Travel Tech to Host NYC Start-Up Founder Happy Hour on 9/17 

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 — The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), a non-profit dedicated to promoting and protecting the travel technology industry, is teaming up with Jenny Silber, former director of Voyager HQ, to host a networking happy hour for travel tech start-up founders and other innovators on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, in New York City. 

This in-person event will offer travel tech founders an opportunity to connect and network in-person and meet Laura Chadwick, President & CEO and Bethany Reitsma, Senior Manager, Industry Relations from Travel Tech. The happy hour is being held near the Skift Global Forum and Travel Tech will cover the tab for beer and wine beverages. 

At the event, information about Travel Tech’s Start-Up Membership program for early-stage companies will be on hand. Program benefits include: quarterly opportunities to pitch angel investors, free access to industry expert/former founder Matt Zito’s four-week Travel Tech acceleration program (an $800 value) and other industry experts, connections with travel tech innovators, public policy updates, and others. Learn more here

   

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The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech) empowers traveler choice by advocating for public policy that promotes marketplace transparency and competition. Travel Tech represents travel technology innovators ranging from dynamic startups, small, and midsize businesses to leading online travel agencies, metasearch engines, short-term rental platforms, global distribution systems, and travel management companies. 

To schedule an interview with a Travel Tech spokesperson, contact Bradford Williamson of Glen Echo Group at 202.870.3234 or bwilliamson@glenechogroup.com. 

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