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Creating a startup is always challenging. Founding one during a tech downturn, cost of living crisis and recession seems near impossible. However, with risk comes reward and many of the world’s most successful companies were founded during times of economic uncertainty. As part of a series with Antler, Maddyness has interviewed founders hoping to become the entrepreneurial success stories to emerge from this time of crisis. This week, Maddyness spoke to Abhimanyu Dasgupta, co-founder of Unravel
29.05.2024
In today's rapidly evolving world, the landscape of travel and tourism is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the unique preferences and expectations of Generation Z.
24.05.2024
Around the world, a growing number of airports are trialling and successfully implementing new technologies to provide seamless journeys for travellers. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of those innovations, bringing a whole host of exciting opportunities to not only improve experiences for passengers but also optimise and boost productivity for airports’ own operations.
04.10.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Radha Vyas, cofounder of Flash Pack about surviving the pandemic, creating a company culture built on radical candour and the thrill of adventures and immersive local experiences.
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Radha Vyas
30.03.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Erika De Santi, cofounder and International Expansion Director at WeRoad about creating community with unique travel experiences that engage and inspire millennials.
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Erika De Santi
13.10.2022
Transport was hammered by the pandemic, with restrictions in place the last thing that people could do was travel. As a result, Seatfrog - much like the trains that connected the country - abruptly came to a halt and watched 97% of revenue get wiped out overnight.
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David Johnson
21.07.2022
Launching a travel business in the midst of the pandemic wasn't on most people's to-do lists in 2020, but that didn't phase Cat Jones, CEO and founder of slow travel holiday company Byway.
02.02.2022
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we're talking about the UK's continued lorry driver shortage, and why how other delivery sectors are coming up with new solutions.
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Maddyness UK
18.10.2021
The pandemic had a monumental impact on the way we travel and forced transport operators to rethink their business models. This includes evaluating digital developments in 5G, AI, big data, and so on; and the potential of such developments have only just begun to activate change within the transport sector.
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Brian O’Rourke
30.09.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. On the week of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we're talking about how technology has developed since 2001, and how digital tools have been used to identify victims to the present day and expand U.S. surveillance capabilities.
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Abby Wallace
13.09.2021
Have you tried to book a UK holiday for this summer? With certainty on overseas holidays being allowed still unclear, more people than ever before are using their annual leave to stay on home soil and explore what the country has to offer.
04.05.2021
Liverpool-based entrepreneur Paul Harrison is the cofounder of homeworking travel consultancy Not Just Travel and its recruitment arm, The Travel Franchise. Here, Paul discusses the ups and downs of entrepreneurial life and gives advice for those who want to break free and work for themselves.
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Paul Harrison
19.04.2021
A domestic holiday is more affordable and more sustainable than catching a flight overseas. Luxury Cottages has a proprietary 100-point test for all its properties, which span Cornwall to the Cotswolds and Yorkshire to the Welsh Borders.
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Alistair Malins
14.12.2020
Duffel says it’s ‘the best API to sell flights on the internet’. It has just opened its first international office in New York to help bring this API to more travel sellers in the Americas.
11.11.2020
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