Reimagine the future of travel. Then, create it.
This was the challenge posed to 154 Virginia Tech students at CodeFest, an event sponsored by the Pamplin College of Business and hosted by Marriott International, on Oct. 18-23.
Pamplin Dean Saonee Sarker kicked off the event with Naveen Manga, chief technology officer of Marriott International. Manga shared a vision of building the best end-to-end travel experience with technology at the core. He ended with a “call to adventure” to the assembled teams: “Dream so big that it scares you. Then, dream bigger.”
This began a whirlwind 48 hours for teams to ideate their solutions, develop working prototypes, and prepare their presentations. The teams delivered their results…
