Press Release13 September 2017
The two winners Waylo and Redeam will compete at The Phocuswright Conference this November
The award winners of Phocuswright’s Battleground: The Americas, Presented by Amadeus, held September 12, 2017 at the Plug and Play Center have been announced. 16 innovators took the stage to demonstrate groundbreaking applications and solutions that are set to change the travel industry. The winners represent the best of this elite group of early-stage startups.
“Battleground: The Americas was the first standalone Phocuswright Innovation Platform event to present the most promising early-stage startups” said Phocuswright’s manager, research and innovation, Michael Coletta. “The group of 16 innovators were among the most promising applicants we had ever seen. This diverse set of innovators are applying cutting-edge technologies and bringing new ways of thinking to tackle challenges across hospitality, tours, transportation and media. We look forward to seeing them compete in Summit this November at The Phocuswright Conference.”
The two Battleground: The Americas winners were chosen by the Dragons, a panel of judges comprised of travel and technology experts.
The two winners:
Winner: Waylo
Winner: Redeam
ABOUT THE COMPANIES
Waylo is the first hotel price prediction and tracking app. Hotel rates fluctuate like stocks. Save up to 75% on hotels by scoring the lowest rates in time with Waylo’s smart alerts and predictions. Waylo is available as a conversational app over Messenger and Email. A Slack bot and Alexa skill are on the way.
Redeam enables attractions to accept paper vouchers and mobile tickets from any reseller using a low cost, tablet based validation platform.
The winners – Waylo and Redeam – move on to demonstrate at Summit, held during the U.S.-based Phocuswright Conference held Nov. 7 – 9 in Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, Florida.
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