Belarus tourist platform for traveling & blogging
PlacesToGo
PlacesToGo is the ultimate tourism platform for travelers to share their travel itineraries & blogging on destination points in Belarus with the listings of heritage, cultural, travel sights with online booking. It unites all Belarusian tourist cultural sights, agricultural eco-tourism businesses, state tourism agency information, transportation companies, traditional sightseeing destinations made by youth for youth.
TIMELINE
May, 2015
Educational Concept
PlacesToGo is a training and educational start-up in a form of a business incubator with the purpose of creating web- products for a specific customer. The project develops competences and skills and is multiple goal-oriented.
July, 2015
Student Project
PlacesToGo gets the test drive. The networking between educational establishment ( The Academy of Public Administration under Aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus), admimistrative resource ( National Agency of Tourism) and local tourism sector is realized and maximized also with the help of ICT .The project is the realization of educational concept teaching that the promotion of the touristic sites with the help of the web-resource the promotion of the region.
June, 2016
National Brand
PlacesToGo achievement lead to the reinvention of the National Tourism Agency brand.
CONCEPT
TRAVEL INFO
Travel Info includes official information of the state tourism agency:
visa requirements, travel regulations, official state travel policies, listings and entries, local tourism business sector with ratings and price categorization, transport info with transportation services provided, domestic transportation companies listings, schedules, fares, travel tips, accommodation info: hotel listings and ratings, apartment, lodging, rental catalogs, hospitality points, info kiosks locations.
Travel Info includes official information of the state tourism agency:
visa requirements, travel regulations, official state travel policies, listings and entries, local tourism business sector with ratings and price categorization, transport info with transportation services provided, domestic transportation companies listings, schedules, fares, travel tips, accommodation info: hotel listings and ratings, apartment, lodging, rental catalogs, hospitality points, info kiosks locations.
1
Eco-tourism & recreational tourism
Everything eco-friendly and environmentally conscious: from regional eco-business catalogs with their specialization descriptions to local reservation area addresses.
The segment also will include medial tourism info with services provided with contacts; listings of spas and wellness centers.
The segment also will include medial tourism info with services provided with contacts; listings of spas and wellness centers.
2
Cultural Heritage
The introduction to the world of the Belarusian culture, its distinguishing features and peculiarities. Gives the range of pilgrimage-worthy places, detailed background info and expert's deep insights, motivates cultural enlightenment and travel through the elaborate storytelling about the Belarusian contribution to the world cultural legacy.
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Venues
PlacesToGo is a gathering tool, it provides the info on the cultural and ethno revival festivals, fairs, concerts, reporting from each venue by their staff journalists and bloggers, MICE tourism events with the schedules, locations and participants. Online reservation service: from the accommodations to the tours in each segment; eco-tourism, cultural heritage points and venues.
4
Sports Tourism
The segment will give all necessary info training facilities, stadiums, sports centers and clubs with the contacts.
5
War legacy
The segment will provide the historical facts of World War II with the corresponding locations , memorial, etc.
6
Soviet Epoch Remnants
The segment presents the nostalgia tourism with the possibility to immerse in the last existing Soviet time reservation- experience a wide range of back to USSR features- stores info, accommodation listings, etc.
YOUR ITINERARY
Based on your interest area (eco-tourism, cultural heritage , venues) or all of them combined, PlacesToGo creates a customized package tour reflecting traveler's individual sphere of interests, level of comfort, specific demands, it includes the option of guides, tours, tutors, connoisseurs and experts' mentorship.
Based on your interest area (eco-tourism, cultural heritage , venues) or all of them combined, PlacesToGo creates a customized package tour reflecting traveler's individual sphere of interests, level of comfort, specific demands, it includes the option of guides, tours, tutors, connoisseurs and experts' mentorship.
Virtual reality traveling option
We customize your travel experience in virtual reality
We customize your travel experience in virtual reality
BLOGGING
Blogging segment will present a unique opportunity for bloggers to make a difference in the tourist industry, be heard and generate public blogging contribution on their travel experiences, travel tips. Blogging will turn to the Belarusian national traditions, invite everyone to explore the Heritage of the country, interact with its dwellers, take an interest in the culture of the country.
Blogging segment will present a unique opportunity for bloggers to make a difference in the tourist industry, be heard and generate public blogging contribution on their travel experiences, travel tips. Blogging will turn to the Belarusian national traditions, invite everyone to explore the Heritage of the country, interact with its dwellers, take an interest in the culture of the country.
Blogging makes traveling easier and provides feedback on tourism industry.
Blogging initiates search for national identity, revival of patriotism and pride to be Belarusian.
Blogging brings together travel enthusiasts bloggers and business owners.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Achievements
WSIS Champion 2016
May 4, 2016 – PlacesToGo is awarded the World Summit on the Information Society Champion title in the category "Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content".
Achievements
PlacesToGo presentation for the UN community
Natalia Ovsyanko presented the educational project PlacesToGo for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nation Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
MEET OUR TEAM
Anton Melekh
Co-Founder & Creative Officer
Anton is a student of the "Information Resources Management" specialization at the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus, an indoor advertising specialist at "Brand-made Media Service" (www.brand-made.by), also the sound/video-editor and drummer.
Natalia Ovsyanko
Founder & Team Lead
Natalia is a team lead visionary with experience in project promotion and visibility expertise and network support of both state tourism agency and student bloggers whose achievements have gained her reputation and respect in the social and business circles in Belarus.
Watch an application video!
Watch an application video!
Vladislav Kot
Co-Founder & Technical Officer
Vladislav is a student of the "Information Resources Management" specialization at the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus and Internet marketing specialist at "Rezultat.bel".
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