Trailblazer Awards 2026

Arcube is a travel-tech platform giving airlines access to 16+ ancillary products through a single integration. From eSIMs and lounge access to flight protection and airport transfers, Arcube connects carriers to 6,000+ global suppliers with zero upfront cost, AI-driven personalisation, and a proven revenue share model.

Cumbaya provides the Agentic AI infrastructure for the professional travel industry. We empower agencies to reclaim their competitive edge by transforming complex logistical planning into high-margin, bookable journeys. By automating back-office friction and dynamic packaging, we enable travel experts to deliver superior, digital-first client experiences at unprecedented scale.

Drifter is AI visibility infrastructure for places. Our product Currents runs real traveler queries against ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity to measure how destinations, hotels, and attractions show up in AI recommendations, then shows them exactly how to improve. We start with DMOs and expand into the broader place economy.

Hotelblock.ai is a hospitality tech company that provides an AI-powered revenue growth platform built for hospitality group sales teams. The company automates the entire group sales workflow, from outbound prospecting and lead capture to proposal generation, follow-ups, and deal closure. Designed to increase conversion rates and maximize high-margin group revenue, Hotelblock.ai empowers lean sales teams to operate with greater efficiency, visibility, and scale.

ImpersonAlly is an AI-native brand protection and fraud intelligence platform that detects and stops impersonation, phishing, and misinformation delivered through paid ads, search results, AI-generated answers, domains, and social channels. As generative AI makes scams faster, cheaper, and more convincing, fraudsters increasingly weaponize advertising ecosystems to hijack brand traffic, steal customer data, and distort marketing attribution. 

Kudos is an Australian travel technology company developing the operating platform for modern corporate travel programs, connecting travel management companies, corporate customers and travellers in one unified environment. Delivered as a fully white-label solution, agencies deploy Kudos under their own brand while integrating with GDSs, online booking tools and a growing ecosystem of travel data and technology providers. With a team of fewer than 15 employees, Kudos is now entering a scale-up phase as agencies seek more open, connected travel technology.