Until the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian tourism & hospitality industry had emerged as one of the key drivers of growth in India. It is also a potentially large employment generator besides being a significant source of foreign exchange for the country. In 2019, Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) were $29.96 billion registering a growth of 4.8% year-on-year and reached $5.4 billion during January-February 2020.

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In 2019 the tourism sector created 8.1% of total employment in India. It is generating employment at an increasing rate of 2% per annum.

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Hospitality
Travel Planning and Discovery

Winners

Feeinsta Consulting & Services Private Limited Team

Winner | Hospitality

Feeinsta Consulting & Services Private Limited

DIPP28018

Feeinsta is attempting to turn “Fresh Rooms” into a modern product offering by providing a unique package of smart hospitality services and conveniences under one roof. These include the likes of smart e-toilets, nap zones and other public convenience services available through their mobile app. They’re also helping the environment by providing hygienic sanitation, recycling human waste for farmyard manure, saving water in their smart e toilet and using solar and alternate sources of energy.

Product summary

Feeinsta’s smart e-toilets are meant for public use. Features like the automatic toilet seat with human body sensor, inbuilt night light, and touch free and waterless urinal for example help improve public hygiene. At the smart nap zone, travelers of all kinds can book a sleeping cabin just to relax for a few hours. Smart clinics meanwhile provide diagnostic and remedial health facilities.

Impact

  • Smart public toilets can propagate awareness for hygiene, while also bringing in toilet revenue.
  • Smart nap zones could improve productivity in offices, while smart lounges can reduce crowding at public transport depots.

Support and recognition

Received work orders from NCR Railways Prayagraj (Central Government) and BBMP Municipal Corporation Bangalore (State Government) and Bhopal City Link Limited (State Government) for the establishment of Fresh Rooms Concept

Website

https://www.freshrooms.in

Param People Infotech Solutions Pvt Ltd. Team

Winner | Travel Planning and Discovery

Param People Infotech Solutions Pvt Ltd.

DIPP1499

Param People Infotech has developed a complete road travel support platform for travelers in collaboration with MakeMyTrip, Zoomcar, Honda, Bosch, Karnataka Tourism Department and Bharat Petroleum. ‘Highway delite’ is a digitally connected highway wayside amenities platform to enable tourists to plan their trips down to the letter.

Product summary

The platform allows travelers to discover facilities and transact with verified highway services and amenities. It offers real-time location-based verified highway services information including facilities and photos of restaurants, dhabas, washrooms, fuel pumps, hotels, mechanics, ATMs, hospitals, and more.

Impact

  • Covered more than 60,000 kms of highways pan India and have more than 1 lakh verified data points.
  • Covers more than 100 facilities across categories, including separate women’s washroom, disabled access, disabled washrooms, first aid kit, digital payments, etc.

Support and recognition

  • Received Grant Funding from Department of Tourism, Karnataka Government
  • Received recommendation letter for highway coverage from Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and Department of Tourism from States of Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
  • Received Grant Funding from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Government of India)
  • Runner up in Connected Mobility -Nasscom Mobility Challenge
  • Supported by NASSCOM 10,000 Startups, Mobile10x-IAMAI, and NSRCEL-IIMB accelerators.

Website

https://highwaydelite.com

All Finalists

Name of Startup Category City State
FEEINSTA CONSULTING & SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Hospitality Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Hospitality New Delhi Delhi
SAFFRON STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED Hospitality Mumbai Maharashtra
MUDHOUSE EXPERIENTIAL STAYS PRIVATE LIMITED Hospitality Palampur Himachal Pradesh
NORDIC CRUISELINE PRIVATE LIMITED Hospitality Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
RURBAN INTERCORP LLP Hospitality New Delhi Delhi
PARAM PEOPLE INFOTECH SOLUTIONS PVT LTD Travel Planning and Discovery Bengaluru Karnataka
PLANET ABLED PRIVATE LIMITED Travel Planning and Discovery New Delhi Delhi
STARK ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED Travel Planning and Discovery Gurugram Haryana
SCOUTMYTRIP PRIVATE LIMITED Travel Planning and Discovery Thane Maharashtra
INDIA ASSIST INSIGHTS PRIVATE LIMITED Travel Planning and Discovery New Delhi Delhi
ZINGARA SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Travel Planning and Discovery Bengaluru Karnataka
NEGOTRIP PRIVATE LIMITED Travel Planning and Discovery Bhubaneswar Odisha
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