@manifest wrote:
TravelLounge.ng is a platform that allows Nigerian travellers to connect and share travel experiences.
Problem Statement
A rapidly increasing population, economic hardship coupled with community unrest has caused an increase in the number of Nigerians willing to travel out of the country. The fact that people see travelling outside of the country as their best bet for a better future has raised the spectrum of business opportunities within the travel industry.Need of the Hour:
To capitalize on this opportunity, Travel Lounge comes with the idea of providing a user driven online community platform that brings Nigerians within and in Diaspora to connect and share experiences. Our platform enables prospective and experienced travelers to share unique travel moments with each other. Whether travelling for studies, work, tourism, medical or a complete migration out of the country, Travel Lounge hopes to provide an information repository to help make an informed decision before leaving the country.How are we filling the Gap?
The current gap in the market is the inability for travellers to get reliable information and service with regards to traveling outside of the country. Hence, making wrong decisions on which country to choose for study, business or migrating to.Travel Lounge hopes to provide a highly moderated platform designed for trust. Although we provide a platform for open conversation, only verified users can connect privately on our platform. For this to happen, our team will perform thorough due diligence on all members (including travel agents) before a closed connection is made. This is to ensure travellers meet with people of high integrity and reliability.
Along with this, we aim to provide guidance on general travel requirements for Nigerians as a whole. Using our country specific visa requirement tool, members can browse through the visa requirements for a specific purpose and country of their choice within a snapshot. This will help newbie travellers become familiar with travel terminologies (Visa, Immigration, Study Permit, Work Permit, etc.) and engage in purposeful conversation on the platform.
Lastly, we hope to provide Travel Agents and experienced travellers living in Diaspora to make a revenue through our marketplace. Our members can provide a unique service at a reduced rate compare to the market price. For example, a Nigerian in Diaspora can provide temporary accommodation for a newbie visiting a country for two weeks at a reduced rate when compared with using a hotel etc.
Ultimately, Travel Lounge wants to unite Nigerians living in Diaspora together!
Travel Lounge Business:
Three business models exist for phase 1 – 3 of product development:I) Featured Listing on the Marketplace
II) Business Specific Advert Placements i.e. Travel Agency Advert placements
III) Paid membership• Featured listing on Marketplace items:
Based on the acceptance rate of our product, we will roll out a weekly featured listing module (it has been developed) to attract a fee to list items at the top of our marketplace section. The featured listing item will also appear on every country-specific page for that marketplace item. For instance, if a user is browsing Visa and Immigration requirements sections for the United States, all featured marketplace items for the United States will be displayed in the side bar for that user. This also applies to our Experience, Q&A or Traveller sections.• Business Specific Advert Placements:
Adverts on site will be focused on Travel and will be primarily driven by a user’s country of residence, membership type and age. For instance, advertisers on our site will have the option to target a user group. They can select when to display adverts based on where a user is located, a range of age groups a user belongs to as well as the membership type i.e. Newbie or Experienced Traveller. (A click and impression module is currently being developed for this purpose)• Paid membership:
Premium features (Free visa application assessment & recommendation to consulates, closed travellers connection, free travellers companionship, free accommodation for newbie travellers, unlimited travel agent featured listings on the Marketplace amongst others will be introduced. Only paid verified users will be able to access these features.Phase 4 and 5 business models are only available upon request by a specific audience.
Please visit TravelLounge.ng - Nigerian Travellers Community for more information. I would appreciate sincere reviews and comments.
Let’s do this together!
- Manifest
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