About

Truevoyagers is an online travel startup creating unique experiences, offering tailor-made activities and customized trip planning designed by travelers for travelers.

Solution & Product

Truevoyagers, as a startup company, has been always focusing on innovation and therefore our goal is to create unique and authentic experiences that separate us from the competitors. To name a few, we launched the first Instagram tour and the first instant camera (Polaroid) tour in Greece and we were the first activity provider to offer wooden bike tours focusing on sustainability. At the same time, we created a variety of workshops in which visitors get to know and embrace all forms of Greek culture, like the “Make your own souvenir” workshop, in which visitors create their own Cycladic Idol, the Greek sandals workshop, the Greek folk fabric painting and the Loom weaving workshops. We have also created running tours for people joining Athens marathon and we transformed Aesop fables into a kid-friendly activity in the National park. All in all, we offer a new and upgraded Greek tourism experience to visitors. We have incorporated a wide range of different activities, converting our website into one-stop destination.We have also been adding activities from different places all over Greece, giving the option for someone who visits our website to book experiences in different destinations, all in one place (Truevoyagers). We are currently working and developing new solutions that will offer popular niche tourism products for the Greek market. Last, but not least, we offer personalized travel services and experiences based on the customer needs or preferences.

Innovation & Scalability

We differentiate from the conventional travel agencies as we enable visitors to book online any of our activities making the whole process effortless. We are using a high-end online tour operator software that allows us not only to offer real-time bookings and instant confirmation to individuals (B2C) but also distribute and resell our products to other business partners (B2B) anywhere in the world with just one click. We use digital marketing tools (eg. Social media, Facebook campaigns, Google keywords etc.) to target our potential customers and at the same time we create content applying sophisticated SEO techniques and strategies to drive traffic to our website and increase sales. We differentiate from the competition as we create and offer exclusive experiences found nowhere else in the Greek market (some of them were firstly launched in Greece by our company). We provide 100% customization for people who seek personalized products/services by offering a range of exclusive activities combined with our expertise as global travelers and entrepreneurs. We innovate by creating new activities and solutions for the niche market which is underdeveloped in Greece, in order to facilitate niche travelers to find and book online experiences of their interest.

Traction & achievements

Our company was one of the top 3 startups in EGG and a mentor for the new startups entering the program in 2018. We have been chosen for funding by The People's Trust, a Not-for-Profit organization that supports start-ups and small, existing businesses from all sectors. We launched Foodathlon, a food and sports event inspired by Athens Marathon. A unique event on a global scale approved by Greek ministry of Tourism and embraced by Greek startups, companies, and people. Managed to achieve significant growth within the first year of operation (+375% between 2018- 2019). Based on this year’s results so far, we expect 90% increase by the end of 2021, despite the obstacles and the uncertainty in the Tourism industry.

Team & Why Us

Pascal Panagiotidis - CEO. He holds a Tourism Administration degree and MSc in Marketing. He worked in the Tourism sector for several years and more specifically in leading companies offering innovative tourism products such as R.C.I. (the world's largest timesharing company). He has worked in 5* hotels (Cavo Tagoo-Mykonos) and also as a professor of Tourism Management&Marketing in the Institute of Education (K.E.K.) in Thessaloniki. With postgraduate studies in the Banking sector and Marketing, he is in charge of contacting external business partners in order to sell our products. He speaks English, French, and Spanish. Efthimis Kragkaris - CPO, Content Manager. Efthimis has a BA in Biology, MSc in Animal Ecology, MA in Communication and Contemporary Media, and speaks 5 languages. He has worked for years in academic publishing, and he is passionate about ecology and conservation, sustainability, traveling and blogging. His experience in social media, blogging, and SEO marketing tools creates traction to our travel blog, making it one of the most visited for vacations in Greece. Pascal and Efthimis have travelled together to 44 countries around the globe, and as world travelers, always strive to provide an effortless and unique traveling experience to visitors coming to Greece.

Funding Needs

Our company needs 50.000 euros in order to acquire professional equipment and infrastructure.