Posted by PreSeries, hosted the 5th edition of the AI Startup Battle at the exclusive Global Tourism Innovation Summit taking place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain on June 9. The event served as the meeting point of top international professionals discussing topics such as Tourism Innovation / AI / IoT / VR / Smart Destinations / Hotels / OTA / Tour Operator / Airlines / Connectivity / Big Data / New Technologies / Machine Learning / Airports / Ports / Infrastructure / Smart Mobility / Smart Management & Solutions / Dynamic And Immersive / Video Wall Experiences / Digital Signage / Mobile / Apps. The summit was organized by Agora Next Telefónica Open Future_, the first global tourism innovation program from Telefónica, a strategic partner oriented towards companies and entrepreneurs, who aspire to become a global reference of Tourism 4.0. A large crowd of tourism experts and decision makers came to witness the power of the PreSeries Machine Learning algorithms.
With a score of 96.51, Smartvel, a SaaS Supplier of Digital Destination Content, was crowned winner of the 5th edition of the AI Startup Battle. They have built a unique tool combining three types of content:
- dynamic content like up-to-date travel agenda
- traditional destination content gathered through geolocalization, e.g., restaurants, points of interest, sights and attractions
- geocoded layers of content recommended by their clients to promote and cross-sell passes, places or events.
The second place finisher was Apartool with a score of 86.82. Apartool is the bridge between apartment blocks, aparthotels, and tour operators. This intermediation project aims to give travel agencies the smartest way to offer a global service to all their clients. Apartools offers, through a platform, the first booking solution specialized in the booking of entire buildings for touristic purposes.
Finally, the third position, with 67.82 points, was for MallorcaWifi.com, which has been working for more than a decade in the implementation of a Wi-Fi network in Palma that allows citizens to connect at any time and at no cost. The project, which has been carried out jointly with the City of Palma, has allowed the simultaneous connection of up to ten million mobile devices in the last year.
We’ve been proud to host another impressive group of startups during this latest edition of our AI battle. If you are interested in competing in our next AI Startup Battle in São Paulo, Brazil (June 21), please apply here and stay tuned!
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