Juan Otero

Co-Founder and CEO of Travala

Хто такий Juan Otero?

Juan Otero is currently the Co-Founder & CEO of Travala.com, leading blockchain-based travel booking platform offering over 2 milli9on properties in 230 countries with prices up to 40% cheaper than mainstream booking sites. Otero is a serial tech entrepreneur and innovation advocate with 15+ years' experience in building, scaling and leading disruptive companies. Previous companies include Oracle and Booking.com; the world’s largest and fastest-growing online hotel booking service, part of Priceline (PCLN) - with a market cap of $84 billion. Otero’s background and experience in tech have led to his involvement as an Advisor in several leading start-ups, blockchain-based companies, start-up accelerators such as Silicon Valley's Founder Institute and government organizations such as the European Institute of Innovation & Technology and the European Commission in Brussels. Otero has also become a renowned influencer in the blockchain space.

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In 2020:

- Travala.com added over 600.000 hotels through a partnership with booking giant Agoda in Aug 2020
- Expedia partnered with Travala.com to add over 700,000 accommodations to the platform in Jul 2020
- Launch AVA on Binance Chain

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Quote:

On regulations: “Governments will start to take a more positive approach toward crypto so more countries across the world will embrace the benefits.” (As reported by Cointelegraph)

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Picture source: LinkedIn Profile