Currently building the Travel Massive community platform — you're using it now 😀
Fun stuff I've been involved in:
🌎 Built the world's first search engine for ocean research datasets (2005)
✈️ Developed Airlines of Tasmania's first online reservation system (2006)
💬 Launched World Nomads' "Ask A Nomad" Q&A Community (2009-2011)
🤑 Launched Australia's first flight deals website "GetFlight" (2011-2012)
👶 Investor in TinyBeans.com family photo sharing app which floated on ASX (2014)
🇨🇳 Built Jambo — a crowdsourced interpreter network, trialed MVP in China (2014)
🔥 Investor in Firechat (mesh chat app) — until the CEO disappeared! 🙃 (2019)
📱 Investor in SkyHi — the world's first subscription flight service (2019-2021)
💡 Founding team of the Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism Competition (2019-now)
🥾 CTO of MappyHour.org — a community for outdoor enthusiasts in the US (current)
East Coast, Tasmania
East Africa
I wrote a booking engine for a small airline.
The most remote places in the world
Travel with purpose
PS: I am very excited to be a nominated for "Most Purposeful Traveller" alongside some exceptional people. This is the first industry award I've ever been nominated for! If you're a member of both Travel Massive and NomadMania, then cast your vote for ... show more
Great to hear Matthew on Dan's podcast this week! I love these quotes from Matthew about building your career in the tourism industry: "There are no wrong notes" "Look for excuses to talk to interesting people" "Say yes to opportunities" (no matter if ... show more
Here's the list of categories: Best Digital Travel Creator: The content creator whose videos, posts or podcasts excite, motivate, entertain and educate in terms of travelling globally Best Digital Creator – Country Specific: The content creator whose ... show more
Hi Gili, thanks for sharing these tips, these are fantastic! Here's a few of my additions to your list: - Have a good online profile so people can easily find and connect after the event. If you're reading this and haven't updated your Travel Massive ... show more
To those still following along: With only a few days left it seems inevitable that App In The Air will continue its demise. Perhaps the brand or the platform will resurface in the future, but the damage has been done already by announcing the closure. ... show more