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Take a look at the eight startups to watch in 2020
Amadeus has announced the names of the eight most promising startups inside its Amadeus Startup Universe which are aimed at improving the travel experience this year
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T.O.M: The Media of Turisme Digital
Eight startups by Amadeus to watch in 2020
Amadeus has shortlisted eight startups in the spotlight to illustrate the potential of data and AI when it is used to improve the travelers experience.
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Amadeus
Smartvel, among the 8 travel tech startups to watch in 2020 according to Amadeus
2020 is already shaping up to be filled with a number of new innovation opportunities for the travel sector. Amadeus is fostering many of these ideas through collaborations with startups from all over the world like Smartvel
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eldiariocv.es
New startups “Lanzadera”
El Diario CV interviews Smartvel and other startups that have recently joined Lanzadera accelerator program in Marina de Empresas (Valencia)
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ZoomNet – TVE
Zoom Net interviews Smartvel at FiturTechY 2020
Sergio Martin interviews Iñigo Valenzuela for his technology program, Zoom Net on TVE, and he explains how Smartvel technology is helping the tourism industry.
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Economía 3
Smartvel wants to grow in the Asian and North American market
The startup, who generates travel content for the travel industry, has entered Lanzadera acceleration program. CEO Iñigo Valencuela hopes to create “company culture” and grow internationally
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Hosteltur
The five best tech solutions for smart destinations
FiturtechY has held the AMT Smart Destinations Awards Ceremony to present the best technological solutions that contribute to face the challenges of an Smart Destination (DTI).
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La Vanguardia
Lanzadera incorporates 21 emerging companies in its acceleration programs
The accelerator program founded by Juan Roig (president of Mercadona) will support 21 new startups during 2020 and the TravelTech SaaS Smartvel is one of them
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Innovadores La Razón
Smartvel joins 9-month accelerator program ‘Lanzadera’
Lanzadera is a 9-month program that selects 21 startups to offer training, financing and personalized advice to help entrepreneurs grow and consolidate their companies. This initiative, promoted by Juan Roig (Mercadona’s founder), is located in Marina of Valencia and has the commitment to create wealth and employment while promoting the entrepreneurship culture.
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Medium
Iomob Partners with Smartvel to offer Destination Content to Iomob’s MaaS customers
Iomob, an award-winning Mobility as a Service (MaaS) technology provider, today announced an agreement with Smartvel, a leading technology company aggregating destination content to the tourism industry.
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Travel Weekly
Smartvel, nominated by Travel Weekly to a Globe Travel Award 2020
Smartvel was nominated by Travel Weekly’s Globe Travel Awards 2020 in the category of Innovation in Travel along with six other great companies, in an event that was held in London on January 16th 2020
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eSMARTCITY.es
Turning Buenos Aires into a reference in innovation and digitalization in its content offering thanks to Big Data
For DMOs, gathering and displaying all the cultural and leisure offer of their destinations in an efficient way is a big challenge. Smartvel has developed a unique technology based on Big Data and Machine Learning that collects, categorizes, translates and geolocates in an efficient and automated way all the relevant content and live agenda of any destination in the world.
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Fundación Empresa y Sociedad
VIDEO: Ilunion Hotels & Smarvel, finalists at Comprendedor Awards 2019
In this interview, David López, CCO at Ilunion Hotels and Jacqueline Ulrich, CCO at Smartvel, explain how their partnership is helping Ilunion innovate and offer a better customer experience to their guests.
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Amadeus Blog
Inspiring and delighting travelers through personalized destination content
One of the most exciting things about traveling is the planning part in the lead up to the trip. As excitement starts building up, many travelers enjoy investigating what they can do once they’ve reached their destination.Smartvel can help travel companies worldwide make that difference vis à vis their clients. We are a Madrid-based start-up which provides experiential content to the travel industry.
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IATA
IATA GAPS: A perfect platform for innovation
This year at GAPS, a Startup Village, supported by Google for Startups, provided the perfect platform for 12 start-up companies to showcase their solutions to key industry players. An integral part of the event, the Startup Village gave all delegates the opportunity to meet the innovators helping to shape tomorrow’s passenger journey.
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PhocusWire
VIDEO: Smartvel talks local content, digital experiences and funding
PhocusWire interviewed Smartvel chief executive Iñigo Valenzuela at the World Aviation Festival 2019 in London where he talked about additional funding and international growth.
