French company Evaneos started in 2009 and are the first online platform to connect travellers directly to local experts, namely 650 local travel agents in 150 destinations. The company creates tailor-made travel itineraries and operate in a number of European countries, including the UK where they launched last year. Linda Lewis speaks to founder Eric La Bonnardière to find out more about the company’s history and development.
Commuting to work is getting easier! Active Commuting manufacture purpose-built portable pods, which combine changing rooms, showers and bike storage. Linda Lewis speaks to founder Andrew Rechten about the company’s growth, how they started and how they encourage workers to maintain a healthy lifestyle by cycling or running to work.
Linda Lewis goes to meet the team behind Firef.ly who are creating a smart phone app for travelers, that aims to combine all best bits of trip planning, travel guides, journalling, sharing and personalised mementos.
Guests:
Chad Cribbins, Andy Bennett, Aby Olivel, Pat Loughrey
Linda Lewis Visits Daniel Elkan, Founder of Snow Carbon, a website that helps get skiers and snowboarders to resorts by train, so they can cut out all the hassle of flying.
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