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Meet the 9 Startups Invited to Pitch at The Expedia Group Startup Pitch Competition LAB Miami Ventures announced today the 9 startups advancing as finalists for... the Expedia Group Startup Pitch Competition at the Future of Travel Tech Summit on February 12, 2019. Join 30 speakers, 9 disruptive startups from around the globe, and over 350 travel, tourism and hospitality professionals from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM at the Historic Lyric Theater to discuss how technology is reshaping and redefining the Future or Travel. The program presented by JetBlue Technology Ventures includes a startup pitch competition, keynote speeches by leading industry disruptors and panels exploring how travel companies are using technology to provide more interesting, transformative and personalized experiences to their customers. In addition to JetBlue Technology Ventures, event sponsors include Avis, Uplift, Vindow, Kiwi.com, the Port of Miami, and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. Expedia Group is the official sponsor of the startup pitch competition. Finalists are: Hotailors - helps companies save 90% of the time, and up to 30% of the costs, usually spent on business travel by integrating all their booking and travel management processes into one convenient tool (Warsaw, Poland) TOMIS Tech - aggregates & analyzes all marketing and sales data under one roof for tour operator businesses (Missoula, MT) Destygo - helps travel companies improve their businesses and travel experiences with Chat/Voice assistants (Paris, France) Pruvo - takes an existing hotel reservation, tracks its price and gets you the exact same room for a lower price (Haifa, Israel) Timelooper - creates and delivers VR/AR/MR experiences for education and tourism partners around the world (New York, NY). Adrenaline Hunter - the first global booking platform for adventure activities (Paris, France) B2BOOK.NET - a B2B platform for vacation rentals open to any travel professional (buyer) and property supplier (seller) (Rome, Italy) Smartvel - improves the digital touchpoints with customers/leads, using content solutions (Madrid, Spain) Baarb, Inc. - leading B2B platform matching travelers to hyper-relevant search results (Los Angeles, CA) Not only will these startups get to pitch on the big stage for an opportunity to win over $100,000 worth of prizes, they will also participate in a speed dating session with investors and executives from top travel companies at #FOTTECH2019. These meetings provide the startups a unique opportunity to accelerate potential commercial pilots and have led to funding rounds from LAB Ventures’ VC partners. We are thrilled with the quality of startups from literally all over the world that applied to participate in the second annual Future of Travel Tech Summit, said LAB Ventures CEO, Tigre Wenrich. We knew folks would jump at the opportunity to meet with executives from companies like Expedia and JetBlue, but we did not expect the event to have such a global reach. We have some very innovative startups coming from as far away as Poland, Israel, and Western Europe. Featured speakers at the summit include Bob Diener - Founder of Hotels.com and Getaroom.com; Ilan Twig - Founder of TripActions, which achieved unicorn status with their recent series C led by Andreessen Horowitz; Utpal Kaul - Global Head of New Product Incubation at Carlson Wagonlit Travel; and representatives from Embraer, Rocketrip, Lonely Planet, Amadeus Ventures, Royal Caribbean, Viva Air, Highgate Ventures, and many others. Join us and learn how technological advances are radically changing the industry landscape, and how you can stay ahead of the game. Visit, https://labventures.co/event/future-of-travel-summit-2019/. ~ Courtesy of Stephanie Romanach ~

Our CEO, Barbara Parshall, is honored to have been selected as one of 5 Women to Watch in Travel Tech along with these amazing startup founders!

This brilliant startup is getting 1 million people off the couch and out experiencing the world. Watch the inspiring video!

