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The Fourth TIC & VIR Travel Start-up Night 2025 in Vienna

We’re heading into the penultimate round of the TIC Tourismus Austria, TIC Deutschland & VIR Travel Start-up Nights 2025! On November 11, the TIC & VIR Travel Start-up Nights 2025 event series will continue with its fourth edition atSigmund Freud Private University in Vienna.

This is where it will be decided which young founders make it to the finals at the end of the year. Only the winners and the top runners-up will secure a chance to win the title “Travel Start-up 2025” and a prize package worth over 100,000 euros. Who will impress the judges with their idea, pitch, and vision and advance to the grand annual finals?

The first finalists have already emerged from the events held in May in Frankfurt am Main, in July in Munich, and in Berlin in September. Join this series of events to experience the ideas of these young talents firsthand and expand your network.

For interested startups:

Travel Start-up Nights is a joint initiative of TIC and VIR. It gives young companies in the tourism industry the opportunity to present their innovative products or services to an audience of industry professionals. The goal is not only to win over the audience but also to exchange ideas and network with other founders and established professionals in the tourism sector. The event series aims to award the “Travel Start-up 2025” at the end of the year.

More information about the program and all the key details for startups interested in pitching their ideas can be found here. Once again this year, exciting prize packages await the three best startups. Applications are being accepted until October 16.

For viewers:

At the TIC & VIR Travel Start-up Nights, young entrepreneurs are bringing a breath of fresh air to the tourism industry. For established companies, this is an opportunity to find inspiration, make exciting connections, and meet potential partners. Experience the pitches live—and secure your ticket as a spectator.

Details about Travel Start-up Night:

  • Wann?

    Tuesday, November 11, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

  • Wo?

    Sigmund Freud Private University, Freudplatz 3, 1020 Vienna

  • Costs?

    Participation is free for members of TIC and VIR, as well as for startups. For non-members, participation costs €50. VIR members and startups interested in participating for free should contact info@v-i-r.de or office@travelindustryclub.de.

Das sagen die Start-ups:

“PiNCAMP won the Travel Start-up Nights in 2019. It was incredibly valuable for us to have the opportunity to pitch our concept—which was still in its infancy at the time—to experienced industry experts. The discussions with the jury, as well as with the other participants, gave us new insights and expanded our network. There is no better platform for travel startups in Germany.

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