Australian company chosen in top 30 global Travel Innovations by PhoCusWright
Tourabout (http://www.tourabout.com), the company launching the world’s first Social GDS™ (in private beta) for the travel industry, has been selected to be featured at The PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit.
Senior analysts from PhoCusWright evaluate and invite just 30 companies globally to demonstrate at the event (held November 17, 2009 in Orlando, Florida) that showcases the year’s most compelling travel technology innovations to senior industry executives.
“This event is for innovations that PhoCusWright believes will significantly impact travel so to be invited is a great stamp of approval” said Ben Jackson CEO of Tourabout. “We look forward to demonstrating the Web 3.0 travel platform that will fundamentally shift the way travel companies connect to and engage with travellers in the future.â€
“The Tourabout Social GDS™ helps travel companies connect with travellers. The live demo will focus on how the platform’s interlinked social, media and product technologies help operators and organisations connect and engage travellers in real-time early in the planning process to demonstrate expertise, build social equity and increase bookings.†added Mr. Jackson.
At The Innovation Summit, the audience will judge innovators live by voting after each demonstration to send four finalists to the coveted “Five Minutes of Fame†presentation during Center Stage at The PhoCusWright Conference later in the week. This will place the top four innovations squarely infront the most influential travel industry executives where one will be named the Travel Innovation of 2009.
“Many travel organisations struggle with The Social Web so we’re very confident The Social GDSâ„¢ will capture the attention of attendees as well as the travel and technology sectors in general.†added Mr. Jackson. “Partners we talk to are very excited about how it overlays commerce and community to help them to connect, engage and influence potential customers much higher in the booking funnel.â€
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