Episode #53 - The LIVE Show 7 - Re-start

Travel Massive Podcast

Hosted by Kevin O’Shaughnessy, co-founder of City Hook and Dublin Travel Massive leader.

In this episode we heard from:

Rama Poola, co-founder of SkyHi

Rama Poola joined the LIVE Show from LA. He’s the co-founder of SkyHi – the first subscription service to reliably book last minute seats on commercial airlines. Given that flights bookings are down right now, Rama shared more about what SkyHi is doing in their downtime and how they see the path forward.

Wendy van Leeuwen, co-founder of Secret City Trails

Wendy van Leeuwen joined the LIVE Show from the Portuguese countryside. She’s the co-founder of Secret City Trails – a marketplace for city discovery games made by locals, present in more than 50 cities in Europe. Wendy talked about a surprise call from her angel investor and how her business model protected her from too much financial risk.

Karl Llewellyn, founder and CEO of Sanctifly

Karl Llewellyn joined from Ireland. He’s the founder and CEO of Sanctifly – a global members club that grants access to airport hotel gym, pool, and spa facilities at airports. As his startup depends heavily on air travel, which is almost non existent at the moment, Karl shared what they decided to focus on in the meantime and how they see this situation developing in the next months and years.

Kei Shibata, co-founder & CEO of Venture Republic

Kei Shibata tuned in from Tokyo. He’s the co-founder & CEO of Venture Republic, which owns multiple online travel brands including LINE TRAVEL jp and Trip101. Kei talked about how to spot the gaps and his perspective as a travel tech investor.

About the Travel Massive LIVE Show

The Travel Massive LIVE Show is a weekly online discussion on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on travel and tourism worldwide, featuring members from all over the globe.

The LIVE Show is hosted by Dublin chapter co-leader Kevin O’Shaughnessy, and produced by Sofia chapter leader and Content Manager at Travel Massive Maria Stoyanova and Travel Massive founder Ian Cumming.