Hackathon

Dear travel industry, make Camino your strategy. Why? Can’t be anwered better than by last week’s LH hackathon. From my product/techy point of view, in just 2 days, 13 partners achieved what normally takes months. Plus: * 98% reduction in distribution costs * 75% faster implementation time * 50% more sustainable processes * 25% quicker response times Teams built everything from virtual interlining to AI-powered intermodal booking, carbon tracking pluggable to every transaction to onboarding tens of thousands of non-IATA travel agencies. All with seamless transaction+payment integration. ...

Reminder: Travel is Human! While we convene in Frankfurt to work and play with cutting-edge tech at the Lufthansa + Camino Web3 Flight Distribution Hackathon, it’s worth remembering that technological innovation is worth if it augments human connection – especially in travel, perhaps the most fundamentally human of all industries. So, to all participating teams: use these new tech stacks not just to build clever solutions, but to enable traveler stories and meaningful biz relationships across the travel ecosystem. The sharpie welcome note on my inbound MXP-FRA flight captured exactly what I mean, thank you unknown LH flight attendant or pilot who had the idea! ...

This marks my 6th or 7th travel tech hackathon, and our second Decode Travel. As usual, here comes my post from the trenches! A few observations that stood out: First, I’m impressed that the hackers took on some of the most systemic hackathon challenges - about payments, personalization, and connectivity. These are exactly the endemic problems of the travel industry that we are working to solve with the Camino Network. ...