Connect With Locals Using Dream Travel Box

Tina Hudnik and Maja Campelj are the chapter leaders of Travel Massive Slovenia and founders of Dream Travel Box, a global marketplace connecting travelers and locals in authentic, sustainable, responsible and creative ways.

Who is your brand for?

For travellers and locals who appreciate unique and authentic travel experience. We give locals a chance and voice to present the uniqueness of their destination to potential travelers and get paid to send a box. We give travellers a chance to feel a piece of their dream travel destination before they start a journey.

What inspired you to create this brand?

We both love to travel and have been in the travel and tourism business for more than 10 years. Working as tourist guides around the world, we have learned so much from the people around us. One day we had a thought, what is we were able to give a push to every single person in the world, who is dreaming to travel, to start their life changing experience today? And the idea of Dream Travel Box was born.

What makes your brand different from other similar ones?

Never before were you able to feel your dream travel destination with all 5 senses before going there. You can watch pictures, videos or read articles, but is this enough? With Dream Travel Box delivered to your doorstep, you can see and feel the softness of the Maldive sand on your fingers, you can smell the London fog or you can hear the waves of the sea from a shell. Someone from the other side of the world will deliver this experience to you.

How is your brand changing the future of the industry or helping to make travel better?

Many times we have seen people traveling without even having real contact with the locals and the local culture. We want to change this and give a chance to the locals and travelers to meet and connect. We want to be the link in connecting worlds.

Is your brand doing something cool and innovative this year?

From every box sent Dream Travel Box is donating 0,5 Euro for projects that are helping local communities grow in a sustainable way. In 2016 we want to support at least one project on every continent that will help protect the natural environment, preserve authenticity of culture and promote the importance of sustainable development in tourism.

What benefits have you seen from being a part of Travel Massive events and community?

The Travel Massive community is connecting amazing people around the globe who want and will change the travel industry in the next few years. We want to be part of such community to learn and develop and we want to give back to the community and share our knowledge and experiences with all members.

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