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PhocusWire
Why destination content is a must and which airlines are outperforming others in this category
Aviation’s ever-increasing competition and customer complexity have drawn companies’ attention to strategies. Aiming not only to surpass the competition but also to captivate customers, airlines are looking for answers in both the online and offline world. Exploring online possibilities is currently one of the most effective ways to connect with audiences.
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World Aviation Festival Blog
New Revenue Streams for Airlines: How 3rd Party Ancillaries and Destination Content are gaining ground
Growing your booking value in the airline industry involves increasing the revenue coming from ancillaries. Airlines have been exploring different ways to do this.Third party ancillaries are, without a doubt, an excellent opportunity for airlines; however, before making any moves, companies should focus on developing a strong strategy taking into consideration destination marketing and customer experience.
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Hotelier Middle East
Effective ancillaries will help hoteliers tap into lucrative local tours and activitie
Smartvel CEO Iñigo Valenzuela discusses why they should considered part of the product, not ancillary offerings
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Travel2Latam
What can top tourism boards teach us about the digital world
Smartvel has analyzed the most visited destinations in the world and the number of visits of their tourism websites and here is what they found
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e-consultancy
A day in the life of a CCO of a travel tech startup
We caught up with the newly-appointed CCO of Smartvel to find out more about her new appointment, her goals and favourite tools, how she came to work at Smartvel, and which travel campaigns have most impressed her recently.
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TTG Asia
Digital marketing lessons from top tourism boards
Destination content technology company Smartvel’s CEO Inigo Valenzuela breaks down the digital best practices from top tourism boards and identifies what DMOs can do to better engage visitors on their websites
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TTG Asia
Smartvel appoints CCO in its push for global expansion
Destination content technology provider Smartvel has appointed Jacqueline Ulrich as chief commercial officer (CCO). In her new CCO role, Ulrich will lead the business development strategy, with the objective of expanding the travel tech start-up globally into new territories across international markets.
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Phocuswire
What can we learn from top tourism boards about the digital experience?
With so much potential coming from digital channels, destinations should be able to provide the perfect solution to their future and current visitors at all stages of the trip. The Smartvel Digital Best Practices from Top Tourism Boards uncovers key points that need to be followed in order to deliver a great user experience. By Iñigo Valenzuela
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Travolution
Travel start-up Smartvel appoints Jacqueline Ulrich as chief commercial officer
Ulrich has over 20 years in business development and sales experience within the travel technology and hospitality sectors.She was appointed to lead the business development strategy with the goal to expand the company globally.
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Revenue Hub
Effective Ancillaries Will Help Your Hotel Tap Into Local Tours and Activities
Increasing your booking value in the hotel world means growing your ancillary revenue and there are lots of ways hoteliers are already doing this.
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Interview
New CCO, Jacqueline Ulrich, interviewed at DES 2019
Jacqueline Ulrich had the opportunity to share her experience at the panel she participated about Designing the future of Travel and Hospitality, where she talked about how customers demand more and more experiences and how Smartvel can help travel companies to achieve this.
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Boutique Hotel News
Effective ancillaries help hoteliers tap into the tours and activities business
Smartvel CEO Inigo Valenzuela speaks about how effective ancillaries will help hoteliers to tap into the lucrative local tours and activities business.
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Hotel Speak
Effective Ancillaries Will Help Hoteliers Tap Into The Lucrative Local Tours and Activities Business
The potential revenue opportunities for hoteliers are clear, but to make a serious move into this market, there needs to be an effective marketing and customer experience strategy. Guests book an experience, not just a room, and what to do or see when they are staying at a hotel is all part of that. By Iñigo Valenzuela
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Travel Daily News
Provide an Omnichannel Touchpoint experience for every generation
Holidays are about personalization and building great experiences. Consumers now spend more time researching and seeking inspiration, and this is before they’ve even considered their destination. By Iñigo Valenzuela
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Phocuswire
Why travelers expect brands to deliver an omnichannel experience from start to end?
Omnichannel is responsible for delivering a unique customer experience irrespective of device or channel preferred at every phase of the travel cycle. Check our last guest article at Phocuswire
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Travolution
Smartvel and Minsait partner to provide travel content to airlines
The Spanish start-up destination content provider, Smartvel, has partnered with Minsait, one of the leading IT and digital transformation consultancy firm in Spain and Latin America.
