Beyond Airport Transfers: How Daytrip Is Rethinking Travel Between Cities

The most stressful part of a trip often isn’t the flight or the hotel, it’s everything in between. After a long journey, you arrive tired, navigating a new place, juggling luggage, and trying to figure out how to get from point A to point B. That “simple transfer” can quickly become overwhelming and often sets the tone for the entire trip. That’s why we sat down with Alexandra Mamrillova, Chief Commercial Officer, Daytrip, to explore how private ground transportation is reshaping the travel experience.

We look at what sets Daytrip apart in the global mobility and private transfer space, from door to door service in over 120 countries to vetted, English speaking drivers, GPS tracked journeys, and strict quality controls. Having already transferred around 2 million travelers, the company has built a strong foundation of trust and reliability. The real differentiator is the ability to transform transfers into experiences. With customizable sightseeing stops, travelers can turn a logistical necessity into an opportunity to explore, discover smaller towns, and access destinations that traditional transport options often miss.

Alex also shares how Daytrip has evolved from a consumer platform into a fast growing B2B partner, working with travel advisors, host agencies, consortia, and OTAs. We discuss the rise of mobility as one of travel’s fastest growing sectors, the role it plays in addressing overtourism, and why thoughtfully designed long distance journeys can offer more value than a standard airport transfer. Even in an increasingly AI driven world, this conversation reinforces why the human element in travel still matters more than ever.

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:05

Hello everyone and welcome to a special Travel Trends Spotlight edition. I'm your host, Dan Christian. And in our Spotlight episodes, we sit down with people that are shaping the future of travel. And this is where the global travel industry has come together to hear the ideas and insights that are redefining how the world moves and connects. And today's episode is all about a part of the journey that doesn't get the most attention. It's what happens between destinations. We spent a lot of time talking about flights and hotels, at least in our travel experiences, but the actual experience of getting from one place to another has been evolving very fast in the last few years and is becoming a much bigger part of how travelers think about their trips. I have, for example, been getting quite a few of my family members to get private transfers because it really enhances the whole travel experience. And so that's why I was delighted to be able to have a conversation with a company that is driving this change in a really interesting and significant way. And the company that we're going to speak to today is Daytrip. Now they are a global platform that connects travelers with private door-to-door car transfers between cities that are powered by a network of vetted local English-speaking drivers, and they operate in more than 120 countries. But what's really interesting is how they've built the product. Instead of just moving people from point A to point B, Daytrip lets travelers customize their journey with curated stops along the way, turning what would be a normal transfer into an entirely new experience. They now offer this in tens of thousands of routes globally, and they support everything from single transfers to multi-city itineraries. And they've served over two million travelers, helping them turn travel days into something much more memorable, which I'm looking forward to on my upcoming trip to Valencia. And so joining me today is someone is right at the center of that growth. Alex Mamrinlova is the chief commercial officer at Daytrip, where she leads the company's global commercial strategy and partnerships as private ground transportation continues to emerge as one of the fastest growing segments in travel. In our conversation today, we're going to discuss how Daytrip is redefining inner city travel, what it takes to scale a global mobility platform, and what the future is for seamless experience-driven travel and what this actually looks like. And on that note, let's welcome in Alex to the show. Alex, welcome to Travel Trends. Thanks so much for joining us.

SPEAKER_00 2:38

Thank you, Dan. Thank you for having me.

What Daytrip Does Differently

SPEAKER_01 2:40

For sure. I'm thrilled to sit down with you because we uh met at the Focus Right Conference, and I've gotten to know a lot about Daytrip, and clearly our listeners heard from that introduction. But I would love to start with your vantage point on Daytrip. Would you mind just giving us a bit of an overview of the company and what you guys do?

SPEAKER_00 2:57

Sure. So um it's uh, you know, that's that's my favorite topic. I'm able to talk about it for hours, but uh just to cut the story short, uh uh Daytrip is a global travel platform uh providing customizable private uh door-to-door car transfer uh with English-speaking drivers, and we're operating in more than 130 countries worldwide. Uh I believe that we are uh a global leader in in so-called uh point-to-point private car transportation, yeah, meaning that we're able to take the customers like from any point to any point. So not only city to city, but literally from uh from any point to if you can imagine uh within the countries uh where we are present. So with us, you basically don't really need to think about okay, so these guys they are in Italy, but they're only in Milano, they're then only in Rome as a destination. But what about the Tuscany? You know, so we are covering it also that makes uh uh that makes us uh stand out, of course. And uh at the higher level, what I would say uh we're we're trying to um to solve a simple simple problem of uh you know getting to those harder to reach places as well uh for the travelers, because you know the transportation like the traditional transportation networks are are designed usually for for locals. And um uh what is also interesting is that we've taken it to another level and uh we are also able to uh offer uh so-called sizing stops along the way. We have our own created um um uh we have our own uh uh created content of approximately 12,000 stops as of as of today all around the world, which uh makes us stand out and that creates uh basically millions of uh combinations of products on all the routes that we are able to offer.

