translated from Spanish: First call for Chilean startups linked to tourism

The call for the first national competition of Startu PS Tourism is a pioneering initiative in the tourism sector of Chile and which seeks to discover disruptive proposals and visualize the ventures that will lead the transformation of tourism through innovation.
“We want to attract entrepreneurial talent and revolutionize the sector,” emphasized the national director of Sernatur, Andrea Wolleter, at a time when it highlighted a relevant milestone of the 2018: the creation of the sixth pillar of the national tourism Strategy 2012-2020, on Innovation and technology, around which a conceptual framework of innovation was developed to apply it in the industry.
In addition, he emphasized that they will be able to postulate startups that are in early stage of development and that meet the criteria and requirements that are specified in the bases available in the Web site.
Also, Wolleter indicated that the competition is the first phase to achieve the selection of two Chilean companies that will represent the country in the international competition of tourism Startups to be held in the second Tourism Tech Adventures for the Americas, That the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will carry out in Chile on July 9th and 10th, following the management of the undersecretary of tourism and Sernatur, entities that are part of the organization.
“We call on all tourism startups and also those that are linked to the activity, because we want to identify the experiences and innovative projects that have a differentiating seal, which have a disruptive vision and that believe to be Able to contribute to the development of national tourism, “said the authority.
“Major global trends are rapidly changing the way people travel. The emergence of the digital traveler makes the tourism sector have to adapt to these new trends with agility. Innovation is presented as one of the keys to the country’s competitiveness and economic development, “he added.
Of the total number of applicants, ten semifinalists will be selected who will receive mentoring and expert training, while the two winning startups will be able to connect with traditional and risky investors, willing to invest in the tourism sector of Chile.

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