Withlocals

Withlocals
Company typeDutch limited liability company (B.V.)
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]

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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. ^ Agapito, Dora; Alemida, Hugo de; Campos, Cláudia (2016). "Sensory perception and co-creation in rural tourism experiences". In Kastenholz, Elizabeth; Carneiro, Maria João; Eusébio, Celeste; Figueiredo, Elisabete (eds.). Meeting Challenges for Rural Tourism through Co-Creation of Sustainable Tourist Experiences. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-1443898317. OCLC 957317911.
  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. ^ Mody, Makarand; Koslowsky, Kyle (2019-03-20). "Panacea or peril? The implications of Neolocalism as a more intrusive form of tourism". Boston Hospitality Review. 7 (1). ISSN 2326-0351. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  12. ^ Kovacheva, Alexandra; Lamberton, Cait (2018). "Whose Experience Is It, Anyway?Psychological Ownership and Enjoyment of Shared Experiences". In Joann, Joann; Shu, Suzanne (eds.). Psychological ownership and consumer behavior. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. p. 197. ISBN 9783319771588. OCLC 1034551562.
  13. ^ Maurer, Oswin (2018). "Tourism and food: Necessity or experience?". In Beeton, Sue; Morrison, Alison (eds.). The study of food, tourism, hospitality and events: 21st-century approaches. Singapore: Springer. p. 30. ISBN 9789811306389. OCLC 1040694357.