Travala

AVA is the original token of the Travala ecosystem. It uses the BEP-2 contract format and AVA is available for payments, membership rewards, discounts, giveaways, and more on Travala.com. Travala, on the other hand, is a travel booking site that offers discounts when users use cryptocurrency to pay for trips.

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Travala (AVA) Intro

Juan Otero &ndash; Co-Founder &amp; CEO &ndash; Linkedin With a wealth of experience in some of the largest tech companies in the world including Oracle and Booking.com, Juan is responsible for overseeing and driving all Travala.com operations, business activities and resources and for ensuring that all corporate decisions align with the overall strategy and mission.
Steve Hipwell &ndash; Co-Founder &amp; COO &ndash; Linkedin With over 10 years experience in the online travel space, Steve is responsible for managing Travala.com&rsquo;s day-to-day business operations. As Chief of Operations, Steve manages Travala.com&rsquo;s operational processes to ensure an outstanding customer experience and that the company has all the necessary operational and financial procedures in place.
Caleb Yeoh &ndash; CBDO &ndash; Linkedin As a former board member of Blockchain Australia, Caleb champions digital currency adoption through thought leadership and speaking events. Previous companies include Deloitte, Origin Energy, BHP Billiton and Shell. Caleb focuses on the development of the business through building relationships in the industry, identifying opportunities, and completing key business deals.
Drew Currah &ndash; CFO &ndash; Linkedin As a CFO, Drew is responsible for managing the financials of Travala.com. His primary duties include financial planning, tracking cash flow, financial risk management, financial reporting and proposing corrective actions. In the past, Drew founded his own online home services marketplace and worked with the De Beers Group and Christopher Guy in financial strategy capacities. He is also a CFA charterholder.
Kent Pham &ndash; CTO &ndash; Linkedin Being an executive leader for Technologies and Operations, Kent is responsible for outlining Travala.com&rsquo;s technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that technological resources meet the company&rsquo;s short and long-term needs. The achievements of the development team cannot be reached without his direction.
Ben Rogers &ndash; CMO &ndash; Linkedin With nearly a decade of marketing experience at giants like Google and Flight Centre, CMO Ben Rogers joins Travala.com to help take its next steps towards becoming a household name in the travel space and further promote the use cases of the AVA token.
Matthew Luczynski &ndash; Co-Founder &amp; CSO &ndash; Linkedin Having worked on a number of start-ups within the travel space, with focus on bringing blockchain technology to the mass market, Matthew is responsible for managing Travala.com&rsquo;s strategic initiatives, ensuring that the company&rsquo;s long-term strategy is embedded to all internal and external communications.
Radka Wilson &ndash; Global Operations Manager &ndash; Linkedin Radka joins Travala.com as Global Operations Manager with 14 years travel industry experience at global travel organisations such as Flight Centre Travel Group. Radka will be responsible for management of all areas of customer and operational support.
Alexis Sirkia &ndash; Strategy Advisor &ndash; Linkedin With an extensive background in IT operations and security, Alexis began his career as a project engineer at the European Space Center (CSG), after which he co-founded a leading crypto market making firm. Alexis is currently the Founder of the leading blockchain incubator and accelerator Yellow.com and a valuable strategic advisor to Travala.com.
James Seibel &ndash; Blockchain Advisor &ndash; Linkedin James is formerly CTO of Airfox where he was instrumental in Airfox&rsquo;s USD $15 million digital asset sale. James is formerly Head of Engineering at Apperian (acquired by Arxan Technologies) and has an MS and BA in Computer Science from Boston University. James currently manages blockchain and trade engineering teams at the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange and is a valuable advisor to Travala.com.
Juwan Lee &ndash; Asia Advisor &ndash; Linkedin Juwan Lee is a veteran CEO and fintech entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the financial services and investment industries. He has served as head of equity for JP Morgan and co-founded the Blockchain Center of Hong Kong. Juwan is currently the CEO of Arrakis Ventures, and a valuable strategic advisor for Travala.com in the Asian Markets.

