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5 New Travel Startups Turning Locals Into Tour Guides

Samantha Shankman

Photo Credit: Dopios is a Greek startup that connects travelers with locals who serve as guides and drivers.  Dopios

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An in-depth knowledge of your neighborhood, and the desire to share it, is the only credentials needed to tap into a growing demand for "insiders."

[gallery ids="150424,150425,150423,150422,150421"] Travel startups today are not creating products as much as platforms that facilitate connections between travelers and locals in the destination that they wish to explore. It might, however, take more than a website and a messaging function to attract the number of users that makes the site useful and comprehensive, on both sides of the equation. >> GoCambio is a platform where travelers can exchange language lessons for housing. Hosts provide a place to stay and their guests spe

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