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Ivana Dobrilovic from LuggageHero shares her thoughts on the tech trends that will impact the travel and tourism industry in 2020Although Bleisure (Business + Leisure) was a trend of the past decade, it’s definitely something we’ll see rolling into the 2020s where working to live and living to work is a way of life. We’re repeatedly told that all you need is a good laptop and a g...
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Experience cities like a local, thanks to London-based Like Locals, the startup aiming to provide self-guided trails crafted by a community of local insiders... When you go abroad and you want to tour a city, locals are obviously the best people to show you around and tell you the interesting tidbits about the place. But you don’t necessarily want to share your holiday with a stranger, you ...
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London-based disruptive tourism and travel startup NAVA, the innovative recommendation service that matches people to venues around them using artificial intelligence, has been named the winner of the 2019 Travel Technology Europe Disrupt Award.  After a rigorous application process, 10 companies were shortlisted, and asked to present their innovation to the Travel Technology Europe&nbs...
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A few weeks ago, IGO Adventures announced the launch of a crowdfunding round on leading equity investment platform Seedrs. The company, which launched in 2016, takes groups of people into the wilderness to disconnect from the digital world and reconnect with nature. The global adventure tourism market was valued at $445 billion in 2016, and is projected to reach $1,336 bi...
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When you announce that you are starting up your own company, you also take autonomy over your life. You won’t have a boss to answer to, though you might have investors who will hold you accountable. Startup business owners don’t have to wake up early in the morning and they don’t need to put in for time off, but it is generally best to get to work ahead of staff. Yes, becoming th...
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Early-stage startup CityRadar is a SaaS traveltech platform that aims to track, analyse and increase consumer spend in the hospitality, tourism & travel business sectors. We found out more... Currently in closed beta, CityRadar is a free app that aims to match tourists and locals with activities around different cities, with exclusive upgrades and hidden gems - and at the same time, acting as...
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New Startup SocialHub aims to breathe some life back into Local Businesses and Tourism by showcasing what they have on offer...In a world immersed in technology, browsing and shopping online is becoming the number one way to purchase your favourite products or find out about what you might want to do where you live. And, with more and more people are using the internet to find out what's...
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If you’ve got a startup in the travel and tourism sector, then a new London based project would be well worth a look. Announced recently by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, the Traveltech Lab aims to provide a springboard for startups working in the areas of travel, tourism, hospitality and events. In essence the Traveltech Lab is a niche startup incubator which will offer 35 spaces for ...
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Shabby, a young entrepreneur has just launched her start-up 'TotalTripOut London', a bespoke & private tour firm helping inbound visitors make London and beyond their personal playground. This morning she became a Startacus member and in true self starter style, she sent us an immediate blurb on her journey to date: Check it out and why not send her a message to wish her well!   "A few...
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Starting a tourist Business Last week we wrote about Starting a Fitness Business and this week we feature one of the most satisfying things to do in this world, in the opinion of many, is to travel. It is, as Mark Twain said, “...fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness... Broad wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of th...
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