Hi, my name is Benoit and I'm passionate about how technology can disrupt the travel industry and ultimately lead to a better end-user experience.
I have been conducting numerous interviews over the past few weeks to gain insights into the way people curate, organize and share travel content, with the final objective of identifying opportunities to innovate in this space.
I intend to share my preliminary findings across a series of discussions on Travel Massive to engage with the community.
The first topic relates to the main information channels used by travellers to discover a specific destination and learn about where to go and what to do. Below a summary from the interviews:
- Friends / Family: For 67% of interviewees, friends and family’s word-of-mouth play a significant role in picking the next destination and 42% rely on their recommendations to know what to do on the ground.
- Social Media: 75% of interviewees mention social media, and specifically Instagram, as as key ...
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I'm working on a web map builder and looking for some beta users/early partners. In the beginning, I decided to focus on the travel/outdoor industry.
I can offer free maps (hosted on my platform) for nonprofits and discounts for all other early users. If you are interested, you can comment here or you can find my contact information at caspg.com. You can also register straight away yetimaps.net/register
Here is an example map yetimaps.net/embedded/hoSeUD1VuKj3/ (it's not yet fully optimized for mobile). I would also love to hear any feedback or suggestion regarding the above map.
Hi Kacper,
Thanks for sharing your demo, and I like the name "Yeti Maps" !
What are the major features that you're looking to develop for your map maker?
For me, being able to socialise on maps (e.g. post a comment, etc) is a missing feature of most map solutions.
Are you planning to make your maps embeddable, or just hosted on yetimaps?
I'm thinking about adding comments and allowing crowd-sourcing data but I'm not sure if I will focus on the "social" aspect. YetiMaps won't be a platform where you can socialize. It's going to be rather a building block that you can use for (almost) anything. I will target the B2B market.
Yes, all maps can be embedded as an iframe. In the future, I may create JavaScript SDK.
Major features will depend on user feedback really. Right now, I'm focusing on presenting images and videos and embedding other media via iframe. Next, I will work on making maps highly customizable which will allow you to match your own brand.