https://mikrub.com/tags/traveltech/Recent content in Traveltech on Mik Ruberlhttps://mikrub.com/images/og-mik.jpghttps://mikrub.com/images/og-mik.jpgHugo -- 0.154.5en-usFri, 28 Aug 2026 08:43:30 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2026-08-28-7499023842955124736/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:43:30 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2026-08-28-7499023842955124736/A week late, an after-the-fact post on The Hotel Expo, and why distribution and payments will consolidate the link between East Africa and Europe.…https://mikrub.com/posts/2026-02-20-7430440461779218432/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:37:37 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2026-02-20-7430440461779218432/I'll be at ITB Berlin, 3 to 5 March. If you're working on agentic commerce in travel, or if you're sitting on the Africa or Southeast Asia side of a…https://mikrub.com/posts/2026-02-07-7425741028219056129/Sat, 07 Feb 2026 03:23:44 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2026-02-07-7425741028219056129/ERC-8004 just went live on Ethereum mainnet, and for the third time in six weeks something ships in agentic commerce and I end up writing about it.…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-12-03-7401776347326513152/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:16:39 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-12-03-7401776347326513152/10 major European banks just unveiled their stablecoin giant: Qivalis. It’s the headline the industry awaited. For us at Chain4Travel, this…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-11-26-7399537505148141568/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:00:18 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-11-26-7399537505148141568/Live from Decode Travel Barcelona. I’m nearing a dozen hackathons under my belt, but kicking off the 4th edition of Decode Travel stands out. Metrics…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-10-28-7388829159554269184/Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:49:09 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-10-28-7388829159554269184/Tomorrow at Il Salone dei Pagamenti in Milan - finally spending quality time in my hometown. As VP Product at Chain4Travel, I'm focused on digital…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-07-30-7356187624308379648/Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:03:21 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-07-30-7356187624308379648/Plot twist! On my way back from GM Vietnam, I'll be stopping in Bangkok for Techsauce Global Summit 2025 (August 4-6) at Queen Sirikit National…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-07-29-7355868224481021952/Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:54:10 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-07-29-7355868224481021952/One more step towards the future of travel payments: we wrapped up our participation in the ECB's Digital euro (official page) Pioneer Programme…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-07-21-7352950503565094916/Mon, 21 Jul 2025 06:40:11 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-07-21-7352950503565094916/I'll be at GM Vietnam - Vietnam Blockchain Week on August 1-2 in Hanoi. Now resident in this part of the world, I look forward to connecting with the…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-06-23-7342865362440314883/Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:45:27 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-06-23-7342865362440314883/Africa isn't waiting for Web3 tourism and payment rails: it's already integrating them, because it only makes sense to unleash real travel cases.…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-05-30-7334182677740187651/Fri, 30 May 2025 11:43:33 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-05-30-7334182677740187651/I'll be speaking on June 13th at the Kenya Blockchain and Crypto Conference in Nairobi alongside some incredible voices shaping the continent's tech…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-04-03-7313444515741151232/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:17:30 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-04-03-7313444515741151232/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…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-03-25-7310228342425710592/Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:17:35 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-03-25-7310228342425710592/Reminder: Travel is Human! While we convene in Frankfurt to work and play with cutting-edge tech at the Lufthansa + Camino Web3 Flight Distribution…https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-02-25-7300226587793223680/Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:54:10 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2025-02-25-7300226587793223680/1,012,856 travel transactions on Camino Network and counting - huge congratulations to us! What started as a vision is now becoming the backbone of…https://mikrub.com/posts/2024-11-28-7267801966532046848/Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:30:18 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2024-11-28-7267801966532046848/The early bird catches… two events in Barcelona. Just landed in #BCN for a 2-day including 1-nighter trip to catch up and participate in #tourism…https://mikrub.com/posts/2024-11-15-7263090458866634752/Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:28:27 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2024-11-15-7263090458866634752/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…https://mikrub.com/posts/2024-10-02-7247188407527915521/Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:19:22 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2024-10-02-7247188407527915521/My Travel Un'Chained 2024 wrap up, or how I witnessed #TravelTech, #IDtech, and #FinTech making history before my very