THE COMBINATION OF TRIPADVISOR AND AIRBNB FOR RVERS

PRESS KIT - MARCH 2020 www.caramaps.com

CaraMaps in a few words

French start-up, founded by Julien Toumieux, Fabrice Desquaires and Nicolas Rabault in October 2015, CaraMaps facilitates travelers’ RV trips in Europe and improves their travel experience.

The concept was born from a simple analysis: the difficulty of moving and parking in motorhomes slows the development of this form of tourism even if several suitable addresses exist.The tool gathers these travelers who are part of a real community.

Why CaraMaps? What is CaraMaps?

CaraMaps is a collaborative website and a mobile app listing more than

60,000 addresses dedicated to motorhome travels (campsite, parking,

service area, tourist office..).

Like Airbnb and TripAdvisor, CaraMaps belongs to the collaborative economy

movement that promotes sharing and exchange. By offering the opportunity

to individuals and farmers to welcome RVers on their lands. CaraMaps

provides a variety of different areas to stay at.

Plan a motorhome trip from A to Z

A connected directory available on the internet

CaraMaps is a free tool allowing its users to have access to a data base

answering current issues encountered by motorhome drivers: prepare your travel

itinerary step by step, discover a tourist attraction, fill your water tank, fill up with

gas, enjoy a spot with sea view…

Functions:

- Map all sites dedicated to motorhomes in Europe.

- Research among more than 60,000 addresses (services area, campsites…)

- Sort according to your budget, needs, desires and interests

- Plan your next trip step by step

- Browse itinerary suggestions in EuropeBenefit from an authentic welcome from the hosts (farmers and individuals)

- Share your good deals, opinion and photos

- Enjoy real time updates thanks to the community

Benefit from an interactive guide for motorhomes

60,000 addresses in your smartphone

During his trip, the RVer can consult the description of all the addresses directly on

the mobile app, in particular according to his geographic position. Once his next

step found, the activation of the integrated GPS allows him to be guided to his

destination.

Functions:

- Identify location around his position

- Find where to stop according to his needs

- Navigate to the next stop thanks to the integrated GPS

- Book a stay at a host place

- Benefit from suggestions for touristic activities around

- Share comments, photos and reviews at any time

- Relate his adventures on a geolocated logbook

- Benefit from good addresses even without internet connection

’ Today, the internet network is not available everywhere; so,

with the off-line mode, the community goes beyond the limits

of the connection ’- Nicolas Rabault, co-founder.

Park your motorhome at a hosts’ place

An authentic and mutual welcome

For hosts

In Europe, individuals, farmers, and winegrowers, wishing to rent their garden can

create a free ad on CaraMaps. They set their price, indicate the services they offer

and detail their location. Their ad is uploaded online and approved by the

CaraMaps team.

Why welcome RVers?

- To meet new people

- To promote your region and increase visibility

- To share your activity and experience with curious travelers

- To make them discover local products

- To get an additional income with direct selling

For the RVers

The RVers looking for a location to park have to submit a reservation request to

the host indicating the wanted arrival and departure dates. As soon as their

request has been accepted, the RVers pay online in order to enjoy their stay.

Origines and founders

The founders

Nicolas Rabault: Entrepreneur, supporter of collaborative consomption. After

several missions in start-up companies, he came up with the idea to undertake

this project.

Julien Toumieux: Chairman of Auyantepuy group with several RV dealerships.

It’s by using these vehicles, listening to his customers and understanding their

needs that he came up today with a complete tool to facilitate their trips.

Fabrice Desquaires: CEO of Nala Multimédia web agency and responsible of

several web and mobile projects. It’s by working on several projects over time that

he can now set up the required technology for the CaraMaps tool.

The team

In a few months, the team as grown to eight talents having various and

complementary skills, who do their best to innovate in the motorhome trip sector.

The capacities of each team member are associated to bring the best to our

start-up company in all the covered areas.

CaraMaps on its way to new adventures

July 2013 :

Project launch

November 2013 :

The name CaraMaps is found

December 2014 :

Website online May 2015 :

App launch

December 2015 :

Host members

May 2016 :

Off-line mode

July 2016 :

Launch in Spain

March 2017 :

Launch in Italy and Germany

March 2016 :

40.000 users

May 2017 :

Launch in UK and Ireland

July 2017:

Geochat LaunchAugust 2018:

200,000 users

July 2019:

Launch in the United-States

February 2019:

Certificate of Excellence

October 2019:

Thematic trips

Key figures of an efficient service

5 languages available

60,000 addresses in Europe

173,000 photos added

67,300 shared opinions

5,5 milion sessions by month

+16 Million pages seen in 2019

320,000 registered members

220 registered hosts

55,700 attributed ratings

An economic model based on the Freemium

Free and accessible to all

• Access to CaraMaps website and app • Enjoy the global database • Sort the results according to your desires • Plan your trip with steps • Enjoy real time updates • Discuss with the community: reviews, photos…

Premium Subscription with more features

• Plan your trip with an unlimited number of steps • Relate all your travel stories in a logbook • Benefit from the hosts network • Browse without internet connection thanks to the

offline mode

An active community

‘Great campsite with all the services a RVer needs’

‘We slept facing the sea, nothing better for Valentine’s day’

‘Free parking. With free water and emptying’

‘Parking right a the foot of the mountain, with a direct access to the ski trail’

‘A beautiful place with warm and cheerful hosts despite the rain’

‘An amazing winegrower welcomed us, we had a great time’

News: CaraMaps in being launched in the United-States

It already convinced 250,000 travelers by listing 60,000 addresses in Europe.

The tool adapted itself for the American market:

campgrounds, parking areas, travel centers, gas stations, BLM… we’ve got everything

RVers need.

RVers benefit from real-time updates

from the community.

Press contact

Audrey Chanier Communication manager audrey@caramaps.com