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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Troop Travel
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November 9, 2020
Troop Travel is a platform to help travel and events managers make informed decisions about the best destination for convening their globally-distributed teams....
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Trueface
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November 9, 2020
Trueface provides on-premise computer vision solutions that automatically make sense of camera data and turn it into actionable information, for things such as facial recognition, age verification and weapon detection....
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Volara
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November 9, 2020
Volara provides custom voice-based solutions to the hospitality industry, using its proprietary software that creates a hotel business tool running on hardware like the Amazon Echo and Google Nest Hub, among others....
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Vouch
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November 9, 2020
Vouch provides hotels with an app-less, chat-based digital concierge that uses artificial intelligence to provide round-the-clock services for hotel guests....
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Wayaj
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November 9, 2020
Wayaj promotes a sustainable tourism industry by providing resources and tools that travelers and travel operators can use to inform their decision-making process and choices....
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Hot 25 Startups 2021: Zamna
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November 9, 2020
Zamna empowers airlines to verify a passenger’s identity prior to arriving at an airport, creating both a better passenger experience and better security....
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How I Got Here, episode 49 - Alex Mans of Flyr
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November 5, 2020
Alex Mans talks to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire about building a company that is bringing the tech behind the scenes at airlines into the modern era....
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STARTUP STAGE: Trip Affiliates Network provides tech solutions for travel agents, wholesalers and hotels
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November 4, 2020
Trip Affiliates Network’s solutions include integrated booking systems for flights, hotels, activities and transfers, plus dynamic packages and digital payment solutions....
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STARTUP STAGE: Trees4Travel offers a simple solution to address climate change
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November 2, 2020
The company wants to offer a simple, easy to use solution to alleviate climate change by getting travelers to invest the price of a coffee in planting trees....
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How I Got Here, episode 48 - Tobias Ragge of HRS
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October 29, 2020
The story of HRS is one of geographic growth, expansion into new business areas and a handing over of the baton from father to son. Tobias Ragge explains it all to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire....
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STARTUP STAGE: Virdee provides contactless access solutions for hotels and rentals
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 27, 2020
Founded in April 2020, Virdee’s tech-enabled, touchless systems integrate with existing hardware and software such as door locks, payment platforms and property management systems....
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STARTUP STAGE: aiTravelers wants to remove the search pain from travel
By Linda Fox
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October 26, 2020
The company is a subscription-based online travel platform that uses artificial intelligence to match users with the best travel options....
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How I Got Here, episode 47 - Brad Bao of Lime
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October 22, 2020
Lime is on a mission to overhaul the way people think about urban mobility, whether it's with bikes or scooters, commuting or leisure. Brad Bao tells the story to PhocusWire's Kevin May and David Litwak of Mozio....
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How COVID exposed flaws in antiquated hospitality payment systems
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October 19, 2020
Travel payments veteran and XanderPay CEO Mike Carlo says one solution for the hospitality industry is a centralized payment system for large brands....
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How I Got Here, episode 46 - Fabio Cannavale of Lastminute.com Group
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October 15, 2020
Spearheading the BravoFly online travel agency business since 2004, culminating in the acquisition of Lastminute.com in 2015, Fabio Cannavale talks to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire....
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