HopTour Africa - Justine and Mahery

[HOPTOUR – WEST AFRICA] Since January 2016!

#UsefulToYou #UsefulToTheWorld

Together, towards better tourism.!

[HOPTOUR – WEST AFRICA]

This document aims to present our organization and the way we could possibly work together and build a win-win partnership.!

1.  Hopineo 2.  HopTour in West Africa 3.  Proposal

Refer to top pages menu to see where you are in the presentation.!

ü  You are an organization committed to responsible tourism and / or eco-tourism?!

ü  You are looking forward to promote the sector, or your destination?!

ü  You are willing to improve and promote the responsible approach of your tourism facility or territory? !

Hopineo HopTour West Africa Proposal

ü 16 ambassadors!ü 125 tourism facilities in 22 countriesü Over 300 good practices collected!ü Hundreds of citizens interested and

involved!ü Several institutional partners!

Hopineo is a worldwide community of travelers dedicated to responsible tourism empowerment and promotion.!ü Our aim : foster field solutions and good practices sharing among

tourism professionals.!ü Our method : travelers collect and spread the good practices thanks to a

new participative way of traveling.!ü Our means : a dedicated internet platform, a huge motivation and

countless energy.!Video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNjXmkyVUEg!

#ForBetterTourism #Collaborative #Innovative


[On Hopineo.org]

New website online in November 2015!



Tourism professional have access to good

practices, field solutions and

experiences to grow a tourism business responsible and

efficient.!!!!!!

#Promotion

Committed travelers can find !

responsible tourism professionals willing to

welcome them for a timely support in

exchange for room and food. !

!!!!!

Regular travelers !can look for

ecofriendly spots to live an authentic and powerful experience

on week-ends or vacations.!

!!!!!!

#HumanLink #FieldExpertise

Everybody can find pedagogic resources,

information and services to easily

learn about responsible tourism

and how to take action.!

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#Transmission

ü  Justine and Mahery : nomad workers dedicated to common good.!ü  Founders of Hopineo in 2014 to bring our part to the construction of

a better world, through responsible tourism. !ü  23 years of combined professional experience:!

•  business développement, !•  hospitality mangement, !•  management, !•  marketing, !•  organization !•  tourism and sustainable development.!

ü  Spoken languages: French, English, Spanish.!

More than a way of traveling, a way of life:It’s all about collaborative economy! We barter our time, skills and competencies in exchange for room and food in facilities committed to responsible tourism.!There is no financial counterpart for independant field structures.!

This participative way of traveling has a name: the HopTrips !

#Commitment

#Expertise

#Experience



[Who we are]

[Facts & figures]


Examples of videos realized by Hopineo: ü  Presentation of the network La Cabane en l’Air:

http://bit.ly/1eGCpiP !ü  Presentation of a structure: !

•  https://youtu.be/5j5yreaVAAs!•  https://youtu.be/wbvehQasWss !

ü Hop’MOOC: tourism and visual impairment (French only): !

•  http://bit.ly/1Q0v0Mi !ü  Inspiration interviews:!

•  https://youtu.be/0hTyufDAJPk !•  https://youtu.be/VpX1tbBv9t0 !•  https://youtu.be/NIwfXQks7_8!

Chech our YouTube channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/hopineo !

²  Hopineo.org: 30 000 unique visitors (2015).!²  Facebook: 1 000+ likes, up to 3 000 reach / day.!²  Twitter: 450+ followers.!²  Media partners: Voyageons-Autrement, Travindy,

Sustainability Leaders, travel bloggers…!All of the above should double or triple in 2016 with the launch of the new website (by the end 2015).!



ü  5 monthsü  3 to 4 countries : Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin.!ü  20 to 40 responsible tourism facilities to visit.!ü Meeting field actors in order to get useful to them, collect and

spread their good practices and solutions, big or small. !ü Giving visibility to actors and solutions on Hopineo.org, social

networks and other relevant platforms, through videos and illustrated articles. !

A #HumanAdventure for #CommonGood.


[HopTour Started in January 2016]



#Partnership #Win-‐Win

à Join the network : become a HopHost!

1.  Increase your visibility.!2.  Take advantage of a one time help according to your

needs:!ü  Reinforce your responsible approach.!ü  Improve your service, offer and your marketing.!

3.  Get in touch with counterparts worldwide.!#MutualInterest

#TotallyFree

What we can do with you:!ü  Duration of our stay : 3 to 6 days!ü  Give visibility to your accommodation making videos and articles on Hopineo.org

and social networks.!ü  Collect your organization’s good practices. We may write down a presentation of

your commitments and actions for clients and other stakeholders.!ü  Find new concrete solutions matching your needs to empower your business.!ü  Translations from English to French / French to English.!ü  Provide feedback and recommendations as regular travelers!ü  Marketing, organization, commercialization recommendations to help with your

development.!

#ImproveVisibility #Help&Support #FindSolutions

Together, towards a better tourism


à  In exchange for room and food + optional open contribution

t« Hopineo allows us to take the best ideas and adapt them to have a better tourism and most of all to bring to people what hey are looking for in the actual society.. »!Gaspard, Cabanes des Grands Lacs (France)!

« You are initiators, an element that will open doors; or maybe open the eyes, because the doors are open but we haven’t seen them yet. » !Christian, Eco-logis d’Ensarnaut (Rural guest house -France)!

[Testimonies]

« They prove by their experience that everything is possible when it puts the human at the center of everything. With their valuable work setting link, our actions are valued and we are proud also of what is done elsewhere. » !Fabienne (Holiday cottages –France)!

« We were particularly surprised by your great adaptability.!Your analysis and relevant remarks have encouraged us to continue in the direction that we set ourselves, discovering that many of us share the values that you defend. »!Catherine & Jean-Yves, !La Borderie de la Marchaizière (Guest house -France)!

« The warmth of their kindness, competence of their board and respect of their proposals make them pioneers in sustainable tourism. »!Marie-Rose, Domaine de La Rhonie !(Agro-tourism, France)!

« Florie has visited our project and was involved in most aspects of operations. Her suggestions, from Marketing to Sustainability, were highly taken into consideration. We expect to have her back soon as we keep growing! »!André, Trujillo Beach Eco-Resort (Honduras)!



Hopineo.org/en/!/hopineo.org!@HopineoTrips!/company/[email protected]!

Together, let’s build a better tourism!

Hopineo is non profit organization, answering in concrete terms to the field needs, thanks to collaborative economy, for common good.

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