eyes. They say the third time…https://mikrub.com/posts/2024-09-26-7244984368077697024/Thu, 26 Sep 2024 08:21:18 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2024-09-26-7244984368077697024/In Turin for Italian Tech Week This year's September is really packed with events and one has to choose The Tech Week won over coinciding ETHMilan…https://mikrub.com/posts/2023-09-14-7108050680916930560/Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:35:43 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2023-09-14-7108050680916930560/Reporting live from the floor at DER Touristik Online GmbH where the stage is getting prepared and DER Hackathon teams will be pitching today their…https://mikrub.com/posts/2023-03-13-7040973707552423937/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:15:47 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2023-03-13-7040973707552423937/I am looking forward to participating in the panel “Advancing guest communication strategies” moderated by Ryan Haynes at the International Hotel…https://mikrub.com/posts/2023-03-07-7038895137325821952/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:36:17 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2023-03-07-7038895137325821952/I'm really hyped because of the turnout at our booth at ITB. Really good traction for both #Web3 and #SET solutions and by the meeting list buildup…https://mikrub.com/posts/2023-01-13-7019683359752695808/Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:15:33 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2023-01-13-7019683359752695808/Boarding the next chapter of my professional trajectory in travel and tech! I believe travel organizations need to reshape their tech footprint…https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-11-29-7003271726193111040/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:21:34 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-11-29-7003271726193111040/It’s not every day that a tech solution and a team manage to address both tactical and strategic aspects of a #digitaltransformation, and the “usual…https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-11-16-6998677084231380992/Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:04:06 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-11-16-6998677084231380992/If you're an IT system engineer specialized in cloud-native architecture and you love travel, apply for this position ad Alpitour! #hiring #cloud…https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-09-17-6976787637030260736/Sat, 17 Sep 2022 06:23:15 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-09-17-6976787637030260736/Opportunity for hands-on experience of what #traveltech looks like, right here!https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-08-12-6963756844171296768/Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:23:32 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-08-12-6963756844171296768/Utravel are #hiring their #CTO! If you are a passionate, hungry tech leader ready to make travel your mission after your passion, come join and drive…https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-08-05-6961219010298298368/Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:19:05 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-08-05-6961219010298298368/Dear network, save the date and join me and other Chain4Travel advisors, staff, #travelindustry partners, #traveltech enthusiasts in Palma de…https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-04-08-6918244040521961473/Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:11:54 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2022-04-08-6918244040521961473/Dear #travelindustry and #traveltech community, welcome to my home base and let’s meet at BIT Milano !https://mikrub.com/posts/2021-08-10-6830849754755284992/Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:18:12 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2021-08-10-6830849754755284992/And now for some groundbreaking innovation in #traveltech: Ca' di Dio Venice is auctioning the first night in the hotel in a worldwide exclusive. Our…https://mikrub.com/posts/2021-06-18-6811630433067905025/Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:27:29 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2021-06-18-6811630433067905025/Looking for rockstar #traveltech developers to catch the bounce and innovate at Alpitour !https://mikrub.com/posts/2021-03-19-6778507882607476736/Fri, 19 Mar 2021 02:50:17 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2021-03-19-6778507882607476736/One specific night, say the 15th of August for a specific apartment, is a digital item on sale in the markets, right now, in a website and OTAs. It…https://mikrub.com/posts/2019-08-20-6569692158331277312/Tue, 20 Aug 2019 21:31:09 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2019-08-20-6569692158331277312/Here we go again! #Pointmark won the Nomination Award in the Product Innovation category of Digital Travel Awards! See you all at the…https://mikrub.com/posts/2019-05-24-6537620588138115072/Fri, 24 May 2019 09:30:11 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2019-05-24-6537620588138115072/Honored to have made it to the final of ITB China Startup Awards 2019 and to have presented Pointmark in front of such an important audience and…https://mikrub.com/posts/2018-07-16-6424546393461006336/Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:53:42 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2018-07-16-6424546393461006336/Looking forward to what promises to be an awesome #blockchain event in Singapore tomorrow. I'll be speaking with my fellow panelists about…https://mikrub.com/posts/2018-06-04-6409422737877667840/Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:17:42 +0000https://mikrub.com/posts/2018-06-04-6409422737877667840/Very honored by the 1-trillion-yuan-worth ears :) listening to my fireside chat on #blockchain landscape in #tourism and #traveltech at 3点钟火星社区…