The team at the UNWTO innovation program talk us through some of their startup businesses with their respective founders.
They share how they succeed in contributing to the UN's SDGs.
Nikita looks at curving the use of multiple platforms, Road. Travel is a streamlined service that uses data from a variety of travel providers to create travel plans in a condensed platform, utilising QR codes to easily share these plans.
They share how they succeed in contributing to the UN's SDGs.
Nikita looks at curving the use of multiple platforms, Road. Travel is a streamlined service that uses data from a variety of travel providers to create travel plans in a condensed platform, utilising QR codes to easily share these plans.
The team at the UNWTO innovation program talk us through some of their startup businesses with their respective founders, and how they succeed in contributing to the UN's SDGs.
Nikita looks at curving the use of multiple platforms, Road. Travel is a streamlined service that uses data from a variety of travel providers to create travel plans in a condensed platform, utilising QR codes to easily share these plans.
SDGs Impacted:
Alex tells us about the Questo smartphone game where you can guide yourself through self-curated tours of various cities without the need for a tour guide. Quests are $10-20 and flexible to your trip schedule, on demand, and a fun family and friends experience. Alex works with creative and business partners in order to create well rounded experiences for stakeholders.
SDGs Impacted:
Carlos explains that MyStreetBook streamlines the sea of information that is the internet and matches a plethora of social media resources with the different tastes of individual users and their schedules. MyStreetBook works to generate attraction through diversity and hyper-personalisation to provide the perfect trip in order to support tourism on a more personal level and balancing between lesser known businesses and mass tourist attractions.
SDGs Impacted:
Taehyun found foodieon in order to bring attention to lesser known, local eateries and providers. Their strength lies in branding and content creation. Through crowd-funding they were able to share revenue with farmers and revitalise the local economy through their food tours. They found that they had social and economical impact, giving motivation to farmers during a time of uncertainty, as well as creating opportunities as local creators. In Korea, rural areas look for younger creators in order to bring a new perspective to traditional eateries.
SDGs Impacted:
1. Startups provide a new perspective on sustainability and can lead to innovations that are unique to networking opportunities such as this.
2. Curate programs that educate businesses on proper sustainable practices can support internationally rather than consider peers strictly as competition, adding value to these businesses.
José Ricardo Díaz Ardila currently works in the Innovation and Digital Transformation team of the Innovation, Education and Investments Department of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Created for destinations around the world, this programme will provide the insight to help you become a sustainability leader within your organisation.
Designed to teach you how to master must-have tools and acquire essential skills to succeed in managing your destination or organisation, be ready to challenge all of your assumptions.
Designed to teach you how to master must-have tools and acquire essential skills to succeed in managing your destination or organisation, be ready to challenge all of your assumptions.