iVeew is a mobile technology development company dedicated to improving communication between businesses in the tourism industry and the travelers they serve.

iVeew harnesses the power of iBeacon technology and other mobile innovations to help businesses in the travel and hospitality industry build mobile app experiences that bridge the gap between the digital world and the physical one, and empower businesses of all shapes and sizes to interact with and engage their customers on a whole new level.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that mobile technology has redefined the travel industry over the past few years. Travelers today turn to their smartphones for anything and everything, from booking a hotel to renting a car to deciding where to eat, what to see and what to buy…

Over the past few years, one innovation in particular has come to define the mobile industry: the iBeacon. Using iBeacon and other NFC technologies, users can perform (and, just as crucially, be prompted to perform) a wide range of context-specific actions, from checking their social media accounts to taking advantage of an exciting promotion or sale happening at a location near them.

The iBeacon has revolutionized the way users interact with their phones, transforming them from a mere communication tool into the primary portal through which they discover and engage with the world around them.

But businesses in the travel industry aren’t doing enough to take advantage of iBeacon technology and the opportunity it presents for them to engage with potential customers in new and potentially business-defining ways.

At iVeew we’re making it our mission to change that, and make it easy for businesses across the travel and hospitality to integrate mobile technology seamlessly into their marketing and customer engagement initiatives.

iVeew is the leading provider of mobile managed applications for the travel and hospitality industry.

Our full suite of mobile solutions takes innovative iBeacon technology and packs it into sleek, elegantly designed packages, which our business clients can customize, brand and share with their customers. Users can then download the iVeew app (or one of its white-label cousins) and gain instant access to promotions, notifications, reviews and more from businesses near them.

FOR BUSINESSES, iVeew means the opportunity to connect with potential customers in dynamic, highly relevant, real-time ways.

FOR TRAVELERS, iVeew means the ability to discover exciting opportunities and great offerings happening around them.

Here are just a few of the types of information iVeew businesses will be able to share with prospective customers through the iVeew app:

Push messaging

Passbook & Google Wallet Passes

Coupons

Reviews

Video integration

In-app purchases

iVeew beacons will be placed in airports and other high-traffic areas.  When users touch down at the airport and have used a mobile boarding pass from an airline, our beacons will recognize the user and push a welcome message alerting them to the opportunity to download coupons and passes. 

2014 was a big year for iVeew from a development standpoint, and we’re ready to come out the gate strong with big business development initiatives that will propel iVeew directly to the forefront of mobile tourism industry innovation.

Our team has developed several mobile apps for Vail, CO in the past, which we successfully sold to a larger marketing company located in Vail. We have also partnered with US Virgin Islands Hotel & Tourism Association and developed applications to engage with visitors to the Islands

All of this is valuable experience that we’re putting to work with our new generation of apps.

The iVeew team has successfully completed development on an iBeacon with over-the-air updating functions. Our beacon is also open source, which creates huge opportunity for integration with popular apps -- Uber, for example -- as well as other 3rd-party APIs.

Major names in the travel and tourism industry are already catching onto iVeew and the exciting potential of our technology. We have a signed contract with US Virgin Islands Hotel & Tourism, as well as several major airlines, and the largest owner of deep-water marinas around the world. Talks are ongoing with many other organizations, including a major credit card company, a big hotel chain and a media company, just to name a few.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to iVeew’s potential to transform the travel industry over the coming months and years. For more information about the future of iVeew and how you can get involved, please request access to the Business Plan page of this profile!

Tom Griffin, President
Tom is a serial entrepreneur with over 17 years of experience in the travel industry. Tom Griffin is the President of iVeew, leading the Mobile Enterprise Application Platform for the travel and hospitality industry using iVeew iBeacon technology . Focusing on internet and mobile solutions for the hospitality and travel industry with experience in providing white label solutions for advertising major travel groups such as Travelocity, Expedia, Booking.com, Orbitz and Priceline. Working with major agencies such as Publisis Modem and large hotel groups including Marriot, IHG, Starwood and Hilton. Destination Marketing Associations & Convention Visitor Bureaus. Tom officially began development of iVeew in January 2012 with the rollout of an Enterprise platform for the travel and hospitality industry incorporating geo-fencing mobile applications and late last year after the announcement by Apple of iBeacons technology will occur July, 2014. Tom’s expertise in the online travel and hospitality industry often allows him to speak at major travel events and participate in panel discussions focusing on travel solutions at technology conferences around the world. He has sat on a number travel related advisory boards.

