The rise of private market unicorns is well known—rising from 40 in the US when the term was coined four years ago to more than 120 now. The cumulative unrealized value of current US unicorns is approaching $600 billion, per PitchBook data. Exit times are lengthening, giving rise to a dynamic dubbed the "zombiecorn" as [...]
La Organización Mundial del Turismo (OMT) presenta los finalistas de la primera Competición de Turismo Rural, que ha tenido como objetivo la búsqueda de soluciones disruptivas a retos como el despoblamiento, el empleo y la sostenibilidad a través del turismo en dos categorías: Innovación e Impacto Social. Participa en el evento on line el 24 [...]
Una cosa son friends & family, business angels y el variopinto apoyo ṕublico al emprendimiento. Y otra muy distinta, el Venture Capital profesional. Nuestros criterios, parámetros y requerimientos son diferentes y obviamente más exigentes. Y los estragos que está haciendo el virus chino los están haciendo aún más exigentes. Evidentemente, la tracción de una startup [...]
Germany-based BookingKit wants to build on momentum in sales via a multi-million euro investment round after coronavirus-led lockdowns hit European attractions earlier this year. The tour and activity software supplier provider has enlisted the financial support of Intermedia Vermögensverwaltung, Müller Medien, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), business angel Robert Kabs and another business angel with the round. Details [...]
Leaders find themselves constantly challenged to improve their work and that of their teams. However, too much focus on perfection can inhibit success. This session provides skills to help approach mastery as a leader while avoiding the trap of perfection, led by J.D. Schramm, who has taught elective communication courses at the GSB since 2007 [...]
Iomob is building technology to enable integrated mobility experiences. In a world of increasing fragmentation of mobility options, Iomob integrates all providers in a single, unified platform. Iomob's platform includes upstream and downstream API layers that enable and simplify the integration with mobility services. Their platform features proprietary routing engines that can build travel plans [...]
2020, a year that will be remembered as “The Year of the Pandemic.” However, it’s essential to recognize the impressive adaptation of Portuguese companies to telework’s imposition and the growing adoption of new ways of providing services to the client. This month, Forbes Portugal chose Visor.ai to talk about its platform within the digital channel innovation [...]
Hasta ahora, el sector turístico debía preocuparse de la Ocupación, vinculada con el ingreso medio y la estacionalidad. Ahora que la Ocupación es un grave problema -más concretamente, la baja ocupación-- la industria turística tiene una nueva preocupación: La Okupación. La estulticia de nuestros legisladores nos ha llevado a una dantesca y surrealista situación en [...]
A new study from Queen Mary University of London has shown that chronic and temporary crowding experiences lead to tourists being less sensitive to higher prices. The findings also show that marketing and promotional discounts are less effective in areas with more crowding. The research suggests that service providers should set pricing strategies or tailor [...]
Guest expectations are a major challenge for hoteliers to grapple with when it comes to the guest’s digital journey. The COVID-19 crisis has, of course, shone an even stronger light on this topic. The payment experience is particularly important to guests. It spans the entire guest journey, from initial booking options to settlement at check-out. [...]