LODGING LEADERS
178 | Connecting Travel Startup Founders, Investors and Corporations with John Matson
LODGING LEADERS
John Matson is the Managing Director of Voyager HQ, a club bringing together startup founders, corporate partners, and investors in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry. Since their start in the summer of 2016, Voyager HQ has grown to a community of over 1,000 members, dozens of partners, and hundreds of investors in over 55 countries.
When he is not connecting the travel industry, John is the Programming Chair and Co-Founder for the NYC Innovation Collective, a nonprofit alliance of NYC’s top technology organizations working together to support program leaders of incubators, accelerators, and startup communities, along with the Co-Director of Startup Grind chapter in NYC, a monthly speaker series to educate, motivate, and connect entrepreneurs in over 300 cities around the world.
In his spare time, John co-hosts two podcasts, Travel is Your Business, focusing on the intersection of travel, business, and technology, and 5to9, a podcast interviewing people who pursue passions through side projects outside their 9 to 5 jobs.
In This Episode, John Reveals …
- The vision behind Voyager HQ, the service they provide, and who their ideal customer is
- Some of the pitfalls to avoid with startups, and some common red flags folks should look out for
- How to spot a good deal, both as an investor and as a customer
- His podcast, ‘Travel is Your Business’
Resources & Links
John Matson
- Email: john
@voyagerhq.com
Voyager HQ
LODGING LEADERS
-
241 | Let’s Stay Together: New design concepts connect small-group travelers and local communities
In the 19th and early-20th centuries, hotels in America offered more than room and board. They defined a community by attracting crowds to their lobbies and restaurants and establishing themselves as vital centers of civic life, writes A.K. Sandoval-Strausz, author of “Hotel: An American Story.” “Hotels,” writes Sandoval-Strausz, “were points of contact between local communities read more
-
240 | Room at The Inn: How hotels can avoid silent nights this holiday season
The holiday season is upon us. For many hotels, regular business tends to drop off this time of year. Seasonality takes different forms and depends on several factors, including your hotel’s target market and its location. In this episode, we find out how hoteliers can leverage the traditional retail sales season as well as the read more