Global Tourism Organization Introduces Startup Contest Empowering Female Tech Innovators in the Middle East and North Africa within Tourism Sector.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced the launch of the Women in Tech Startup Competition: Middle East. This regional initiative aims to empower Arab women entrepreneurs in the tourism technology sector.
The competition, which was unveiled at Biban 2023, Saudi Arabia's largest Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) conference, is open to startups led, owned, or managed by women residing in any of the following countries: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen.
To qualify, startups must belong to at least one of the following categories: social impact, tourism and travel experience, future tech, and event and community. They must also have a minimum viable product or idea ready to be developed and funded, a full-time team, a tested pilot and business plan, and the capacity to be scalable for international growth.
Applications for the Women in Tech Startup Competition: Middle East can be submitted through the UNWTO website, and the deadline for applications is the end of July 2023.
The competition is part of UNWTO's ongoing efforts to make tourism a pillar of women's empowerment in the region. The winners will be announced at the Tourism Tech Adventure (TTA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 27th, 2023.
For exact details on application deadlines, category specifics, and other requirements, checking the official UNWTO website or contacting the UNWTO Regional Office for the Middle East directly would be advisable, as no current deadlines or categories are publicly documented in the searched sources.
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