Real Tourism innovators ten for 2013

Monday, 08 Jan, 2013 0

Ten new businesses models with big ideas that are creating disruptive innovation now

A thriving little organization- Tripbod seems to be looking to get into thebig time – the concept – "Your friend at the other end" in other words local hosts all over the world

http://www.tripbod.com/

Seemingly getting bigger every day – AirBNB characterize their business model as disruptive and after initial hassles this method of using spare rooms seems set for success

https://www.airbnb.com

Viator say that they are the biggest local excursion organization in the world with nearly 4 million passerngers – it’s certainly growing and at the leading edge

http://www.viator.com

RealTourism is very new actually putative but the concept of Meet and Greet and welcome meetings certainly is a tested one.

http://www.Realtourism.info

Sandemans New Europe Free tours of European capitals is certainly a new idea and it looks very much as though it is working for both local guides and travelers – could easily make the big time!

http://www.neweuropetours.eu

Lime and Tonic is based on the belief that people go to destinations for experiences – they may be right. If so the potent mix of internet marketing to Gen X could well work

http://www.limeandtonic.com

In the heart of the alps Alpine Pearls is making a real contribution to car-free tourism and they may not only be a key to the future but they could be emulated and duplicated by others – sustainably!

http://www.alpine-pearls.com/

Much Better Adventures is very new and very young and may have a very good idea – to provide a clearing house for adventure tourism of ALL sorts

http://www.muchbetteradventures.com/

And at the other end of the scale – a spin-off of the mega successful Slow Food campaign – Slow Tourism intends to do to tourism what Slow Food did to food!

http://www.slow-tourism.net

Although WHL has been going for some years, they may one day be an overnight success – the idea is to get developing destinations to partner in their own tourism marketing – seems a no-brainer?

http://www.whl.travel/

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