Category: Insights

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Judith Eyck, COO of HolidayPirates

We’re excited to welcome Judith Eyck, Chief Operating Officer at HolidayPirates, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. At HolidayPirates, Judith helps shape and deliver the company’s multi-year strategy across 10 international markets. Her focus includes scaling content creation through AI, improving user experience, and embedding a discovery-driven brand vision that keeps the platform relevant to millions […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Gian Caprini, VP Growth at Nuitée

We’re excited to welcome Gian Caprini, VP Growth at Nuitée, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. With a strong background in digital growth and strategic partnerships, Gian has built his career at the intersection of technology and travel. He spent over 8 years at Expedia, driving product integration, digital optimisation, and marketing activation, and previously led […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Andrea Lamperini, COO of WeRoad

We’re excited to welcome Andrea Lamperini, Chief Operating Officer of WeRoad, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Andrea joined WeRoad in 2019, helping transform the company from a fast-growing Italian startup into an international travel brand. Today he oversees global operations, commercial and revenue strategy, and the company’s worldwide portfolio of travel experiences and partnerships. His […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Chas Scarantino, CEO of RoomPriceGenie

We’re excited to welcome Chas Scarantino, CEO of RoomPriceGenie, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Chas is a seasoned SaaS executive with global experience building and scaling technology companies. Over his career, he has helped bring disruptive technologies to market across the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Japan, and Australia. A founder himself, he is […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Luca Carlucci, CEO of BizAway

We’re excited to welcome Luca Carlucci, CEO and Co-Founder of BizAway, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Luca leads BizAway, the all-in-one platform simplifying business travel for companies of all sizes. Since launching in 2015, BizAway has expanded across Europe and the Middle East, serving more than 2,600 corporate clients and building a reputation for combining technology, innovation, […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Kristina Palovicova, Transavia

We’re excited to welcome Kristina Palovicova, Innovation Expert at Transavia, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Kristina’s career bridges the worlds of startups and corporates. Her background includes founding and leading a travel startup through international growth and an acquisition in 2022. Today, she applies that entrepreneurial mindset inside Transavia, where she is focused on making […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Juanjo Rodriguez, Founder of The Hotels Network

We’re excited to welcome Juanjo Rodriguez, Founder of The Hotels Network, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Spotting a clear technology gap between major online hospitality players and hotels, Juanjo founded The Hotels Network to help hotel brands grow their direct booking channels using AI, machine learning, and predictive personalization. Last April, Lighthouse acquired The Hotels […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Matt Welle, CEO of Mews

We’re excited to welcome Matt Welle, CEO of Mews, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Matt leads Mews, the hospitality cloud platform now used by over 12,500 properties in 85 countries. A recognised unicorn in the hospitality tech space, Mews provides hotels and accommodation providers with the tools to automate operations, personalise guest experiences, and connect […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Alexander Limpert, CEO of GuestReady

We’re excited to welcome Alexander Limpert, Co-Founder and CEO of GuestReady, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Alexander leads GuestReady, a global property management platform that turns short-term rentals into seamless experiences for both guests and property owners. Since launching in 2016, the company has raised over $20 million, built a team of more than 350 […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Francesco Ciuccarelli, CIO & CTO at Alpitour World

We’re pleased to welcome Francesco Ciuccarelli, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Alpitour World, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. As CIO and CTO of Italy’s leading integrated travel group, Francesco is responsible for driving the digital evolution of Alpitour World’s entire ecosystem, from tour operating and aviation to hotels and distribution. With over […]

FutureTravel Summit Speaker: Marili ’t Hooft-Bolle, CEO of Trengo

We’re excited to welcome Marili ’t Hooft-Bolle, CEO of Trengo, to the FutureTravel Summit 2025. Marili is a recognised leader in customer engagement innovation, heading the fast-growing, AI-powered communication platform that helps customer service teams thrive. With a career spanning more than 20 years in tech leadership roles, she has scaled companies through Series A, […]

These are the 10 finalists of the 2025 FutureTravel Pitch Competition

The FutureTravel Summit is back to Barcelona on October 30th, and this year we’ll be gathering at the beautiful Antigua Fábrica Estrella Damm – a former brewery turned into one of the city’s most vibrant cultural venues. On top of the speaker sessions, there’s one moment that always brings the energy: our startup pitch competition. 10 early-stage travel startups take the stage. […]