Meet the 4 winners of World Tourism Forum Lucerne’s Indian Start-Up Innovation Camp 2019

Switzerland-based World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) has announced the four winners of its Indian Start-Up Innovation Camp 2019, which was held in Bangalore on Wednesday.

The camp focused on talent, innovation, diversity and sustainable development within and beyond travel, tourism and hospitality industry

The winners were announced in the categories of ‘community’, ‘conservation’, ‘culture’ and ‘commerce’, in the field of travel, tourism and hospitality from the Indian subcontinent.

The four startups also received US$10,000 each along with a personalised two-year mentoring by industry experts.

Martin Barth, President and CEO, WTFL said: “Out of all the game-changing ideas by 200 startups that applied for Indian Start-Up Innovation Camp 2019, we are happy to announce the names of four most unique startups that stood out with flying colours.”

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“India has a niche product portfolio in the travel, tourism and hospitality sector and is expected to grow at a rate of 100 per cent by 2028. We are sure to make a mark and create awareness around the on-going environmental issues and look forward to holding more such engaging events in India in the coming years,” he added.

Below is the description of each winner:

F5 Escapes (Community): A Bangalore-based experiential travel company, with a focus on redefining the way women travel in India. F5 intends to put India on the global travel map as a preferred destination for women from across the globe. F5 Escapes offers fixed departure all-women group tours, customised itineraries for families, groups and solo travellers. It also does in-city engagements which include #JustGo travel meetups, workshops to educate women on travel safety, sustainable menstruation, and motorbiking.

Quick Ride (Conservation): It is a real-time ride sharing application for the convenience of consumers. It helps to connect daily commuters at one common platform and makes it economical, eco-friendly, social, safe and convenient to use for all.

NotOnMap (Culture): It is a platform that connects travellers to culturally rich remote villages after restoring houses, training, community members thereby creating an alternative livelihood for villagers and minimising unskilled migration.

Me Tripping (Commerce): MeTripping is an Intelligent travel search platform that helps in making the best travel decisions by making sense of the world’s data. MeTripping claims to solve this problem by launching a revolutionary travel search engine that can help users go “from desire to decision” in minutes. Users can figure out everything – destination, flight, hotel, and activities – within budget and on their travel dates.

WTFL is a platform for tourism, travel and hospitality companies meet to shape a more sustainable future for tourism. It provides decision-makers with insights into the core themes of the tourism industry and a global network. The platform also integrates startups, young executives and students into one programme.

Over the past ten years, it has evolved into a year-round network of leaders and innovators who are driving positive change in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. This includes an influential network of leaders from the business, education, politics, finance and community sectors.

The camp was organised in association with IHCL and Tata Trusts.

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