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The competition attracted more than 2,000 entrants from 120 countries worldwide. The most submissions were from Europe, the Americas and Africa, followed by Asia and the Pacific and the Middle East. From these, an expert jury selected 30 finalists and then 15 winners.

The Minister of State for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Trade, Crafts and Tourism, Olivia Grégoire, has revealed the names of the 15 companies selected for the France Tourisme Tech programme, part of the Destination France plan.

Aimed at creating a startup ecosystem around the world of travel, the France Tourisme Tech program has unveiled its first 15 winners.

The fifteen winners (out of 160 applications submitted) of this first cohort were unveiled on October 24 by the minister, during an event held at Station F in Paris. They will benefit from a support program aimed at their development and internationalization.

Murmuration provides territories with tools to measure the impact of tourism on the environment and the impact of climate change on tourism activity.

"In tourism start-ups, there is a real need to support digital and ecological transformation," explained the minister's office during a press briefing on Monday.

A few months after criticizing the start-up ecosystem in France, Olivia Grégoire will present an initiative on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, to stimulate innovation in tourism. The France TravelTech network aims to structure this small world that, according to Bercy, has been too complacent.

A podcast episode to talk about the sustainable tourism platform Flockeo and its parent company Murmuration, which uses satellite Earth observation data to measure the impact of tourism on the planet.

The road is long, and awareness among professionals is just as lengthy. It is even slower than expected by Cathy Sahuc, the co-founder of Murmuration. While the start-up continues to grow and has a good reputation among industry institutions, private sector players are more hesitant.

Le TSDI (Tourism Sustainable Development Index) est un indicateur de tourisme durable conçu par Murmuration et développé à partir de données spatiales d’observation de la Terre et de données socio-économiques. Le TSDI reflète la corrélation entre le développement économique de l’activité touristique et son impact environnemental. Il est inspiré de l’Indice de Développement Durable (IDD) […]