We asked Mashable readers to tweet their most innovative ideas for creating a better travel experience as part of our British Airways #CurioCity contest, and we were flooded with great submissions. Your ideas ranged from location-based push notifications to mobile-linked biometric passports.
We'd like to congratulate our lucky winners, who will be flying roundtrip from London to Austin this week courtesy of British Airways. Winners join innovators and entrepreneurs from around the globe in Austin for Austin Startup Week. In addition to attending the Austin City Limits Music Festival, our winners will also receive:
5 days and 4 nights in a luxury hotel in downtown Austin.
Participation in the guided ATX Startup Crawl.
The opportunity to visit Austin's most innovative companies in 3D printing, food and beverage, transportation and more.
Exclusive dining opportunities with members of the Austin tech scene.
An exclusive invitation to a joint party hosted by Mashable and British Airways on October 10.
Full immersion into Austin's vibrant culture with complimentary meals at top restaurants, live music performances and a taste of the Austin startup life.
Here are the winning tweets:
An infrared camera that estimates how busy security is and how long it takes linked to the airport website #CurioCity #promo
— Sara (@sahamahi) September 20, 2014
Passports that alert you when you're too far from your airport gate than can be reached without running before it shuts #CurioCity #Promo
— Mike Gilmour (@mike777999) September 16, 2014
@British_Airways @mashable being advised of a carbon footprint on a mobile boarding pass w/ the option to instantly offset #CurioCity #Promo
— Mike Guy (@MikeGuy01) September 23, 2014
Travity: online platform to link charities that need supplies to travellers on the go #CurioCity #Promo pic.twitter.com/xdVUcAR3PZ
— Katherine Rushton (@energykate) September 19, 2014
A global travel history (like credit history) that rewards good travellers discounts, upgrades & priority treatment. #CurioCity #promo
— sanideos (@sanideos) September 23, 2014