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In response to the COVID-19 impact on people, businesses and destinations, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), launched the Healing Solutions for Tourism Challenge.

This initiative has identified the most disruptive startups, entrepreneurs, innovators and existing technologies with ready-to-implement solutions to make travelling possible once again. Throughout the 4-week call, 1183 projects from 110 countries were received and evaluated by an Expert Committee.

Selected solutions from three categories will be presented in a Digital Presentation to Member States and key stakeholders from the global tourism innovation ecosystem.

-Healing for People

-Healing fro Prosperity

-Healing for Destinations.

We encourage you to join us!

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Welcome Remarks. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Beyond COVID-19. World Health Organization (WHO).

Why innovation is the new normal? Natalia Bayona, Senior Expert on Innovation, Digital Transformation and Investments, UNWTO.

Solution pitches round 1. Healing for People.

• CleanScanLLC/Chameleon Welcome Back (Canada/USA)
• Outpost Healthy Destinations (Canada)
• See True (ISRAEL)
• Smart Occupancy (SPAIN)

Solution pitches round 2. Healing for Prosperity.

• WAAM (Poland)
• My stay (Czech Republic)

Hi+Health iCard a Tourism Data Driven Solutions (TDDS) and Air Institute project in collaboration with UNWTO. Javier Arredondo and Antonio López de Avila, Co-founders.

Solution pitches round 3. Healing for Destinations.

• Airside (USA)
• Beautiful destinations (USA)
• Ibonus, a symptomatic growth (Hong Kong)

Wrap up and next steps. Natalia Bayona, Senior Expert on Innovation, Digital Transformation and Investments, UNWTO.

Closing remarks. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

For all people interested in attending this digital event please clic on our UNWTO Streaming (https://www.unwto.org/events/digital-presentation-of-top-solutions). On 7 May at 12:00 (Madrid time) the event will stream live!

Note for our Member States: Ministers will receive a personal communication with a special link.