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Trailblazer Awards 2024

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Meet the early-stage companies demonstrating how their tech has the potential to revolutionise travel and tourism and make a difference at the Trailblazer Awards. 

In 2024, attendees witnessed the latest advancements in travel technology by visiting the most innovative start-ups in the field. 

The finalists were all under 40 months old and took part in a Trailblazers Panel at the show, where they discussed their innovative solutions and how they are transforming the travel industry.

Previous winners 

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2024 winner

crewfare

2023 winner

jryney

2022 winner

travel ledger

2021 Winner

touramigo

2024 TRAILBLAZER AWARD FINALISTS

In 2024, select exhibitors delivered elevator pitches, showcasing their services and leaving a lasting impression on attendees. The Trailblazer Awards, an event highlight, saw Crewfare emerge as the winner among fierce competition from At Worthy Technology, Curated Planet, Navi Savi, and Truely. 

Watch their short innovation pitches to get to know them better.

HANDSIN

NaviSavi's B2B2C model is customer-centric, where users and creators discover and plan their dream adventures through captivating community recommended UGC video experiences. 

Address:

807 Central Street, PO Box 151, Oxford, NE, 68967, United States

VIEW INNOVATION PITCH

JYRNEY

Crewfare provides cutting-edge travel solutions to help experience creators manage, enhance, and monetize bookings. Our suite of products simplifies the latest travel technology so you can amplify your offering. 

Address: 

2678 Edgewater Court, Weston, FL,
33332, United States

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magellan go

AT Worthy introduces an inovative paradigm in digital engagement through its unique "Digital Worthiness" concept. It leverages AI to offer businesses a transformative rating system ranging from 1 to 5 @s. 

Address:

651 N Broad St 206, Middletown, DE,
19709, United States

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HANDSIN

Truely eSIM aims to be the lightest thing you pack for your travels. Their Travel eSIM gives you access to the best local data rates from wherever you are in the world. No need to SIM switch nor worry about spending on roaming charges ever again. 

Address:

109 North Bridge Rd, #07-22 Funan
Singapore, 179097

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JYRNEY

Curated Planet provides an integrated communication and location-sharing platform that connects your travellers, guides, and office staff. Their platform streamlines and centralizes all communication within a fully branded mobile app. 

Address:

400 East 70th Street, Suite 2002, New York, NY, 10021, United States

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OTHER TRAILBLAZER PARTICIPANTS

ADVENTURE CLUES

Gamified Self-Guided Tour Platform - ​Create immersive white label scavenger hunt adventures and sell on your own website. Attract large group bookings and boost your profits with ease.

Address:

Manchester Technology Centre, 103 Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 7ED, United Kingdom

FLUXIR

Fluxir is a Compliance-as-a-service (CaaS) solution for travel documentation compliance, providing guidance, application, and notifications for complex and time-consuming travel requirements. Our platform offers a streamlined dashboard or API.

Address:

651 N broad Street, Middletown, 19709, United States

TOUREO

Toureo is a specialized tour operator software designed to simplify the complexities of organizing multi-day tours. It provides an intuitive platform for automated booking, itinerary planning, and real-time supplier coordination. Key features include a client portal for easy travel document management and an integrated quoting system. 

Address:

GEC Taylor's Lane, Dublin, D08YPP9, Ireland

TURNEO

The Turneo platform enables hotels to quickly and easily set up their own comprehensive experience “stores” - filled with everything from tours to transfers, from wellness to wine-tasting. These stores can be integrated everywhere from the company website to personalised email marketing, giving guests get a seamless booking experience on a channel and time of their choosing. At the same time, hotels get a single platform, from which to manage, track and grow their experience offer, with clean, comprehensive data to better understand their guests.

Address:

71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom

THE TRIP BOUTIQUE AI

The Trip Boutique offers an AI-enabled SaaS solution for travel organizations, enhancing data-driven, hyper-personalized client relationships from pre- to post-trip. Our system serves as a co-pilot for travel advisors, enabling (1) mapping of traveler preferences, (2) curation of data to identify top suppliers and experiences, (3) quick discovery of suitable offers, and (4) delivery of the best recommendations through itineraries, personalized emails, or AI-generated contextual suggestions.

Address: 

c/o Impact Hub Zürich, Sihlquai 131, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland

Meet the Trailblazer Awards 2024 judges

Want to know more?

Time-travel to TravelTech Show 2023 and see what went down on 28-29 June 2023.

2023 FLASHBACK

Ready to apply as a Trailblazer for 2024? 

Read more about submitting your application for the Trailblazer Fund at TravelTech Show 2024. 

TRAILBLAZER FUND 2024

Northstar