Making friends around the world is the best thing that can happen to you.
Making friends while traveling is good for your health. Why? It opens your mind and helps you to be much more flexible in your day-to-day life, it increases your empathy because you get to know other cultures, it helps you meet people with the same affinities as you, it's the best way to get to know a country or city...
The global trend is that, whether for work or pleasure, we will travel more and more alone. For example, according to the ABTA study on the traveling habits of the British in 2018, it states that one in six has taken a solo vacation. 76% have done it for pleasure, to fully enjoy the trip and 31% to meet other people.
We have tried to encourage you in many ways: with the 10 best destinations of the year to do it, sharing the best guides to travel alone... Still don't you dare to try it? It is possible that you consider it when you discover this new application for your mobile...
The app that helps you make friends on the go.
You arrive in a city to start a life from scratch, you go for work but you have free time and you want to know more about the country, have a coffee accompanied , have fun after a long day of travel or meet more people while traveling with your friends.
There are many ways to get to know a city, it is always more pleasant to do it with the help of someone who knows it perfectly. But sometimes interacting and making new friends is not easy, especially if they speak another language. In this sense, technology can be a great tool to break down borders.
The GenFriends app created by Generator, the British lodging chain, will be your best travel companion from now on. With it you can meet people with your same interests and hobbies in the places you visit thanks to the recommendations of other travelers.
A total of 10,000 people have already downloaded it. "Right now, the largest percentage of users are from London and Dublin, followed by Amsterdam, Paris and Madrid," says Jason Rieff, CMO of Generator.
Fancy a coffee in Amsterdam?
How does it work? The application proposes a series of filters focused on the interests and hobbies of each member -because it works like a social network- so that finding friends and plans is faster.
For example: explore the best coffee shops in Amsterdam, visit the famous Pusher street in Copenhagen, relax on the canals in Venice or have a drink at night in Milan. You can choose between solo adventurers or groups of people. You can also create groups with like-minded travelers, share photos and videos via instant messaging chat.
In addition to making new friends, GenFriends also makes the booking process easy and offers special rates for customers who plan their stay via mobile phone.
The use of the application provides 10% discounts on food and drink found in Generator accommodation , offers and a 70% discount in bars and restaurants near the accommodation of the British chain.
A social network for travel.