if you had to travel tomorrow, how would you do it?

a) I’m lazy. I want someone to take care of everything

b) I enjoy planning the trip as much as the travel itself

c) travel?!! blaah

my storya few years ago – used to love handholding

now – love taking charge. planning gives me a big highI’m an independent traveller

the reasontravel is easier today than it has ever been

the change in the way I traveltourist to traveller/explorer

inspirationsocially curated itinerariescrowd-sourced discovery

socially curated itineraries

tripotomobile site. app in beta

crowd-sourced discovery

troveriOS and Android

holidifycrowd-sourced discovery (India)

mobile website. app in beta

pre-planningmulti-person planningcustomizing itineraries

shareable guides

multi-person planning

mygolamobile site

shareable guides

jauntfulmobile site

customizing itineraries

weareholidays

Bookingmeta search

sharing economylast minute deals

meta search

ixigoiOS, Android and Windows

sharing economy

airbnbiOS and Android

sharing economy

couchsurfingmobile site

last minute deals

hotel tonightiOS and Android

last minute deals

savvymob (India)iOS and Android

some amazing stats

post/micro planning

always on assistantsfrictionless logistics

timely guidance

always-on assistants

packpointiOS and Android

frictionless logistics

iOS and Android

uber

frictionless logistics

Mobile site

packnada

timely guidance

iOS and Android

trip38

in-destinationhands-free guides

activity marketplaces

hands free guides

iOS and Android

audiocompass

activity marketplaces

iOS and Android

viator

moral of the storythe only thing you need when you travel the world, is your

smartphone