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Explore 17 000+ Verified Members and find travel professionals, creators, and startups from all around the world.About me
Marketing specialist, community development, digital nomad and action sport enthusiast :)
• Content Manager at Stay22
• Creator of www.SofiaExpats.com
🧳 Previous Experience:
• Content Manager @Travel Massive
• Content Manager @RaizUp
• Business Development at The Action Sports Translator
• Program Manager at the Social Entrepreneurs in Tourism: Competition 2024 & 2025
🏂 Snowboarding, Mountain Biking, Surfing, Skating
📍 From Bulgaria – Works Globally 10+ years
🎓 PhD, Tourism Economics.
Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/maria-stoyanova-ph-d-681a7174/
Why did you join the community?
Q&AThe community has been an eye-opener of what the travel industry can be all about – open, collaborative, sharing, and caring about the future of travel. I've attended several Travel Massive events in Europe before joining the team 5 years ago. I've met incredible professionals, worked on amazing tourism projects, and have been able to learn every step of the way.
What is your favorite travel destination?
Q&AA nice mountain where I can snowboard and a nice beach where I can surf. I've recently really enjoyed Greece for its hospitality, great food, quality life, and adventure and outdoor sports opportunities.
Where do you dream of traveling to?
Q&AWill spend 2-3 months in Japan in winter 2024 - snowboarding and exploring.
What was your first travel job?
Q&AMarketing Assistant for a Travel Marketing Agency
What do you want to learn more about?
Q&ATravel Trends, Innovations, Startups, Sustainable Projects
Three words that describe why we should travel?
Q&AExplore, learn, grow
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We looked into Stay22 data because there's so many good things we can find out just looking at real results. It was a pleasure working on this report! We hope it gives creators a sense of control over what type of content to plan for, how to strategiz... show more
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Thanks for the feedback, Vick! Keep following the newsletter as we're sharing more opportunities for social entrepreneurs all the time.
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Join our upcoming webinar: 👉 How to Prepare for ITB Berlin 2026? 📆 Date: 9 January 2026, 14:00 CET 🎤 Speaker: Ryan Fuller – ITB Berlin https://www.travelmassive.com/events/webinar-how-to-prepare-for-itb-berlin-2026-3924136205
Social Entrepreneurs in Tourism 6 months ago
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Congratulations to all winners! And great thanks to our partners and the whole who made this Competition possible. Join our next Webinar is on 9 January: • How to prepare for ITB Berlin 2026? • Speaker: Ryan Fuller – ITB Berlin 👉 Register: https://ww... show more
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I'm heading to: • Kyrgizstan for the winter season & snowboarding in Karakol (Jan-March 2026) • Montreal, Canada in summer for a work visit to Stay22 headquarters Planning on South America on second half of 2026 for a 2-3 months – either Brazil, Per... show more
