# Community Update Feb/24

By [Camino Network ](https://paragraph.com/@caminonetwork) · 2024-02-14

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Within the first month of 2024, Camino Network has already marked numerous milestones, showcasing consistent progress in adoption and development.

**Tech Innovations:**

**✅** Camino Messenger is live in the Alpha version. One more step forward to seamless and secure data management and exchange in the travel industry. For an in-depth look, visit documentation: [Camino Messenger Documentation](https://docs.camino.network/camino-messenger/index.html) or ping [Sam Jaarsma](https://www.linkedin.com/in/samjaarsma/) if you have questions.

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**Business Development & Events:**

✅Fitur 2024 in Madrid brought more travel tech professionals into the web3 travel community, expanding the network and supporting new collaborations.

✅At the Tourismusforum, Camino Network was presented as a pivotal solution capable of improving the existing sustainability practices in the travel sector and introducing new ones.

✅ The DRV IT Committee provided a platform to showcase the capabilities of Camino Messenger to key stakeholders in the German travel industry.

✅ Multiple discussions around concept development with partners and validators are taking place. The focus remains on over 40 use cases, many of which will be presented at ITB.

**Community Engagement:**

✅ The first #web3 and #traveltech DevWeekend Hackathon was a success. Dive into the event's [insights and achievements](https://camino.network/devweekend-the-web3-travel-hackathon/) or enjoy the highlights from [X Space](https://twitter.com/0xPolygonID/status/1752024509694050350) hosted with PolygonID

![DevWeekend](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/741830a18d032dfc2fbabbd02e18928d07ff28e03d82cf6fa75888394fcfa8f5.png)

DevWeekend

**Foundation News:**

✅ The public token sale has been successfully launched. [Get more information about this event](https://camino.network/public-sale/) and read the [press release](https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/camino-network-the-travel-industry-l1-blockchain-announces-public-sale-of-cam-token).

✅ [Benjamin Usinger](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminusinger/) has officially joined The Camino Network Foundation as an official Council Member.

✅  50 Validators are live on Camino Network.

**Looking Back at 2023:**

In case you missed it, catch up on all the milestones achieved last year: [2023 Camino Network Recap](https://camino.network/camino-network-recap-2023/). Share your thoughts and questions to shape future Community Updates and forward this update to your network and colleagues.

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*Originally published on [Camino Network ](https://paragraph.com/@caminonetwork/community-update-feb-24)*