Meet the 9 Startups Invited to Pitch at The Expedia Group Startup Pitch Competition LAB Miami Ventures announced today the 9 startups advancing as finalists for... the Expedia Group Startup Pitch Competition at the Future of Travel Tech Summit on February 12, 2019. Join 30 speakers, 9 disruptive startups from around the globe, and over 350 travel, tourism and hospitality professionals from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM at the Historic Lyric Theater to discuss how technology is reshaping and redefining the Future or Travel. The program presented by JetBlue Technology Ventures includes a startup pitch competition, keynote speeches by leading industry disruptors and panels exploring how travel companies are using technology to provide more interesting, transformative and personalized experiences to their customers. In addition to JetBlue Technology Ventures, event sponsors include Avis, Uplift, Vindow, Kiwi.com, the Port of Miami, and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. Expedia Group is the official sponsor of the startup pitch competition. Finalists are: Hotailors - helps companies save 90% of the time, and up to 30% of the costs, usually spent on business travel by integrating all their booking and travel management processes into one convenient tool (Warsaw, Poland) TOMIS Tech - aggregates & analyzes all marketing and sales data under one roof for tour operator businesses (Missoula, MT) Destygo - helps travel companies improve their businesses and travel experiences with Chat/Voice assistants (Paris, France) Pruvo - takes an existing hotel reservation, tracks its price and gets you the exact same room for a lower price (Haifa, Israel) Timelooper - creates and delivers VR/AR/MR experiences for education and tourism partners around the world (New York, NY). Adrenaline Hunter - the first global booking platform for adventure activities (Paris, France) B2BOOK.NET - a B2B platform for vacation rentals open to any travel professional (buyer) and property supplier (seller) (Rome, Italy) Smartvel - improves the digital touchpoints with customers/leads, using content solutions (Madrid, Spain) Baarb, Inc. - leading B2B platform matching travelers to hyper-relevant search results (Los Angeles, CA) Not only will these startups get to pitch on the big stage for an opportunity to win over $100,000 worth of prizes, they will also participate in a speed dating session with investors and executives from top travel companies at #FOTTECH2019. These meetings provide the startups a unique opportunity to accelerate potential commercial pilots and have led to funding rounds from LAB Ventures’ VC partners. We are thrilled with the quality of startups from literally all over the world that applied to participate in the second annual Future of Travel Tech Summit, said LAB Ventures CEO, Tigre Wenrich. We knew folks would jump at the opportunity to meet with executives from companies like Expedia and JetBlue, but we did not expect the event to have such a global reach. We have some very innovative startups coming from as far away as Poland, Israel, and Western Europe. Featured speakers at the summit include Bob Diener - Founder of Hotels.com and Getaroom.com; Ilan Twig - Founder of TripActions, which achieved unicorn status with their recent series C led by Andreessen Horowitz; Utpal Kaul - Global Head of New Product Incubation at Carlson Wagonlit Travel; and representatives from Embraer, Rocketrip, Lonely Planet, Amadeus Ventures, Royal Caribbean, Viva Air, Highgate Ventures, and many others. Join us and learn how technological advances are radically changing the industry landscape, and how you can stay ahead of the game. Visit, https://labventures.co/event/future-of-travel-summit-2019/. ~ Courtesy of Stephanie Romanach ~

We’re extremely proud to share that one of our AI alumni Baarb won the OAG Award for AI Innovation at the 2018 Phocuswright Conference. Baarb is a B2B platform helping global travel brands deliver hyper-relevant search results based on travelers’ preference. Read more about it here:

SOELA 2018 | KONFERENCIJA 1NA1 struni razgovori | panel diskusije Gost: Barbara Parshall, Co-founder & CEO of Baarb, Inc Tema: Startups - AI - Personalization Urednik i voditelj: Bobby Grubic

We love Norm's article about how new technology for hotel booking sites will include a "Google-like search bar to ask a more detailed request"! What would you wish for in your next hotel search???

How can you unwind in peace when traveling through hectic airports and dealing with long layovers? AirPods come with the latest technology for relaxation and productivity, and cost less than a lounge. They'll be popping up at airports all over the world in 2019!

Wondering where to travel to this Fall? Here are 50 amazing suggestions, one for every state! From Hawaii to Vermont, here are the most spectacular reasons to hit the road. Visit Baarb.com and enter 'nature' in the smart Preferences bar to get yourself there.

Quake Capital rocked the downtown L.A. scene last night with presentations to hundreds of attendees by 16 of the worlds most innovative startups - 10 of them with female founders! Thanks to their awesome team!

Baarb, Inc. co-founder & CTO, Travis Tanner, interviewed on how we use #AI to deliver hyper-relevant travel search results, by Quake Capital, a Top 10 VC by Forbes.

The new hotel bucket list from London to New York, Tulum to Tanzania. These movers and shakers are the most exciting places to stay right now!

We are honored to have been named one of the "world's 15 most innovative travel startups"! Check out all of these cutting-edge companies who are improving the way we travel in the future.

Waiting for you in Peru is Westin Lima Hotel, a luxurious and high-rise accommodation. With all the essential amenities, you'll be entertained without ever having to step outside. Guests can work up a sweat in the fitness center and then relax afterward with a rejuvenating facial or massage at the hotel's spa. Visit Baarb.com to get yourself there. https://bit.ly/2Lqqb2K