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Travolution
Guest Post: Travel has evolved, so should you
In this article for Travolution, Iñigo Valenzuela talks about the evolution of travel and how travel businesses must also evolve in today’s fast, technology dominated era. Some valuable takeaways to consider if you are in this industry.
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TTG Asia
How airlines can assure passengers of data trust
Íñigo Valenzuela, CEO of Smartvel, breaks down the dilemmas when it comes to consumer data and offers his two cents on how airlines can go about obtaining data with the trust of their passengers
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Seedtable
Smartvel,one of the 100 Best Startups in Madrid to Watch in 2019
QMadrid’s tech sector is booming. This year’s list of the best Madrid tech startups is an eclectic mix of huge fintech companies, small creative startups and everything in between.
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Innovadores – LA RAZÓN
Smart travel guides which are always up-to-date
In this interview, Smartvel’s CEO & Founder, Iñigo Valenzuela, talks about how the idea of Smartvel emerged, its unique destination content technology and the evolution of the company over the years.
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Viajando con Vos
Interview at FITUR
Quique Colombo interviewed Eduardo Meléndez, VP Sales LATAM at FITUR 2019 speaking about our latest product updates, new clients and projects like Buenos Aires that still trust in our technology
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Web In Travel
Startup Spotlight: Smartvel makes selling destination content easier
Smartvel provides destination content solutions to airlines, tourism bureaus, hotel chains, OTAs, to improve digital touchpoints and customer experience.
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Travel Daily Media
How destination content ramps up sales
Storytelling is a must for destination marketing. Knowing the story of a place is one thing, but communicating it to an audience is another – a major thing for travel companies. Don’t miss this interview with Iñigo Valenzuela
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Boutique Hotel News
“We are obsessed with creating new solutions”
BHN speaks to Inigo Valenzuela, CEO of Smartvel, about his B2B2C travel technology solution, machine learning and what the future holds for experiential travel.
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TTG Asia
How airlines can assure passengers of data trust
Íñigo Valenzuela, CEO of Smartvel, breaks down the dilemmas when it comes to consumer data and offers his two cents on how airlines can go about obtaining data with the trust of their passengers
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Digital Journal
Meet the 9 Startups Invited to Pitch at the Expedia Group Startup Pitch Competition
Smartvel has been announced finalist for the Expedia Group Startup Pitch Competition at the Future of Travel Tech Summit in Miami on Feb.12, 2019
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Miami Herald
Want to see the future of travel? Head to Overtown
LAB Miami Ventures announces finalists for its Expedia Group Startup Pitch Competition at the Future of Travel Tech Summit on February 12, 2019.
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Travolution
Company Profile: Destination content provider Smartvel poised to scale
Spanish travel content provider Smartvel is expecting to more than double the number of cities its service covers this year as it expands to meet the needs of new and existing clients.
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Hotelier Middle East
Spanish tech start-up enters the Middle East market
Smartvel, a B2B SaaS technology company, based in Spain, has entered the Middle East market. The start-up is already working with entities in the tourism industry that include Singapore Airlines, Iberostar Hotels.
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PhocusWire
How are companies really facing personalization in the travel industry?
The discussions revolving around the future of the travel industry are endless. Every article, podcast and webinar out there try to unravel the best strategies and trends companies must follow in order not to fall behind.
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Travel Daily Media
Why Generation Z is so important in the travel-buying process
Generation Z, the oldest of whom are in their 20s, are already buying their own travel and commanding up to USD 143 billion in spending power in the US alone, according to a recent study from Ad Age Studio 30 and student affinity network…
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La Vanguardia
Oracle shows the keys to innovation and the transformation of the tourism industry
The main tourist companies analyze the reinvention of the traveler experience
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Skift
PredictHQ Raises $10 Million for Event Analysis: Travel Startup Funding This Week
PredictHQ, which helps travel companies like Booking.com and Qantas anticipate surges in demand, was joined by other startups in announcing investments this week, including Hotelmize, Journy, KKday, and Smartvel.
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PhocusWire
Smartvel gets funding boost for its destination content technology
Smartvel, a specialist in destination content technology, has announced funding of just over $1 million. Investors in the round for the Spain-based company included Caixa Capital Risc and Alsa, which have both invested in the startup before. The are joined by Fides Capital and Faraday Venture Partners.
