MakeYourTripBetter_EN

WEBSITE CONNECTING TRAVELERS TO LOCALS

SOMMAIRE
Message from the Chairman...................Page 2
Genesis….……………………….....…………………Page 3
For whom ?..............................................Page 4
Why ? ………………......................................Page 4
How ? ………………………….……………………….Page 5
MakeYourTripBetter, website of the company
Partasam sas………………………………………...Page 6
Message from the Chairman, Olivier GIBOUIN
« MakeYourTripBetter », travel better ! This is a name given to the
website connecting travelers to locals which I decided to launch in
the summer 2020.
With this collaborative and free platform, we want to contribute in
our own way to the development of caring tourism by making the
connection between travelers and locals easier.
Everyone acts as a traveler and a local in turn. As a local, you will be
able to get involved in the promotion of your territory and to guide
travelers towards tourism that respects the territories and local
populations. As a traveler, you will be able to benefit from highly
personalized advice on the activities you like to practice, as well as
on the practical aspects of your trips.
In any case, “MakeYourTripBetter” platform invites you to take a
step, to get off the screens and the virtual life and to walk into
encounter and real life. In short, using the web as a gateway
to reconnect with one another rather than as a substitute of our
social life!
This platform was imagined before the covid pandemic, created at
the height of the crisis in Europe and launched in July 2020.
Certainly, this crisis limits travelling and contacts and like everyone
else we would have preferred to avoid that. At the same time this
situation accelerates a certain awareness or perspective on the
frenzy of our lifestyles and the necessity to slow down and to bring
more of a human approach into our life rather than just
dematerializing it.
I am very happy to be accompanied by 25 associates living in
different places and bringing multiple nationalities and cultures in
this project. Even on a small scale it shows a real aspiration for
tourism that cares.
Olivier GIBOUIN
Chairman and co-founder of « MakeYourTripBetter »

ANOTHER WAY OF TRAVELLING
GENESIS
It all begins with observing the world around us, its evolution
and a few very simple observations put together.
The first one is, as the saying goes, that "travel broadens the
mind". It opens up new horizons for us, enriches us culturally,
allows us to appreciate our "home" even more on return and
therefore develops our capacity for happiness!
The second is that we are all observing now tangible changes in
our environments linked to global warming and we can no
longer ignore the impact of tourism activity on the planet.
The third thing is that when we look back on our memories for
the best moments of our trips (try to do it) and if during these
trips we have met people, it is often names and faces that come
to our minds in the first place rather than remarkable
landscapes or sites.
From these initial findings we conclude that it is time to TRAVEL
BETTER. The future of travel is certainly to become seldom but
longer, to be a slower, deeper, richer discovery / experience by
bringing the HUMAN aspect back at the center of the journey.
But how to do it? That is not so simple to apply because it is not
always easy to meet people. While the adventurous ones get
there without any outside help, the others, on the contrary,
need to be reassured in the beginning by the guarantee of
speaking the same language, by being put in contact with
people having the same profiles (age, gender, children, etc.),
sharing a passion, exchanging a few online messages or a few
words on the phone before deciding to meet.
This is how we came up with the idea of creating
"MakeYourTripBetter" platform, the site connecting travelers
and locals, to make these exchanges, encounters and sharing
accessible to as many people as possible.
By registering on this platform, everyone can benefit from a
richer travel experience, get personalized advice, make new
friends anywhere, welcome and guide travelers in their regions,
in short, be an ACTOR of caring tourism and ultimately develop
a greater aptitude for happiness by promoting encounters and
multiplying friendly and pleasant moments because, in the end,
isn't that the ESSENCE?

