SPOTLIGHT ON INDUSTRY PARTNER: JASON SCHMIDT FROM MEETRIP
Introducing GANYC Industry Partner – Jason Schmidt
What is your Business Name?
Meetrip.com
What's the best way to reach you should our readers or tour guides want to contact you?
Email
What year did your business open?
2014
Can you tell us a little about your ideal customer?
Tourists excited to discover the city of New York, thanks to the help of a certified guide.
What drove you to work or create this company/organization? What's your story?
MeetTrip began when the founder, Ralph Guyot-Jeannin, traveled from his home country of France to Italy, and wound up having terrible experiences because he didn't hire certified tour guides. Not only was the information lackluster and uninteresting; he ended up completely lost in a foreign city because the unprofessional "guide" couldn't do his job! This experience made Ralph realize the importance of proper training, certification, and recognition of a professional tour guide, so that tourists and travelers can feel comfortable, safe, and happy with the quality of services they receive.
Has your company or organization or any members of the organization received any awards (recently or in the past)? If so, what was the award for, who awarded it, and when did you receive the award?
Prix Georges Toromanof - award from the French Association of Seniors in Tourism (AFST in French) - awarded for most promising and client-focused tourism service, in December 2015.
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What is your Business Address?
76 bis Rue de Rennes, 75006 Paris, FRANCE
What is your Business E-Mail Address?
jason.schmidt@meetrip.com
What time of year would you consider your busy season?
May-September
What contact information would you like to include?
You can follow our step-by-step sign up and profile creation guide at this URL here: https://meetrip.com/instructions/general-registration-instructions.pdf ; and feel free to contact me personally at jason.schmidt@meetrip.com with questions you may have.
What is the most gratifying part of your work?
My job is to reach out to guides in the United States and the United Kingdom, introducing them to the platform and helping them with profile development. I enjoy speaking with guides and hearing about their experiences, thoughts, and opinions on both our site and guiding in general; I've met so many people from all over the world who have done some wonderful tours!
Any fun stories or favorite moments you can share about why you love working at your business? Tell us WHY we should visit your business.
While we aren't a business you can physically visit, we do hope you'll check us out at https://www.meetrip.com and make a profile - it's free to use, and is basically your own professional website; you can set your rates, your availability, and receive payment directly through us. No more costs of web hosting, or uncertainties regarding if you'll get paid or not!