Alex Libushyn, CTO
Alex has a Master Degree in Computer Engineering and has been heding up development teams for wearables, Bluetooth LE devices and more for over 15 years. Alex oversees a development team consisting of full stack developers MS Asp.Net.MVC 4.5 Front End developers IOS,Android and Windows mobile developers.

Ruslan Tsmikaylo, Senior Full Stack Developer
Ruslan is a full-stack developer with experience in Mongo DB. His background spans over 10 years working for major companies such as Cognizance in the auto development group.

Henry Harteveldt
The “Voice of the Travel Industry”
Henry Harteveldt is one of the world’s most well-known, respected, and sought-after travel industry analysts and advisors. Henry has been an travel industry analyst for more than 14 years, focusing extensively on the airline, lodging/hospitality and cruise sectors. He has published more than 125 reports on a variety of topics, including traveler behavior, loyalty marketing, eCommerce, mobile, product merchandising/retailing, and distribution. Prior to starting Atmosphere Research, Henry spent nearly 12 years leading the global travel industry research and consulting practice at Forrester Research, Inc.. Before joining Forrester, Henry spent more than 15 years in marketing, planning, and distribution at companies such as Continental Airlines, Fairmont Hotels Management Company, and GetThere. Henry’s honest, independent, and candid assessments have made him a globally recognized “go to” resource for journalists and bloggers who cover the travel industry - a key reason why, in May 2014, Skift was named Henry one of the travel industry’s 30 most influential “movers and shakers.” Henry regularly appears on broadcast media, including Bloomberg, CNN, and CNBC. Top-tier print media, such as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Associated Press, The New York Times, USA Today, Travel Weekly and Tnooz, also seek out Henry’s perspective for their articles.

Alan Young
Experienced Hospitality Technology Startup Strategist
Alan E. Young, is the CEO of Puzzle Partner. Alan currently assists Puzzle Partners’ clients with overall business strategy and messaging in order to ensure their success. His experience in the travel and hospitality technology world helps focus and drive our clients to reach their short term and long term objectives. Previously, Alan has held a number of executive level positions with Start-Up companies such as Newtrade Technologies, (acquired by Expedia), Hotel Booking Solutions (acquired by IBS Software) and TrustYou GmbH. Alan is past Chair of The Board of Directors of The OpenTravel Alliance, a global hospitality/travel industry technology standards association. Alan has also been very involved with other industry associations most notably AHLA, HEDNA and HTNG. He is also a highly requested presenter and has been a guest speaker at World Travel Mart, ITB, HITEC, Online Revealed, The HOT Conference and a number of other industry events. By leveraging our experience and connecting you with the right people, we can help you drive your business.

Richard Walsh
Experienced Travel & Hospitality Management
My business experiences includes a few companies you may recognize; Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, TransWorld Airlines, Air France, Wizcom, Reed Elsivier Publishing and the Amadeus Global Distribution System. My entrepreneurial startups include Innovata, Traveleez and Air Charter LLC. During my time with Air France, I was the founder of the CASMA organization to enable the airlines to exchange ideas and issue related to their CRS and GDS issues. Richard has been involved in a number of travel start-ups as well as long standing companies such as Amadeus, as President of US Group. Sales and marketing methods will continue to evolve, but the goal remains the same and that is to communicate, deliver value and convert sales at a revenue profit or an added benefit. My goal is to continue to learn, create and recognize the newest and most effective sales and marketing methods and to apply them effectively to my business and the services I provide my clients. Today, I provide strategic planning, project leadership and hands-on business solutions. My core competence and skills are developing effective business strategies, creating productive management and sales teams and growing sales revenues and business profits.