In this snapshot episode, Molly is sitting down with Abbie West and West Askew, the founders of Thatch, a marketplace for travel guides and services that are curated by locals in 80 countries around the world. This one stop shop allows travellers to plan better trips, more quickly and with less stress.

Join us to hear all about:

00.27 - Introducing Abbie and West, co-founders of Thatch, a marketplace of travel insights

01.26 - How the rise of travel creators and first hand knowledge inspired Thatch

04.48 - How creators hacked Thatch’s initial offering to provide bespoke guide services

05.50 - Introducing services, a new way for creators to offer fully personalised guides and content

07.10 - Travel niches and how Thatch allows communities to share advice for specific needs

10.58 - The evolution from traditional travel agents to flexible travel services such as curated collections and research

12.55 - How the pandemic redefined travel and got people exploring their local area

14.40 - The shift towards a ‘concierge’ style offering which can help with everything from business dinners to birthdays

15.01 - Championing word of mouth and helping people to find undiscovered gems

16.58 - What the future of travel and AI looks like and how technology will empower creators

18.59 - Covid and “revenge travel”, how travel will continue to boom

21.59 - Shifting perceptions of travel from a luxury to essential for wellbeing

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