It’s more than being a resident!
What does local mean?
You may think it is an easy question, and everyone could know that. But will they know how it feels to show your city to people around the world, contribute to your own city, earn money while doing the coolest job in the world, and be sustainable and environment friendly?
Wow, it seems like a lot!
Being local can be expressed in many different ways. As Citory, we prefer to see locals as new game changers and crucial for qualified travel experiences. Whether you are a professional tour guide or a local who just wants to show your city, you are the key to transforming travel culture into a better experience for everyone. And we can do this by changing the old-fashioned way of tourism.
Make tourism great again!
Let’s look at the old-fashioned tourism habits and see how boring and the same they are.
I mean, is posing with the Tower of Pisa still a logical activity? I thought traveling was related to exploring and learning, but today this activity turned into a to-do list that everyone creates in the same order with the exact locations.
Okay, seeing the Mona Lisa is cool, but zooming into the painting with the cameras to see it more clearly because you cannot get close because of the crowd is nonsense. Let me give you a secret; if you look at it through your camera, better you stay at home. At least you can save money.
Of course, no one imagines a travel experience like this, but there is no other chance to see it. Doing detailed research for your trip can be bothersome because we are usually lost throughout all information. We cannot clearly see the overestimated and underestimated places in our homes. Then, as a solution, here comes travel tours.
Travel tours do all the research for you, and it comforts you about your trip, but we all know that no one wants to hurry up for the places they really want to see between their lunch breaks on a trip. Every traveler has unique interests, and all of them admire a different side of a city. And, like you cannot make everyone happy, you cannot find a common interest for all the 40 people on your trip.
So, what can we do to change it?
Citory doesn’t offer ready-made trips to people. Instead, it aims to understand their needs and wants first. Thus, it gives them the most suitable and practical experience.
There are many places to explore in the city apart from the tourist spots. We aim for travelers to experience real and local life in the city and tourist attractions. More and more people are giving up resorts and standard holidays; they want to see the “real” side of the locations they visit.
If you are a Parisian, how many times do you visit the Eiffel Tower in a month? Are the luxury restaurants in Istanbul visited by travelers or the locals mostly? Is the London Eye really a must-see place to experience real London?
As a local, you can change travelers’ travel habits and show your city’s real culture. Being local can be underestimated sometimes, and the power locals hold is bigger than everyone thinks and has more advantages than it seems outside.
I mean, I do not even mention the best part; earning money!
But is being local completely a fairy tale?
Nope. It’s not.
So, this is why Citory is here!
Citory is a marketplace app that connects travelers and locals. It enables travelers to have a local and personalized experience, and locals earn money while introducing their culture and city to new people.
Citory aims to change the classical tourism perceptions and habits in the world. For this, it tries to make people really get to know the places they travel to and create cultural exchange communities worldwide.
We want to create a safer and more enjoyable work environment for locals while offering travelers a local and personal experience. For this reason, we aim to solve the possible problems locals may have to deal with in their experience with travelers.
But what are the problems with being local?
1- A traveler who loves to cancel plans at the last minute…
Consider you have been talking with a traveler to show your city with a personalized route just for him/her. Bum! This traveler has started to ignore your calls and messages, and it is obvious that this person won’t come to the meeting point. You may have canceled your other plans or had to reject another traveler for that traveler, and it will suddenly change your schedule.
Thanks to Citory being a dynamic and flexible marketplace, you can always find a traveler who wants to organize last-minute trip plans, and you can adjust your schedule immediately.
Besides the loss of time, the cancellation of this plan may also affect you financially. To prevent this adverse effect, Citory guarantees you will receive your money whether the plan is canceled or not! Citory takes the money immediately after you set the trip plan and agree with the traveler. Then, the money is transferred to your accounts, so there is no doubt about receiving your money. All last-minute bargains, missing fees, and currency problems are in our guarantee.
2- Got bored of showing the same places (maybe even in the same order)
As Citory, we also believe in the boredom of visiting or showing the same travel routes… So, you can be bothered by showing the same spots or the exact wants of travelers, including some of the most popular destinations in your city.
Citory aims to break the understanding of old-fashioned travel routes, so we offer our locals to choose the themes they want to show in their city. Also, you can create personalized travel itineraries with the travelers according to their theme preferences. You can give them the best local experience they have ever had while enjoying the unique personal routes you create for every traveler.
3- Underestimating being local and cannot receive the money you deserve
Citory is a marketplace where you can position yourself and set the value of your time and effort. You do not have to accept the sector prices, and you can easily adjust yourself according to other locals if you want.
Plus, you can easily contact travelers. This will give you more feedback about price-performance ratios and the chance to learn what travelers want and have.
Let’s talk money!
Here comes the favorite one. Early Access!
We would love to see you joining us in our Early Access period. Early Access has many benefits for locals that will impact their life-time journey as a local.
Let’s see what these goldies are…
- You won’t be charged a commission for your trips during the first 3 months if you will join us before Early Access ends.
- As a local, you will have the privilege of less commission rates than the main commission rate (20%) for life.
- You can contribute to your personal development by catching the chances to participate in various training, seminars and events.
- You will become an important part of a pioneering community in sustainable tourism and personalized experience.
All you have to do is choose your themes and create your profile. Then sit back and consider requests from travelers!
