In the competition's first two editions, Wakalua, the global tourism innovation hub powered by Globalia, in collaboration with the
The second edition features startups in a more mature stage, with 10% having had more than
Sustainability
Building on the success of the inaugural competition, this new edition continues to identify new companies that will lead the sector's transformation. The aim and common denominator is to achieve a sustainable and profitable future through technology and innovation. This initiative is supported by partners such as Turismo de
These partners will participate actively in the final decision and in the subsequent promotion, financing rounds and implementation of the pilot projects with the winners:
Categories
This annual competition is one of the flagship projects of Wakalua, the tourism innovation hub powered by Globalia in collaboration with the
Deep Tech, rethinking location and geolocation: With the backing of Amadeus, the aim in this category is to select the best startup that simplifies trips for customers or suppliers using location systems. Solutions that combine location data with artificial intelligence can be used to identify tourism regions, associate them with nearby airports, optimize, and offer opinion mining, among others.
Smart Mobility: In partnership with
Smart Destinations: With the collaboration of Distrito Digital Valencia, solutions will be identified to improve the sustainability and profitability of destinations from the economic, environmental and socio-cultural perspectives by leveraging technology to help foster innovation and accessibility in an increasingly globalized world.
Disruptive Hospitality: Intu Costa del Sol will analyse companies that contribute to optimizing the total experience of travellers by combining the best solutions in the world of retail, shopping centres, food, leisure and hotels, so that, through personalized services and digital connectivity, every trip can be as efficient and effective as possible.
Innovative tourism solutions: Turismo de
Special award for sustainability: In addition, the UNWTO and Globalia will present a special sustainability award with the aim of giving more visibility to projects that are committed to more efficient and sustainable tourism.
Lastly, the IE Africa Center will recognize the best project in terms of social impact and the winner of the Travel Tech 4 Good accelerator, in collaboration with the
Finalists by category:
Deep Tech:
Klustera (
TravelX (
Smart Mobility:
Eccocar (
Zeleros (
Smart Destinations:
Road.Travel (
Visualfy (
Disruptive Hospitality:
Hackpacking (
Questo (
Rural development:
i-likelocal (
Rutopia (
Innovative tourism solutions:
HiJiffy (
LUGGit (
Sustainability:
Adventure Junkies (
La Voyageuse (
Live Electric Tours (
Pikala (
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