelerator Program

Kerri Zeil

Head of Amadeus for Startups

One year of web services fees waived
16 hours of consulting sessions (industry & technology expertise)

Sylvie Charbonnier

VP Partnerships, Business Development & Marketing

Pitch product in front of 1 of our client (comprised of large airlines, FI's and Hotel Chains)
Invite to Switchfly Thought Leadership Summit in Napa

2016 Winners

We can help you get noticed, just like we helped our winners from 2016.

Workshops

May 23

500 Startups 814 Mission Street, 6th Floor

10 Workshops

Startup Track + Developer Track

Workshop is a 1.5-hour long interactive session with the speaker. You have a unique opportunity to learn from the industry experts and connect with them.

Each track is limited to maximum 30 attendees.

Schedule

Registration — 8:00 am

Coffee, Snacks, Networking
Presentations — 9:00 am

Full Ticket Required
Lunch — 12:30 pm

Boxed Lunch Provided
Networking — 6:30 pm

Awesome Bar Nearby

Startup Track

9:00 am 1h 30m: Working with a Strategic Investor

Christina Heggie (JetBlue Technology Ventures)
Ajay Sharma (JetBlue Technology Ventures)
10:45 am 1h 30m: Hacking Acquisition of Corporate Customers

Felicia Schneiderhan (30SecondsToFly)
1:30 pm 1h 30m: Air Distribution 101 for Startups

William Niejadlik (Niejadlik Consulting)
3:15 pm 1h 30m: Startup Confessional — Who, What, Where, Why & How to Pitch Your Travel Product

Dave Rubin (Greystone Hotels and Hospitality)
5:00 pm 1h 30m: Mentoring Session with Michael Coletta

Michael Coletta (Phocuswright)

Developer Track

9:00 am 3h: How to Build a Chatbot

Angik Sarkar (Waylo)
1:30 pm 1h 30m: From e-ticket to One Order

Abram Richman (Datalex)
3:15 pm 1h 30m: Introduction to Blockchain and Smart Contracts

Maksim Izmaylov (Winding Tree)
Jakub Vysoký (Winding Tree)