{"id":14301,"date":"2016-10-05T04:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=14301"},"modified":"2016-10-05T04:02:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T03:02:12","slug":"5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"google<\/p>\n

W<\/span>ith the launch of the Google Trips app last week Google\u2019s latest foray into travel follows the original tool for trip-planning \u2014 Google Maps \u2014 which virtually every traveler has used for years.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s five startups give travelers alternatives to Google and other popular trip-planning platforms and applications, though we\u2019re hard-pressed to name others besides Google. The startups help travelers book activities last-minute while in destination, tell them about things that they just walked by and help tour businesses automate their online bookings.<\/p>\n

This is an excerpt from an article published on Skift. To read the full story, visit\u00a05 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five new startups give travelers alternatives to Google and other popular trip-planning platforms and help them discover local sights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268,16,534,676,262],"tags":[1357,1238,1356],"yoast_head":"\n5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Five new startups give travelers alternatives to Google and other popular trip-planning platforms and help them discover local sights.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Five new startups give travelers alternatives to Google and other popular trip-planning platforms and help them discover local sights.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Travindy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-10-05T03:00:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-10-05T03:02:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/google-trips-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1452\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"968\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Travindy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@travindy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Travindy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Travindy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Travindy\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/79576b26c03e84ac969c6cf7ad8118bb\"},\"headline\":\"5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-10-05T03:00:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-10-05T03:02:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/\"},\"wordCount\":122,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"distribution channels\",\"Skift\",\"travel startup\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Activities\",\"Destinations\",\"News\",\"Start Up\",\"Technology\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/\",\"name\":\"5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-10-05T03:00:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-10-05T03:02:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"Five new startups give travelers alternatives to Google and other popular trip-planning platforms and help them discover local sights.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Travindy\",\"description\":\"sustainable tourism consulting, news and resources\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Travindy\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-travindy-logo-square.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-travindy-logo-square.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Travindy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Travindy\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/79576b26c03e84ac969c6cf7ad8118bb\",\"name\":\"Travindy\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e8e24b511c9178e320b9eb2226dadb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e8e24b511c9178e320b9eb2226dadb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Travindy\"},\"description\":\"Travindy is an independent website featuring news and opinion on all issues to do with tourism and sustainability. Written primarily for an industry audience, our aim is to support the transformation of the sector into one that is regenerative, restorative and fully inclusive.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/travindy\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/author\/travindy\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery","description":"Five new startups give travelers alternatives to Google and other popular trip-planning platforms and help them discover local sights.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery","og_description":"Five new startups give travelers alternatives to Google and other popular trip-planning platforms and help them discover local sights.","og_url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/","og_site_name":"Travindy","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy","article_published_time":"2016-10-05T03:00:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-10-05T03:02:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1452,"height":968,"url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/google-trips-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Travindy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@travindy","twitter_site":"@Travindy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Travindy","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/"},"author":{"name":"Travindy","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/79576b26c03e84ac969c6cf7ad8118bb"},"headline":"5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery","datePublished":"2016-10-05T03:00:20+00:00","dateModified":"2016-10-05T03:02:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/"},"wordCount":122,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization"},"keywords":["distribution channels","Skift","travel startup"],"articleSection":["Activities","Destinations","News","Start Up","Technology"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/","url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/","name":"5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-10-05T03:00:20+00:00","dateModified":"2016-10-05T03:02:12+00:00","description":"Five new startups give travelers alternatives to Google and other popular trip-planning platforms and help them discover local sights.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/5-new-travel-startups-new-takes-local-discovery\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"5 New Travel Startups With New Takes on Local Discovery"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/","name":"Travindy","description":"sustainable tourism consulting, news and resources","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Travindy","url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-travindy-logo-square.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-travindy-logo-square.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Travindy"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy","https:\/\/twitter.com\/Travindy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/79576b26c03e84ac969c6cf7ad8118bb","name":"Travindy","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e8e24b511c9178e320b9eb2226dadb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e8e24b511c9178e320b9eb2226dadb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Travindy"},"description":"Travindy is an independent website featuring news and opinion on all issues to do with tourism and sustainability. Written primarily for an industry audience, our aim is to support the transformation of the sector into one that is regenerative, restorative and fully inclusive.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy","https:\/\/twitter.com\/travindy"],"url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/author\/travindy\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}