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Challenge to create travel company in two days

Lastminute.com are challenging business minds to create a travel company in just 48 hours.

The online travel and leisure retailer is hosting a competition where 16 people will compete to create a viable travel firm at the upcoming Travel Distribution Summit.

16 sponsored contestants will break into teams of four and will have access to 600 online savvy travel executives. The teams will have to find out what investors and travellers want before formulating and presenting their ideas within two days.

Teams will test demand for their product at the Summit event and can use their idea following the competition.

Those interested in joining as a “new company creator” should fill in the application form here.

The event runs between May 23-24 at Hotel Novotel in London and is organised with London EyeforTravel who welcome entrants from graduates through to experienced experts.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .