TravelX Ideathon

About the Competition


TravelX Ideathon Competition is organised within the scope of TEKNOFEST Technology competitions, teams to develop new innovative ideas and to turn the business ideas they develop into projects and to be innovation-oriented, high technology value, commercial value, marketable projects.


Competitors will be able to participate in the competition in teams of at least 2 and at most 4 people. High school students, undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, doctoral students and/or graduates from any field can apply to the competition.

2024 TravelX Ideathon consists of two stages:
  • Bootcamp Process: In the Bootcamp phase, competitors will receive comprehensive training on entrepreneurship, presentation techniques and the latest technologies, and will also participate in workshops. They will have the opportunity to present their projects by maturing their ideas with the feedback they will receive from Turkish Airlines and ecosystem mentors.
  • Final Process:The teams determined after the bootcamp phase will be taken to TEKNOFEST Adana for their final presentations. The award ceremony and presentation will take place at TEKNOFEST Adana.
Contestants can develop their ideas by focusing on the following themes specific to technology verticals such as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), blockchain, machine learning, NFT, augmented reality/virtual reality/extended reality (AR/VR/XR) and metaverse:
  • Travel, Aviation and Cargo Planning & Operations
  • Travelling Passenger Experience
  • Sustainability and Social Responsibility in Aviation
  • Digitalisation in Sales and Marketing Channels 

Competition Calender 2024

Explanation Date
Application Deadlines 06.05.2024 – 30.06.2024 23:59 (GMT+3)
Announcement of Qualified Teams 08.07.2024
Bootcamp July 2024
Announcement of Finalists July 2024
Competition Finals August- September 2024

Awards 2023

Level Reward Amount (For Each Team Member)
First 90,000 Miles Award
Second 60,000 Miles Award
Third 30,000 Miles Award

    Travel Hackathon 2022 Ratings

    Degrees Team Name
    1- pushup
    2- phantom
    3- devteam

    Travel Hackathon 2023 Degrees

    Degree Team Name
    First PushUP AI
    Second Creatiny Çukurova
    Third sirius360

TravelX Ideathon Competition Specifications

2024 TravelX Ideathon Competititon Project Presentation Template

TECHNICAL TOUR

COMPANIES RECOGNITION OPPORTUNITY
By organizing technical tours, it is provided to on-site inspection of working on leading technological firms of Turkey.

NETWORK
TEKNOFEST, which hosts hundreds of companies on technical trips, provides the opportunity to get to know experts in every field.

INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS AND VOCATIONAL LIFE
On technical trips, the opportunity to meet expert engineers about business and professional life is provided.

MOTIVATION AND INTERESTING
On technical trips, people who have worked in technology companies have the opportunity to listen to their experiences and increase motivation.

DENEYAP

OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN PROJECTS IN DENEYAP BRANCHES
Young students who are trained to develop technology are given the opportunity to explain projects and inspire them.

SUPPORT PROGRAM

MATERIAL SUPPORT OPPORTUNITY
In order to support the projects of thousands of young people, a total of over 55 million TL in material support is provided to the teams that pass the stages determined for the competitions.

TRANSPORTATION / ACCOMODATION SUPPORT
Transportation / Accomodation support is provided to the finalist teams for their competitions.

AWARDS
Prizes of over 30 Million TL are waiting for the teams that compete and qualify in TEKNOFEST 2024.

EDUCATION

TRAINING CAMP PROGRAM
Training programs will be organized for the finalist teams with the participation of the executive institution and advisory board members.

Q&A MEETÇINGS
Teams with the participation of the executive and advisory board members Meetings where projects, evaluation criteria and processes can direct questions to the advisory board will be planned.
 

CAREER

INTERNSHIP
Internship opportunities in Turkey's technology institutions will be provided.

GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
Turkey under the Technology Team, conducted by the Foundation for the National Team Program Support Technology Teams are provided with incentives through orientation and support programs for international competitions.