YouTravel.Me

On Creating An Online Marketplace For Adventure Tours

Olga Bortnikova
Founder, YouTravel.Me
3
Founders
40
Employees
YouTravel.Me
from San Francisco, CA, USA
started June 2018
3
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40
Employees
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My name is Olga Bortnikova and I’m the CEO and co-founder of YouTravel.me.

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YouTravel.Me is an algorithm-powered online marketplace for booking multi-day small group adventure tours organized by vetted travel experts. It offers a wide range of experiences, from yoga retreats to safaris. Launched in Europe in 2018, YouTravel.Me is a global community of over 10,000 happy travelers and 3,700 travel experts offering 14,000 tours in over 130 countries around the world.

What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?

My husband Ivan and I used to travel a lot and planned every trip on our own. But one of our vacations in China proved to be a disappointment: putting our trust in a tour operator, we bought a package tour and ran into many problems, from a 5-hour flight delay to the tour guide’s incompetence. After returning home, we decided to find...

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