ENGLISH VERSION
Brief summary
I created the concept "Meet To Travel" a few months ago to allow travelers to meet, to travel together.
In fact, even if some are travelling alone, many do not yet dare to take the plunge, or just aren't willing to be alone in the journey.
However, it is sometimes difficult to find in his close friends, a person who has the same desires for travel, at the same times as you, with the same budget, etc.
Meet To Travel bring all these travellers and allows them to search according to various criteria, then discuss via a system of adding friends and chat, and eventually meet if the feeling is there.
The travelers can make their desires of travel on the site and interact with potential covoyageurs interested.
The site also offers news, articles, tips and good plans.
It also offers the possibility to book directly the hotel, thanks to a strong comparator, its flight, or even his tour or all-inclusive stay.
It is thanks to partnerships with travel agencies and therefore the sales of stays, that the site is viable and allows travelers to remain completely free of charge.
However, it should be more sales so that the site can achieve its profitability.
In fact, it is a web agency which deals with the development of the site, and it has a cost.
I wish to increase the visibility of the site and therefore the number of user for Meet To Travel to be known to the general public.
What we need, and what you get
The main objective is to develop and disseminate a Meet to Travel.
For this, several axes are considered.
1 - Creating an application IOS/Android, based on the meeting of covoyageurs, according to 2 criteria : - Near you (geolocation) - By destination
It is a simple application, but effective, which keeps the main function of the site.
2 - Internationalization of the site with the on-line site in English, at a first time.
3 - Communication intensive : increase the number of students registered and, therefore, opportunities for meetings of travellers
Until now, the "communication budget" has not allowed us to do a lot of communication pay. It is very important for the development of the Meet to Travel.
4 - Implementation of online content (Articles, tips, good plans, offers of stays)
5 - Creating a Premium access with new features (see who has visited their profile, view the friends of the travelers on their profile pages, access to more advanced searches, travel discounts, etc)
6 - to Offer a part "Return trip" in order to be able to tell of his trip to the community, the possibility of spray painting the covoyageurs encountered, put online itinerary, photos, travel diary, tips, etc
According to the financial objectives have been achieved, the maximum of these actions will be performed.
For the most generous donors, weekends in the european capital will be offered in exchange, as well as short stays in Riyadh, or equivalent.
The capital of the SAS is also open to investors, subject to a prior contact to discuss possibilities.
The impact
The ultimate goal is to revolutionize the world of travel and that there is "cotravelling" tomorrow, too, of course, that "codriving" today.
In less than a year, I have already obtained bank financing for realize the web site by an agency and I have been able to launch the website in June 2015. In 6 months, I got more than 70 000 page views and over 1000 registered users who created their profiles page and posting regularly travel.
More than 2300 fans regularly follow the posts on Facebook and the community is growing bigger every day.
The first returns of the encounters of travellers with Meet to Travel has been very positive and pleasant journeys have been made.
This is in order to develop the best and many this concept, I am today an approach of crowdfunding.
Risks and challenges
So that the website can continue to exist in time, it is essential that it could generate enough to cover the fixed costs related to bank loans of the company, insurance, web site maintenance, updates and management of content and communication.
It is precisely thanks to it that the community will be able to enlarge and that the site will benefit from a greater reputation.
It will then be easier for a traveller to trust to Meet to Travel and go through them to book the trip.
Other ways to help
Some people can't contribute financially, but this does not mean that they can't help :
Please do not hesitate to promote this page and the website www.meettotravel.com to your friends who love to travel.
Don't forget to pass by the site, to book your Holidays, Flights, Hotels or Vacation Rental !
VERSION FRANÇAISE
Bref résumé
J'ai créé le concept "Meet To Travel" il y a quelques mois afin de permettre aux voyageurs de se rencontrer, pour voyager ensemble.
En effet, même si certains voyagent seuls, beaucoup n'osent pas encore franchir le pas, ou ne souhaitent tout simplement pas se retrouver seuls en voyage.
Or il est parfois difficile de trouver dans ses amis proches, une personne qui a les mêmes envies de voyages, aux mêmes périodes que vous, avec le même budget, etc.
Meet To Travel réunis tous ces voyageurs et leur permet de rechercher en fonction de plusieurs critères, puis de discuter via un système d'ajout d'ami et de chat, pour finir par se rencontrer si le "feeling" est bien là.
Les voyageurs peuvent proposer leurs envies de voyages sur le site et interagir avec les éventuels covoyageurs intéressés.
Le site propose également des actualités, articles, astuces et bons plans.
Il offre également la possibilité de réserver directement son hôtel, grâce à un puissant comparateur, son vol, ou même son circuit ou séjour tout compris.
C'est grâce aux partenariats avec les agences de voyage et donc les ventes de séjours, que le site est viable et permet aux voyageurs de rester entièrement gratuit.
Il faut cependant plus de ventes afin que le site puisse atteindre sa rentabilité.
En effet, c'est une agence web qui s'occupe du développement du site et celui-ci a un coût.
Je souhaite ainsi augmenter la visibilité du site et donc le nombre d'utilisateur, pour que Meet To Travel soit connu du grand public.
Ce dont nous avons besoin et ce que vous obtenez
L'objectif principal est de développer et faire connaître Meet to Travel.
Pour cela, plusieurs axes sont envisagés.
1 - Création d'une application IOS/Android, axée sur la rencontre de covoyageurs, selon 2 critères : - Près de chez vous (géolocalisation) - Par destination
Il s'agit d'une application simple, mais efficace, qui ne garde que la fonction principale du site.
2 - Internationalisation du site avec la mise en ligne du site en anglais, dans un premier temps.
3 - Communication intensive : multiplication du nombre d'inscrits et donc des possibilités de rencontres de voyageurs
Jusqu'à présent, le "budget communication" n'a pas permis de faire beaucoup de communication payante. Celle-ci est très importante pour le développement de Meet to Travel.
4 - Mise en ligne de plus de contenus (Articles, conseils pratiques, bons plans, offres de séjours)
5 - Création d'un accès Premium avec de nouvelles fonctionnalités (voir qui a visité son profil, afficher les amis des voyageurs sur leurs pages de profil, accéder à des recherches plus avancées, réductions sur les voyages, etc.)
6 - Proposer une partie "Retour de voyage" afin de pouvoir raconter son voyage à la communauté, la possibilité de taguer les covoyageurs rencontrés, mettre en ligne son itinéraire, des photos, carnet de voyage, conseils, etc.
En fonction des objectifs financiers atteints, le maximum de ces actions seront effectuées.
Pour les plus généreux donateurs, des weekends dans une capitale européenne seront offerts en contrepartie, ainsi que de courts séjours dans un Riyad, ou équivalent.
Le capital de la SAS est également ouvert aux investisseurs, sous réserve d'un contact préalable pour étudier les possibilités.
