13 - 15 April 2027 | Pavilion 3, Crocus Expo | Moscow
MITT
13 - 15 April 2027 | Pavilion 3, Crocus Expo | Moscow
MITT
01.12.2025

Acceptance of applications for the MITT Travel Start 2026 startup competition has started

Hurry up to apply for MITT Travel Start, a competition of innovative projects in the field of tourism and hospitality, which has been held since 2021 as part of the MITT exhibition, one of the five largest specialized exhibitions in the world.

The 6th annual competition is open to companies no older than 5 years that are developing an innovative project using IT technologies in one of the areas of the tourism industry and have at least a product prototype. If a company applied for past MITT Travel Start competitions and did not win, it can also take part this year. Participation in the competition is free. Read more >>

 

Possible areas of activity of the participants of the competition:

 

// online travel services;
// distribution of travel services – tour operators, online agencies, marketplaces, etc.;
// technological solutions for tour operators, agencies, hotels, etc.;
// suppliers of additional services for the tourism industry.

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MITT Travel Start 2026 nominations:

 

// TravelTech
// HotelTech
// AI in Tourism


Participation allows you to present your project to partner companies of the competition that are interested in cooperation with startups.

 

Why participate?

// 40 semi-finalist companies get the opportunity to present their project to the partners of the TravelTech industry competition.
// The 10 finalists of the competition will receive a job at MITT 2026 from March 11 to 13, as well as the opportunity to speak to the exhibition audience and the expert jury on March 13, 2026.
// 3 winning companies receive stands at MITT 2027.


The organizers of the competition are the MITT and PCT Exhibition, the co-organizer is the @TravelStartups community with the support of the TravelHub conference.

Hurry up to apply, you can apply until January 19, 2026.


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