The inaugural Business Travel Show America launches in New York October 15-16 and will spotlight the
future of business travel management technology during the Business Travel Innovation Faceoff. The competition, this year judged by recent Microsoft technical program manager Steve Clagg, United Talent Agency director of travel services Mira Rosenzweig, Results Plus Consulting co-founder Kim Hamer and last year’s winner Skylink CEO Atyab Bhatti, was formerly part of the BTN Group’s annual Innovate
event.
The Innovation Faceoff will see 12 startups,
scale-ups and established organizations pitch cutting-edge solutions to the judging panel and Business Travel Show America’s audience of business travel decision-makers. The competition will identify two winners: The Innovation Faceoff Winner
as chosen by the judges as well as The People’s Choice as voted
by Business Travel Show attendees.
Check out the 2025 shortlist:
Altour –
AI-powered communications platform that unites contact centre tools, inboxes,
and collaboration in one workspace
EmPath – Guest
traveler technology platform
Engine – AI assisted
group planning platform adding live pricing to hotel inventory
FareAudit – Real-time
fare auditing to prevent overpayment
Groupize – Using AI to
drive Groupize platform and corporate meetings and event marketplace
HRS – AI-first
hotel management platform
Juno – Guest traveler
technology platform
Nowadays – AI-powered
corporate event sourcing and planning
Roamr –
Reimagines hotel stays with a global hosted travel network, turning business
trips into meaningful cultural exchanges
SeatCash – Airfare price
prediction and purchasing platform
Traxo – Enhanced data
insights platform
Versa – Captures
IRS-ready, VAT valid receipts from participating merchants and routes to
preferred expense app
BTN Group executive vice president Louis Magliaro said: “The
finalists for the Business Travel Show America Innovation Faceoff are some of
the boldest, most disruptive tech talent in our industry, intent on
pushing boundaries to transform business travel management for
buyers and travelers – it will be fiercely competitive.”
The Innovation Faceoff Awards will be presented on Thursday
October 16 at 02:25PM – 03:00PM in the show’s Knowledge Arena. Business Travel Show America launches at Javits Center New York on
October 15-16. It is free for qualified travel buyers, bookers and managers,
procurement professionals, and executive assistants and office administrators
who book travel for their organization.
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