Profile – TouristRepublic [See them at DemoBar]
Company: TouristRepublic
Location: Enterprise Acceleration Centre – Limerick
Team: Jan Blanchard (founder) / Conor Wade (designer/developer) / Wannita Phanchana (illustrator)
Products: TouristR (new version at DemoBar) and TripPlanr (in development)
TouristR is a social network website that lets users find and share travel stories. At Tourist Republic, we believe the best way to find out about a place is to read stories from people who have been there. The real experts aren't the professional writers, they're the people who plan, book and create trips themselves.
TripPlanr will allow users to build trips. It will use content from TouristR to suggest destinations but also anticipate transport, accommodation, activities, places to visit and automatically generate relevant itineraries. TripPlanr will model trips based on personal preferences and preferences from like minded profile.