Meeting between tourism experts and start-ups from the Provence Travel Innovation incubator » PACA’s economic and political newsletter
This Thursday, December 1, the 1st edition of the Meet my start-up meeting was organized in Marseille by Provence Travel Innovation, the incubator 100% dedicated to tourism and travel in the southern region.
The objective of this edition was to allow meetings and facilitate exchanges between start-ups offering innovative products and services in tourism and tourism professionals in the region. The start-ups that followed a 9-month incubation program in 2022 were thus able to confront their tourist products or services with the critical and constructive eyes of a panel of professionals: tour operators and travel agencies, representatives of accommodation providers , institutional tourism and events.
Former start-ups incubated during previous incubation programs also joined the event to present their news and latest developments in tourism products and services. “We are delighted with this 1st edition and thank all the tourism professionals who were present for their enthusiasm and their involvement in the service of tourism innovation in the region. We are already giving you an appointment for the next edition in 2023 » said Gaëtane Thurot, manager of the Provence Travel Innovation Incubator.
Relating to innovations in service, use or even technological innovations, the themes mentioned by the start-ups were numerous, reflecting the challenges currently facing the tourism sector to better transform and reinvent itself. It is also around the customer experience, ecotourism, artificial intelligence, local tourism, immersive visit, microadventure or even inclusive tourism that 13 voluntary start-ups presented their innovative products and services to the jury of experts in the sector in a given time, before going further in the exchanges during an essential networking session to better understand the expectations and needs of each and bring out possible synergies of development and potential partnerships.
The start-up presents:
AirFit Provence – Event agency specializing in well-being and sport, creator of unusual experiences @airfitprovence / airfitprovence.fr
Buddibags – Eco-responsible mobile luggage concierge service. @buddibags.fr / buddibags.fr
Delicious Origins – Platform offering immersive cultural experiences around home. @delicious.origins / deliciousorigins.com
EcoNature – Platform listing guided activities to discover and better understand nature and ecology through hikes, walks and workshops. eco-nature.org
Goeland – Trip planner that automatically executes the list of administrative procedures based on the traveler profile @goelandofficel / goeland.com
Jana – CRM (customer relationship management) and PMS (real estate management system) web solutions dedicated to the concierge vertical. jana-concierge.com
Munay Experience – Adventure travel for the personal development of women integrating outdoor experiences, rituals of sharing, reflection and accompaniment before, during and after the trip. @munay.experience / munayexperience.com
My Explore Bag – Playful and responsible discovery service for territories. myexplorebag.com
My Tour Live – Immersive and interactive remote visit software to give online visitors an experience that is as close as possible to the sensations of visiting on site. @mytourlive / mytourlive.co
Navette Nature – An open-air tourist shuttle project departing from Marseille. [email protected]
Spotyride – Digitization solution for actors and professionals in nautical activities offering reservations accessible to practitioners 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. @spotyride / spotyride.com
TravelHand – Specialized travel agency for people with disabilities or with disabling illness. @travelhand_ / travelhand.fr
Xenia – Emotional marketing solution that deciphers audience desires. @xenia by the Aleph / laleph.com
Provence Travel Innovation has been supported since 2017 by ESCAET with the support of the South Region and in partnership with Provence Tourisme, the tourism development agency of Bouches-du[1]Rhône, and Marseille Innovation, a generalist accelerator. PTI is a member of France Tourisme Lab, the national network of tourism incubators and accelerators. Unique in the South Region, PTI is an incubator dedicated to the tourism and travel sector.