FICCI Launches Travel Tech Startup Launchpad

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has always promoted travel and tourism ecosystem in India, and has in fact been a front leader in the cause.

In an effort to enhance India's digital drive in the travel and tourism industry, FICCI will introduce Travel Tech Launchpad, a platform that encourages innovation and growth of travel startups during the second edition of FICCI's flagship event titled "Digital Travel, Hospitality and Innovation Summit" scheduled to be held on March 22-23, 2017 in New Delhi.

Travel Tech Launchpad is a platform for travel start-ups where experts from the field of travel exhibit their business ideas, display their products or services and connect with right set of ecosystem partners. The event will take place on the second day (March 23, 2017) of Digital Travel, Hospitality & Innovation Summit 2017.

The event is being organised by FICCI in association with Agnitio Consulting LLP, Nucleus Partners, TravHQ Media and Charson Advisory where a number of travel startups, hospitality and technology companies from across India and abroad, leading investors such as Sequoia, Inventus Capital, Kae Capital and several angel and venture capital firms will gather during the summit.

"FICCI is launching the Travel Tech Launchpad with an objective to encourage entrepreneurship and technology innovation in the field of travel and hospitality," said Rahul Chakravarty, Director and Head - Tourism, FICCI.

The summit will bring together global leaders, upstart innovators from the field of Travel, Hospitality, Technology & Marketing to secure new business opportunities, increase brand awareness and to network with the key stakeholders of the industry, namely Deep Kalra, Founder & Group CEO MakeMyTrip, Dr Arun Kumar Manocha, Chairman & Managing Director, IRCTC, Sharat Dhall, President, Yatra Online Pvt. Ltd and many more.