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Press Release
International Investors Boost Smartvel’s Capital to Increase its Growth
The Spanish startup, developer of its own tourist content technology, closes its second round of investment worth 1.05 million dollars. The operation has been led by top-tier investors participating in companies such as Cabify, MásMóvil, Signaturit, Next, Pangea, Weplan and Mr Jeff.
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Hosteltur
What do Singapore Airlines, The City of Buenos Aires, Iberostar Hotels and Mahou have in common?
More and more innovative companies are betting on technologies such as Smartvel to offer their customers useful, attractive, relevant and personalized content thanks to a customized solution for each brand that improves communication with its users and attracts new clients in the inspirational phase.
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Press Release
Smartvel will integrate content marketing activities of competitor Pearlshare Limited.
Madrid, Spain (July 2nd, 2018) – Smartvel, one of the leading destination content providers, has agreed to integrate the content marketing activities of London-based Pearlshare Limited. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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Business Insider
Smartvel, the AI Spanish startup that will help you plan your next holidays
Smartvel has designed a technology that is capable of generating up-to-date content in any destination for Airlines, Hotel chains, Travel agencies, and Tourism Bureaus. The technology, which uses AI, Big Data and Machine Learning techniques, has been fully developed by Spanish engineers.
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Diario Perspectiva
“The data is the new oil. The real challenge is not to obtain it but to know how to use it”
Smartvel’s CEO, Íñigo Valenzuela, participated in the Aviation Data Symposium & AI Lab of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which brought together the main airlines of the world and the tourism sector in Berlin.
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Hosteltur
Users spend 60 minutes planning their trip after choosing their destination
Users spend an average of 60 minutes to plan their trip once they have decided the destination to which they will travel and, when selecting it, analyze for more than 160 minutes the possibilities offered by the destination before making a purchase decision, according to the analysis of the Smartvel content tool.
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Diario Perspectiva
How to avoid the disruption of your business model
Research, trial and error learning; the monitoring of new trends, informed decision-making, or the study of competition and the evolution of more mature markets are key to achieving the objective of all management teams: the long-term survival of the company.
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Tnooz.com
Smartvel on live destination guides and technological differentiation
Spanish start-up Smartvel specializes in providing “live” online destination guides to travel companies that can be embedded within their clients’ websites and apps. Founder and CEO Iñigo Valenzuela talks to tnooz about the company’s latest client wins and future plans.
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Tnooz.com
Rethinking touchpoints in the travel industry
With the digital transformation, the number of touchpoints has increased substantially since the concept was formed. In today’s era, there are even more moments of truth for travel companies to concentrate on. Smartvel helps companies to enrich their current customer interactions and create new ones, helping to add value throughout the entire traveler journey.
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Preferente
Air Europa Planner powered by Smartvel
The commitment of the Globalia group on offering amazing touristic experiences is highlighted in this article. The example used was the new Air Europa Planner which is powered by Smartvel.
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ABC
Smartvel, the changing world at your fingertips
Smartvel, a Spanish startup has developed a technology that offers a constantly updated “live agenda” of any destination in the world. Singapore Airlines is the last addition to the client portfolio of the company.
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Hosteltur
Singapore Airlines offers its users Smartvel’s dynamic content solutions
Singapore Airlines is now offering to its customers dynamic content of the 20 most important destinations of the company to provide its users with the “live agenda” of the cities they visit thanks to the Smartvel technology solution.
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Europa Press
Smartvel, provider of Singapore Airlines’ travel guides
Smartvel has signed an agreement with Singapore Airlines to offer its customers “dynamic destination guides” that the Spanish startup has developed for more than 20 destinations. The guides that Smartvel design will be integrated into the airline’s website. The company has highlighted that they are a “customized solution” and will propose to users “content” that is…
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Diario Perspectiva
Smartvel at BTS 2018: How technology helps to improve the tourist experience
Diario Perspectiva dedicates this article to Smartvel due to our presence at the Barcelona Tourism Summit on April 20th. Elena Navares, our Senior Business Developer, highlighted the impact of technology and the change in consumer habits, which has led to the digital transformation of the tourism sector.
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Barcelona Tourism Summit 2018
Smartvel, one of the speakers at Barcelona Tourism Summit 2018
Un año más, CaixaForum acogerá Barcelona Tourism Summit 2018, el hub de conocimiento e innovación en el sector turístico. Elena Navares, Business Development Manager de SMARTVEL, será una de las ponentes el próximo 20 de abril donde podremos conocer además las últimas novedades y startups del sector. ¡No te lo pierdas!