Team

2019 Q4 White Paper v3.0 release Binance Dex Proposal Kucoin Partnership Localisation / Currency Enhanced Search Invite Program Relaunch Crypto Refundable bookings Additional Crypto Payments Booking.com Partnership Binance DEX Listing Room Images Room Descriptions Gemini Partnership AVA (Nep5) to AVA (Bep2) Swap Business Accounts (Alpha) Yellow Capital Investment Travala in-built wallet upgraded to AVA (BEP2) Onchain AVA payments, Givebacks, Invite Partner network suite
2020 Q1 Search Optimisation &ndash; Improvements to be made to our search function to allow users to easily find destinations, hotels, landmarks, addresses, areas, states, countries, and islands. Filters Optimisation &ndash; Our search page filters will be significantly improved allowing users to find their perfect hotel selections within a matter of seconds to give a user experience on par with the best travel sites in the world. Loading Speeds &ndash; When it comes to loading speed, a fraction of a second makes a big difference and users expect, and demand fast loading times so we will be improving loading speeds to optimize UX and conversion rates. We want to give our visitors what they&rsquo;re looking for fast. Content Optimisation &ndash; Content is king in this day and age and we will be focusing on improving hotel descriptions, amenities, nearby highlights and room descriptions, among other content optimisation tasks. New Leading Travel Suppliers &ndash; We will be onboarding new high profile travel partners to provide our users with the most comprehensive choice of global hotels and accommodations with the best prices available in the online travel booking industry. Mobile Website &ndash; We see Mobile as the future and we will be launching a custom mobile-first version of the website that will occupy its own domain. A mobile-first development approach will also be adopted. Production Release &ndash; This is our Maldives release and what we will class as Travala.com being ready to go out to mainstream consumers. Before this can happen Search optimisation, filters optimisation, loading speeds, content optimisation, new high profile travel suppliers and the mobile apps and mobile version will all need to be completed. AVA Partial Payments &ndash; Allowing our users to pay partially with AVA will increase the utility of AVA and also the number of bookings so, as requested by many of our users to date, we&rsquo;ll also be deploying this new functionality. Payment Methods &ndash; We will add a number of new payment methods to provide more choice to our users ranging from additional crypto payments to localised payment options to even payment directly at the hotel. Mobile APP v1.0 &ndash; We will be launching the first versions of our native mobile apps for iOS and Android built on React Native. Vietnam Localisation &ndash; We have chosen Vietnam as the first country to localise to with local language, local payment methods, and localised marketing. Our tech team, customer support, and infrastructure are already set up for this market with a population of over 100 million and incredibly fast-growing demand for travel. SEO Optimisation &ndash; Building a strong site architecture and improving navigation to help major search engines index our site quickly and easily. Email Automation &ndash; We will be deploying Email Marketing Automation to drive more sales and boost repeat purchases. Map Search &ndash; We will be releasing this completely new map search feature. This will be full screen along with search bar, filters, property list. UI Optimisation &ndash; We will deploy a series of improvements on visual aspects of our website and mobile apps to ensure the accessibility, easy-to-navigate interfaces, and intuitive design are all in place. UX Optimisation &ndash; We will release several UX improvements to fulfill our user&rsquo;s needs, aiming to provide the best possible experiences to keep users loyal. Business Accounts &ndash; Improvements to be made to our business and corporate level accounts giving our partners all the tools they expect from a corporate travel site. This will be a priority area for our business development team adding new clients. Partner Network &ndash; We will complete the first version of our Partner Network Suite with a number of tools and assets for our Partners to benefit from as Affiliates, therefore, aiming to drive more quality traffic and conversions. This will be a priority area for our business development team working with our existing partners to get the most out of the program and adding new partners. Crowdfund v2.0 &ndash; We will complete our 2nd crowdfund on the Crowdcube platform. If you are interested in owning equity in Travala Limited the parent company then please visit https://www.crowdcube.com/travala to view our pitch. *Capital at risk
2020 Q2 Native mobile applications v2.0 Addition of airport and hotel transfers Digital wallets v3.0 Direct Contracting Program phase 2 Sponsored hotel listings module Addition of activities and tours bookings Integration of at least two more cryptocurrency payment options
2020 Q3 Iceland v1.0 (the first iteration of the accommodation booking dApp) Addition of flight bookings Addition of car rental bookings Integration of at least two more cryptocurrency payment options R&amp;D Travala.com Blockchain phase 1
2020 Q4 R&amp;D decentralised homestay booking R&amp;D decentralised reviews R&amp;D decentralised referral system Norway v1.0 (the first iteration of the reviews dApp) R&amp;D decentralised governance R&amp;D the &lsquo;Billion Dollar API&rsquo;

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