SHANGHAI, 22 January 2019: For the third time the stage is set for travel technology companies that have innovated new solutions to vie for the ITB China Startup Award.
Startup companies can apply until 10 April 2019 for the ITB China Startup Award on the stage of the eTravel World China at ITB China, set to take place from 15 -17 May, in Shanghai.
During the eight-minute pitches innovators have the chance to describe how their product will change the future of the travel industry.
The winner voted by a jury of known industry professionals will receive the ITB China Startup Award and will be awarded a 9sqm booth for ITB China 2020.
The award ceremony takes place 16 May 2019 in the conference area at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Conference Centre.
Companies of all sizes and sectors may apply. Particular emphasis will be placed on topicality and relevance to the industry.
The award recognizes startup companies who launched their products and business solutions with great market potential less than three years ago.
Applications can be submitted to: mailto:[email protected].
They will need to state the following: Applicant name, company name, contact (mobile & email), company website (or WeChat/Facebook page ID), business plan, product description, growth expectation and team background.
Jury duty:
Matt James, Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy, Amadeus;
Margaret Feng, Head of Oasis Lab, Ctrip;
Le Yu, Managing Director of Ping An Ventures;
Jiazhu Wu, Chief Strategy Officer of Tongcheng-Elong;
Jay You, Partner of Yuantai Investment Partners Evergreen Fund
Last year for the first time there were two equal winners: Timekettle, a Shenzhen based company and the Hong Kong-based travel platform TravelFlan.
More information is available at www.itb-china.com/awards.
ITB China 2019 will take place from Wednesday to Friday, 15 to 17 May, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre in Hall 1. ITB China is a three-day B2B travel trade fair that focuses exclusively on the Chinese travel industry. The ITB China Conference will take place parallel with the show and is co-organised by the leading conference organizer TravelDaily
