Flee

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you Flee.

Elevator Pitch

Flee is a travel recommendation application that combines a streamlined booking process with highly curated original content. Flee cuts through the convoluted online travel booking process, allowing users to spend less time researching, and more time experiencing. Flee’s elegant and intuitive interface inspires discovery and encourages adventure.

Vision

To simplify travel discovery and booking, so that customers can spend less time searching and more time experiencing.

Byron Bo Hawes

POSITION: CEO

Bio: Writer. Boulevardier. Peripathete. Polyglot. Dipso. Sprezzaturista.

Most Compelling Achievement to date: Learning Mandarin free-form in the belly of Beijing’s Maotai-tinged madness.

Favourite Quote: “We work in the dark. We do what we can. We give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.” – Henry James, The Middle Years

Why are you an entrepreneur? We live collectively on a timeline of innovation and there’s nothing worse than treading water.

Zeïna Belouizdad

POSITION: Co-founder

Bio: Aspiring CFA. #McGill. Past lives in communications, IR and finance. Fencer. Marathoner. Deep diver. Four languages, 38 countries, #Travel fanatic.

Most Compelling Achievement to date: I ran a half-marathon on the Great Wall of China.

Favourite Quote: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch

Why are you an entrepreneur? I was never looking to be an entrepreneur. What I wanted to do was solve a problem. I’ve found a flaw in the travel industry and I’ve made it my mission to challenge the status quo with innovative ideas, minimal boundaries and a talented team.