The inaugural Business Travel Show America launches in New
York October 15-16 and will spotlight the future of business travel management
technology during the Business Travel Innovation Faceoff. The competition, this
year judged by recent Microsoft technical program manager Steve Clagg, United Talent
Agency director of travel services Mira Rosenzweig, Results Plus Consulting
co-founder Kim Hamer and last year's winner Skylink CEO Atyab Bhatti, was
formerly part of the BTN Group’s annual Innovate event.
The Innovation Faceoff will see 12 startups, scale-ups and
established organizations pitch cutting-edge solutions to the judging panel and
Business Travel Show America's audience of business travel
decision-makers. The competition will identify two winners: The Innovation
Faceoff Winner as chosen by the judges as well as The People's Choice as voted
by Business Travel Show attendees.
Check out the 2025 shortlist:
Altour –
AI-powered communications platform that unites contact centre tools, inboxes,
and collaboration in one workspace
EmPath –
Guest traveler technology platform
Engine– AI
assisted group planning platform adding live pricing to hotel inventory
FareAudit –
Real-time fare auditing to prevent overpayment
Groupize–
Using AI to drive Groupize platform and corporate meetings and event
marketplace
HRS – AI-first
hotel management platform
Juno– Guest
traveler technology platform
Nowadays–
AI-powered corporate event sourcing and planning
Roamr –
Reimagines hotel stays with a global hosted travel network, turning business
trips into meaningful cultural exchanges
SeatCash–
Airfare price prediction and purchasing platform
Traxo–
Enhanced data insights platform
Versa–
Captures IRS-ready, VAT valid receipts from participating merchants and routes
to preferred expense app
BTN Group executive vice president Louis Magliaro said:
"The finalists for the Business Travel Show America Innovation Faceoff are
some of the boldest, most disruptive tech talent in our industry, intent
on pushing boundaries to transform business travel management for buyers and
travelers – it will be fiercely competitive.”
The Innovation Faceoff Awards will be presented on Thursday
October 16 at 02:25PM – 03:00PM in the show’s Knowledge Arena. Business Travel
Show America launches at Javits Center New York on October 15-16. It is free
for qualified travel buyers, bookers and managers, procurement professionals,
and executive assistants and office administrators who book travel for their
organization.