Startup Tourism 2024 closing date

Startup Tourism 2024 will conclude with an impressive program at lunchtime on Wednesday, November 27th.

The event will be live-streamed, with nine progressive tourism startups presenting their projects and the results of recent weeks.

The final event is a true harvest festival that no one should miss.

Schedule:

 11:45 – Broadcast begins
 Opening remarks:

-Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Culture, Trade and Tourism
-Ásta Sóllilja Guðmundsdóttir, Managing Director of KLAK – Icelandic Startups

Presentations from the Startup Tourism teams:

 

• • Iceland Cover
    The project is about giving foreign tourists the opportunity to rent good outdoor clothing at an affordable price during their stay. 

• • Universe
    Alheimur is a science center that contains interactive and interesting content about the nature of science and technology. At Alheimur, entertainment and education are integrated to create a unique experience.

• • PickMeUp
    PMU is a customized software for tourism that increases the efficiency of shuttle services for tourists. The user can make use of a guide that makes it easier for him to find his stop and ensures that he is in the right place. The stamp shows that the customer was present at the right time and place in the event that the bus leaves without him.

• • Guyde
    Guyde is a voice-activated navigation app that, with the help of artificial intelligence and speech synthesis technology, provides companionship and guidance to travelers in private and rental cars according to their location and personal preferences.

• • NordTemp
    A Nordic employment center that connects companies in the tourism industry with skilled workers. The platform streamlines the hiring process for jobs where working hours and shifts are flexible, ensuring companies can quickly find skilled workers when they need them most.

• • HotSheep
    HotSheep focuses on so-called last-minute bookings of experiences. Trips are filled up by offering attractive discounts when it's close to departure. With this, the tour operator gets better utilization and the tourist gets a better price.

• • Adventure Tours
    Adventure Tours plans to create a new destination in South Iceland, more specifically Reynisfjall near Vík in Mýrdal. The plan is to improve accessibility and safety with markings and signs for cyclists and hikers. Improve accessibility with bus tours up the mountain. (also for the disabled) Improve safety by having a rest area up the mountain with toilets and refreshments.

• • Snotra Sustainability
    Snotra is developing a SaaS-based AI solution to empower the tourism industry, ensuring compliance with EU sustainability policies and industry standards through data collection and distributed, interactive training aimed at increasing overall engagement in tourism sustainability.

• • True Arctic Travel
    True Arctic Travel tourism aims to ensure that travelers can enjoy the Arctic nature (Northern Trail) and travel there in a sustainable way and without creating encroachment on the places where they travel. 

13:15 – Program ends

The meeting will be moderated by Karen Björg Eyfjörð Þorsteinsdóttir.

Live broadcast

https://youtu.be/SRkNZhuYqUI