Hackathon Participants

What: People from various skills backgrounds get together and solve problems the travel industry faces using Big Data, culminating in a commercially viable product over the course of one weekend. The participants pitch competing for prizes in front of a jury.

Who: Software developers, data scientists, UX/UI designers, business developers, marketers and travel lovers with ideas

How: Participants in the Hackathon:

• access to existing sets of data (e.g the user experience, reviews or availability) based on real online user interactions on travel sites
• build genuinely innovative and travel related products and services in teams
• guidance through the process by coaches and mentors
• access to hands on workshops provided by industry experts
• demonstrate actual prototypes of new services or products at the last day in front of a jury.

Conference attendee: take part of the ambiance, numerous workshops and talks by industry experts as a support by visiting only the conference part of the event.

Prizes: Cash and travel related prizes

Technology partners: Big Step, Dataiku

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