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Withlocals
Industrysharing economy, tour guide
Founded2013
HeadquartersEindhoven, Netherlands
Key people
Matthijs Keij (CEO)
Marijn & Willem Maas (Co-founders)
ProductsPrivate tours, local travel experiences
Websitewithlocals.com

Withlocals is an experiential travel company that connects travellers to local hosts who offer private, personalised tours.[1][2][3] Describing itself as trying to achieve "mass personalisation"[4][5] rather than offering group or package tours,[6] Withlocals is cited as an example of the role and impact of the sharing economy on tourism[7] – particularly culinary tourism[8][9] – and the consumer trends for "authenticity" and "experiences".[10][11][12][13]

History

Founded in 2013 by brothers Marijn and Willem Maas in

Software localisation and range of tours offered in languages other than English.[25] As of mid-2019, Withlocals has more than 50 employees.[26]

Cities

As of mid-2019 the Withlocals platform has hosts offering tours in the following cities:[27]

Africa
  •  Morocco:
    Marrakech
  •  South Africa: Cape Town

Asia

Australia

Europe

North America

South America

External links

References

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  2. ^ Coldwell, Will (2016-10-17). "Regional know-how: the best websites for contacting local guides". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  3. ^ "Withlocals to become the global leader in personalized travel experiences". Travel Massive Blog. 2019-04-04. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  4. ^ "Bye-bye mass tourism, hello healing touch". www.eyefortravel.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  5. ^ "Serie-ondernemer Marijn Maas scoort 3,5 miljoen voor Withlocals, om in te spelen op het einde van massatoerisme". Sprout (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  6. ^ "Withlocals' data-driven approach to private tours impresses investors | PhocusWire". www.phocuswire.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  7. OCLC 957317911
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  8. ^ Gökdeniz, Ayhan; Erdem, Barış; Dinç, Yakup; Uğuz, Sabriye Çelik (January 2015). "Gastronomi Turizmi: Ayvalık'ta Yerli Turistler Üzerinde Görgül Bir Araştırma" [Gastronomy Tourism: An Empirical Study on Domestic Tourists in Ayvalık]. Journal of Tourism and Gastronomy Studies (in Turkish). 3 (1).
  9. ^ Vallbona, Montserrat Crespi; Pérez, Marta Domínguez (2016). "Los mercados de abastos y las ciudades turisticas" [Food markets and tourist cities]. PASOS. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Heritage (in Spanish). 14 (2 ed.): 403. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  10. ^ Carter, Jamie (2018-08-01). "Three apps and websites that offer travellers a local experience, and make sure money you spend benefits people on the ground". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  11. ISSN 2326-0351. Archived
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  12. OCLC 1034551562
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  13. OCLC 1040694357
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  14. ^ "Reisplatform Withlocals uit Eindhoven haalt 8 miljoen euro groeikapitaal op". ed.nl. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  15. ^ Verstegen, Gert-Jan (2017-10-11). "Eindhovense startup Withlocals haalt 3,5 miljoen euro op" [Eindhoven startup Withlocals raises 3.5 million euros] (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  16. ^ "With $500K in Seed funding secured, Withlocals wants to localize the travel experience in Asia". StartUp Beat. 2013-09-23. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  17. ^ "Withlocals connects travelers with locals through food and shared experiences". EASME - European Commission. 2017-01-09. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  18. ^ "Withlocals Co-founder Marijn Maas Aims for 10,000 New Home Dining Spots Across Asia". Siam Startup. 2014-05-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  19. ^ M, Valentina (2016-01-13). "Viaggi autentici con le esperienze WITHLOCALS". Viaggiare Libera Turismo Sostenibile (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  20. ^ "Travel experiences marketplace Withlocals picks up $4.2M in Series A funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  21. ^ "Withlocals walks away with €8M to support peer-to-peer experiences service". PhocusWire. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  22. ^ "Withlocals haalt €8 miljoen aan groeigeld op". Innovation Origins (in Dutch). 2019-03-05. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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  26. ^ Taylor, Chloe (2019-09-04). "These are the top 10 start-ups to work for in the Netherlands, according to LinkedIn". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  27. ^ "All cities". www.withlocals.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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