ANOTHER WAY OF TRAVELLING
FOR WHOM ?
WHY ?
« MakeYourTripBetter » is available in 6 languages: French, English, Spanish, Italian,
German, Portuguese.
It is designed for use by anyone all over the world. The website is adapted to all age
groups, all kinds of passions and activities (trail runner, surfer, foodie, passionate about
history, etc.), to each family status (couple, single, family, a group of friends,
grandparents with their grandchildren, etc.). Everyone should be able to find other users
interested in the same activities or having the same tastes and expectations.
Whether you decide to stay with locals, or rent a house, or to take a room in a hotel, you
would find on « MakeYourTripBetter.com » all kinds of advice you might need, and you
would meet people sharing your passions and interests.
You got it, “MakeYourTripBetter » is open to everyone; it just does not suit those only
willing to consume a service. Do not forget that this platform is collaborative: everyone
acts both as a traveller who discovers and as a local who helps to discover.
To meet other members willing to help you discover their region by sharing
your passion and transforming your trip into a unique and an invaluable
experience.
To get kind and personalized advice via connection with other members
whom you will choose yourself according to your criteria.
To better prepare your trips by selecting and keeping in your dedicated
"travel book" all kinds of activities, events and services you might be
interested in.⠀

ANOTHER WAY OF TRAVELLING
HOW ?
Signing in
Each user can create an account on our platform for free to get access to our search mechanism
and to communicate with other users. First, they fill in information regarding the place of living,
spoken languages, activities and interests, age, number of children, etc. The personal contact
details (phone number and email address) do not appear on the profile, unless the user accepts
a connection with another user who will see this information.
Places of living and places you go to for holidays
The users provide information on the place of their residency, as well as places and dates of their
future trips. Based on this information they will be able to search for another member to
connect with, to create an ad of an activity to find someone to practice it with, to create a “travel
book” where they can add written notes, other users’ ads or news and events proposed by
advertisers.
News feed
The members discover in their news feed all kinds of activities, events, ads and services
proposed, taking into account their profile, travel destination and travel dates. From there the
members can confidentially select and save the elements they are interested in in a «travel
book».
Connecting with other users
For each trip the members can search for another member and send her/him a request for
connection. Multiple criteria are available for that (gender, age, activities they do, spoken
languages, number and age of children, profession, school, favorite football team, etc.) The
selected member receives a request for connection by email, confirms it and only then the
contact details (phone number and email) are exchanged between 2 connected members.

MakeYourTripBetter, website of Partasam sas
« MakeYourTripBetter » is a website of the French company PARTASAM SAS (registered with
the trade and companies register of Annecy under number 883 028 060). PARTASAM SAS is
composed by 26 associates and was officially created on April 23, 2020. Its name is a
contraction of French words « PARTager » (to share) and «S’AMuser” (to have fun), 2 principles
important for its Chairman Olivier Gibouin. Thus, the PARTASAM company’s core values are: to
discover and to learn, to meet and to make friends, to share and to have fun…
ANOTHER WAY OF TRAVELLING
A website for advertisers
Advertisers can buy advertising spaces to promote their activities (tourist offices,
leisure, accommodation, restaurants, sports entities, shops, etc.) On the one hand,
thanks to the detailed information provided by the users in their profiles, the
advertisers will be able to better target their potential customers. On the other hand,
the users will only see in their news feed only the advertising content related to their
profile with a possibility to save the ads they are really interested in in their book. It is
important to precise that advertisers could have discounts or even free ads service if
they actively contribute to the functioning of our website.
The Chairman, Olivier Gibouin
Born in 1977 in Seine-et-Marne, Olivier Gibouin received a Master’s degree in Logistics projects
management from Paris-Panthéon-Assas University in 2002. Then he worked for 2 companies:
GEFCO (subsidiary of Peugeot Group) from 2003 to 2007 in Courbevoie (Paris region), Arval
Trading (subsidiary of BNP PARIBAS) in Annecy between 2008 and 2019.
At the end of 2019, Olivier Gibouin eager to thrive in new projects decided to put an end to his
executive’s employment agreement, despite the safety and comfort it offered. What he always
liked the most was to lead cross-functional projects, especially in development of information
systems. Hence, he’s created his company in this sector calling it PARTASAM.
The associates
The Chairman, while remaining the main shareholder, united around him 25 partners,
childhood friends, study friends, sport friends, work colleagues met throughout his career and
family..
These 25 associates coming from different countries and regions, of various nationalities and
cultures, in addition to share the same values and to adhere to the concept of the project, bring
many skills and experiences to build the site and help promote it.

WEBSITE CONNECTING TRAVELERS TO LOCALS
Olivier GIBOUIN
Tél : +33 7 66 64 34 25
Mail : contact@partasam.com
CONTACT
Anastasia
Co-founder of MakeYourTripBetter
E-mail : contact@partasam.com