In early September 2025, Ask Navina was selected as one of ten startups to join the 8th cycle of CapsuleT, the Travel & Hospitality Accelerator of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels. For us at We Destinate, it was an exciting next step after developing our first AI travel guide for Aegina. With Ask Navina, we wanted to bring what we had learned on the islands to more destinations and, with the help of AI, help travellers explore them at their own pace.
Over five months, we took part in mentoring sessions, workshops and visits to travel and hospitality companies in Athens and Chios island. We presented Ask Navina at Philoxenia-Hotelia in Thessaloniki and at Xenia in Athens, where we met hoteliers and tourism professionals and heard firsthand how a personal AI guide could fit into the guest experience. Those conversations helped us see where Ask Navina could be most useful to travellers and hospitality partners.
We closed the programme in February 2026 by sharing our progress at Demo Day. A big thank you to the CapsuleT team, our mentors and everyone who took the time to meet us and share their feedback!
