Are you a developer or aspiring entrepreneurs looking to build the next big thing in travel tech?
Then you will want to be a part of this, as Skyscanner launches its start-up competition, with chance to win mentorship from Founder and a week working in HQ.
Names the Build with Skyscanner competition, the start-up who offers the best new travel product will be coached by Founder Gareth Williams, spend a week based in Skyscanner’s Edinburgh HQ, as well as bag a $1,500 cash boost to kick-start their new business.
Skyscanner is looking for product ideas that have the potential to truly disrupt the travel industry, giving entrants four months to come up with and build their new site or app.
The invaluable one-on-one coaching time with Skyscanner CEO Gareth, who himself knows a thing or two about turning a start-up idea into a success, is invaluable in itself.
You too could follow in his footsteps, where after starting Skyscanner from a simple spreadsheet back in 2003, the business has grown to become a world leading travel search engine, attracting over 50 million monthly visitors, with 10 global offices and over 770 staff.
The entrepreneurial winning product will spend the week in Skyscanner’s office HQ in Edinburgh, where they’ll also receive coaching from a world-class team of Engineers, Product Managers and Growth Strategists to help their new business take flight.
Entrants will power their pioneering new website or app using Skyscanner’s world-class Travel APIs, which connect developers to all the data they need to create innovative and unique travel solutions. Skyscanner for Business, the company’s independent B2B unit offers three stand-alone APIs to choose from – flights, hotels, and car hire – offering the most flexible integrations and inspirational search features in the market.
If you think you have what it takes, visit Build with Skyscanner now and get cracking.
