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Helsinki takes time out to enjoy a cocktail on the beach with WoWanders

In February the Travel Massive Helsinki and WoWanders welcomed 30 members to a ‘Cocktail on the Beach’ to learn more about the WoWanders app.

“We believe that the only way to build something valuable is to engage with the targeted users of your app.” says Taru, founder of WoWanders.

Photo Credit: Krista Pulkkinen

On February 13, Travel Massive Helsinki and WoWanders welcomed 30 travel bloggers to a ‘Cocktail on the Beach’  to learn more about the WoWanders app. The location chosen was Secret Spot’s White Sand Lounge, hidden below a surf shop, in downtown Helsinki. It was one of the coldest days Finland has seen in recent years, thankfully our guests could escape the cold winter for a brief moment and be transported to a tropical wonderland.

The doors opened at 18:00 and guests started getting cozy, taking off their shoes and dipping their feet into the sand and ordering their tropical cocktails drink. We even had our very own bartender Juha who made mouth-watering drinks for everyone. Once everyone was settled, Chryssa Skodra, founder and chapter leader of Helsinki Travel Massive, opened up the event welcoming the bloggers and then introduced Taru Aalto who focused on the app and answered to questions from the bloggers. The vibes were cool and relaxing.

Our partners from WoWanders, the innovative ladies and travel enthusiasts Taru Aalto and Maija Kaukonen, have been creating the world’s smartest travel diary app that automatically builds a diary of your trip based on the photos you take and the locations you visit. All you need to do is to confirm the places you visit by giving a rating. After your trip, you can easily browse the highlights of your trip, whether a hotel, restaurant or a sight. The WoWanders app also makes it easy to recommend your favorite restaurants and sights to your friends – just a few clicks and your friends have the details of the places you’ve visited.

“Our target was to introduce the  WoWanders app to the Helsinki chapter members and get their feedback. We were extremely happy with the turnout of the event and the high interest of the participants towards the app and in testing the app on their next trip. The event participants also gave us a lot of valuable insights which will help us to further improve the app. We believe that the only way to build something valuable is to engage with the targeted users of your app.” says Taru.

“We could not have been happier with our joint Travel Massive event. We really enjoyed collaborating with the Travel Massive community and look forward doing more together in the future, too! We are also really grateful to the sponsors we had at the event: Calvados Dupont who prepared some amazing cocktails and Mama’s Empanadas for their tasty empanadas,” adds Taru.

The app is currently in alpha phase being tested in a closed pilot. Later in spring 2018 a preview version of the app will be available to more people in selected countries.


 Follow Taru Aalto and WoWanders on Travel Massive to connect with them and learn more.


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