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Sintetia Blog
Big data or how tourism is reinvented thanks to data management
Big Data is revolutionizing the tourism industry not only in digital terms but it is also one of the main players when it comes to effective personalization. As a big data company, Smartvel helps its clients through this immense world of content data.
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Gestiona Radio Interview
Startup & Entrepreneurship
Smartvel’s CEO & Founder Iñigo Valenzuela was invited by the team of Gestiona Radio to talk about, among other things, the first steps of the start up and the technology.
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Diario Perspectiva
Buenos Aires sells its tourist offer with a “Spanish” chatbot
Smartvel’s newest creation has allowed the City of Buenos Aires to be one of the first public Tourism Boards to launch a Chatbot with up-to-date information on what there is to experience in their destination.
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SmartTravel News
Buenos Aires will show its tourist offer thanks to Smartvel chatbot
After helping the City of Buenos Aires to develop it’s BA Planner, Smartvel now presents the innovation that will put the Argentinian capital on a different level when it comes to digital innovation.
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eTurbonews
PATA explores the SDGs in the context of youth and tourism in the Asia Pacific
Our VP Sales APAC partner was invited to talk about how Smartvel plays a role in the sustainable tourism at the PATA Asia-Pacific Youth and Sustainable Tourism Workshop.
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Talento Digital El País
All the plans you need in your vacation
What’s our technology all about? How did this start? Our CEO Iñigo Valenzuela talk a bit about the gap he saw in the industry back in the day and how Smartvel came to provide a solution for it
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Nexotur
Finalist in the ITH Smart Destinations Awards at Fitur 2018
During Fitur 2018 , ITH and Segitur were delivering the ITH Smart Destinations Awards, which recognize the five best technological solutions for smart tourism destinations.
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Hosteltur
ITH Hospitality Design Conference: the transformation of hotels from technology and new spaces
Our CEO had the pleasure to participate in the Hospitality Conference among other experts from the industry.
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Hosteltur
Smartvel, South Summit 2017 Finalist
South Summit already has its 100 finalist startups for its next edition and among the selected startups is Smartvel. The chosen projects correspond to innovative and disruptive initiatives of the main industries such as Smart Mobility, Travel & Tourism and Content & Channels, to name a few.
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Hosteltur
ITH Hospitality Conference 2017
For the first time, Madrid will receive one of the most important global events around the latest transformation trends in the hotel sector, based on spaces, technology and people, as levers of change: the Hospitality Design Conference. Smartvel is going to be there among other great names from the industry.
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La Vanguardia
South Summit 2017 has twenty-four finalists startups from Madrid
Smartvel is part of the twenty-four Madrid startups among the 100 finalists of South Summit 2017. The event will bring together will bring together the most important actors of the entrepreneurial ecosystem: investors, startups and corporations.
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HospitalityNet
Smartvel wins the first prize to the Best Travel Tech Startup 2017 in Spain
Smartvel won the Emprendetur Award to the Best Big Data & Tourism Project in 2014, and is currently expanding internationally thank to operations in Buenos Aires, London, Zurich, Bangkok and Spain.
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El Mundo
Co-creation with the key customer in the tourism sector
Esade, Deloitte and ITH present the report that shows the situation of innovation in the tourism sector. Improve investment data, innovation grows by projects and reveals that customers are the main source of information or that what is most bet is on new services and products.
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El País Cinco Días
How to meet the guest before they arrive to the hotel?
Travel agencies and hotel chains create tools to anticipate the tastes and preferences of their customers and improve their experience in the destination
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Hosteltur
Artificial intelligence will soon become the best friend of the tourist
Spain has the potential to become an international leader in innovation in tourism , as has been confirmed in the III International Conference on Innovation in the Tourism Industry
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Preferente
Digital transformation will create opportunities for the more agile
The new technologies will allow the hotelier to personalize the offers or packages and interact with the client based on the exact place and moment in which they are located.
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Hosteltur
Smartvel, technology focused on improving the tourism sector
Companies from the world of tourism, such as hotels, integrate a digital agenda into their websites, with geolocation and a selection of contents of interest. The main objective is to improve the experience of the final travelers, both in the inspirational phase and in the destination.
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