Registration continues for the Moscow Tourism Hackathon, a competition on the digitalization of the tourism and hospitality industry. It will be played in two stages: an online qualification phase and an in-person final in Moscow. Applications are open until March 11.
Participants will be asked to solve a five-clue problem at the intersection of TravelTech and related areas to choose:
- reservation technology;
- financial technology;
- RoadTech;
- service technology;
- E-Com.
The tasks were prepared by the RUSSPASS travel planning service and representatives of the following sectors: Tutu, Mafin and others, as well as the Moscow Department of Information Technologies.
Dates:
- until March 11 – registration of participants;
- March 23-24: online qualifying stage of the hackathon;
- April 6 and 7: in-person final in Moscow;
- April 7: Winners announced.
What is the prize in the final for the winning teams?
For the first place – 700 thousand rubles, for the second – 500 thousand rubles, the third – 300 thousand rubles. There will be three prizes in each of the five tracks. The total prize fund of the hackathon is 7.5 million rubles.
Who is it suitable for?
IT specialists, product specialists, developers, designers, analysts, creators. Both team and individual applications are accepted, which the organizers will independently combine into national teams.
Registration and more details on the hackathon website. Applications are open until March 11.
Author:
Irina Pecherskaya
Source: RB
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