Why Travelers Choose Private Transfers

SPEAKER_01 4:51

Yeah, that's great. No, I appreciate you sharing that context because I was really keen to have this spotlight conversation with Daytrip because of the fact that I you know travel a lot extensively and have done for years as an executive in the travel industry. And one of the discoveries I had was just how important and valuable it is to be able to have a private car transfer or someone waiting for you at the airport that could transfer you. And I have been such an advocate of this for travelers in general. I mean, working in the tour industry for so many years, it's one of the biggest concerns that travelers have is the arrival at the airport. It is one of the you know scariest times for people arriving in a new destination, not feeling comfortable, especially if they're not familiar with the local language. And even just being able to see your name on a sign with like that stands out amongst a crowd is such a uh warm, welcoming feeling. And then to be kind of escorted to your vehicle. So I I've often booked, and I know uh, for example, this is where you know being topical and timely with some of the biggest trends in travel. Uh I use Black Lane for a number of years. Black Lane, of course, has been acquired by Uber quite recently. And I think there's still so much potential for growth in this category because so few people understand the benefit of uh a private car. And a lot of people are arriving at destination and trying to figure out how they get their Uber, for example, and trying to figure out where to go. And it there still is a lot of stress and aggravation with that. And so the idea of actually having private car transfers, but then also being able to do day trips, which we'll get into. But um, tell us a bit about your role as please add to that and tell us about your role.

SPEAKER_00 6:18

Yeah, I would I would also comment on this one because obviously, you know, the airport transfer is is one point of view, and any any rides connected to the to the airport are are uh comments on par. But also there is there is a certain aspect of um when you can use the chauffeur service as um as a person going on vacation, whether it's in your fam with your family or a business trip. So basically uh imagine that you're traveling somewhere and um let's say you're an American traveler going to I don't know why why I keep on uh referring to Italy today, but but uh imagine that you're going to Italy and you're spending time in more destinations, and uh those destinations are not really connected because you're going out of the main rounds, meaning that you've been in Italy for three times uh before. Uh so let's say you're going to Tuscany or something and you don't want to really drive on your own because like you don't really need a car uh and it's more headache. And um that's when I think that's the moment when when usually uh you're struggling to find to find a solution. Yeah. Or also like imagine that you're you're landing somewhere or you're not going to the city center, you're going much farther. That's again the moment when you're struggling uh to get um uh transportation and uh you will not get a transportation uh through hailing app because it's just uh different product and it's much farther and there are different requirements. Uh because consider that you're gonna be sitting or you would be sitting with someone for one or two hours in the car. I think it's uh something very different to if you compare it to, you know, uh uh getting to the hotel, which is like uh 10 kilometers far away from the from the airport. Yeah.

Alex’s Role Driving Commercial Growth

SPEAKER_01 8:06

For sure. And I this is where I mean you very clearly solve uh a pain point in travel and you can turn this experience into one that's truly delightful. And I know that's been such a uh big part of your success story given how the company's grown and the number of customers you have. But just before we get into that, tell us a little bit about your role as the chief commercial officer. And I because I'm keen to uh also understand your background because it's quite impressive as well. But so tell us a little bit about your role, first of all, as the chief commercial officer at Daytrian. Okay.

From Aviation And Defense To Travel

SPEAKER_00 8:33

Yeah, so my role is very easy. My role is very easy because we uh I mean, I am trying with my team to uh to bring uh uh a growth uh which is gonna be ideally rapid and uh obviously also sustainable. And um at the same time, uh I'm I'm working closely with the with the sea level and uh and and our our CEO on some uh strategic uh incentives, but I believe that uh like a significant part of my time goes uh obviously into uh uh building up the team and structuring it. Uh there's a lot of things that uh we were doing for the first time because uh day trip started as as a B2C platform. And uh when I joined, uh the the the reason was to to build up uh on a on a B2B um um distribution channel. Uh so it's evolving, and uh I wouldn't be able to do that without the great team that I um managed to bring on board. Uh so big thanks uh goes to them, obviously. Um connected to this, uh you know, it's not so easy to find people that not only have a right uh skill set, but also at this point, also the the background and capability to to run at a pace that we we sort of need. Uh so shaping the roles and processes is quite a big part of my job. Uh I'm still trying to stay very close to the business because, first of all, this is something what I like. And uh and uh and and secondly, it's I think it's it's it's needed. And I I also believe that uh my team is enjoying uh my presence. And then there is also a fair amount of uh of travel, as you were referring to, uh focus right. Uh there there is uh tons of other industry events and and uh and the conferences uh where where we where we have to uh be present. So that's uh that's that's also um uh uh quite dynamic. When it comes to so the question was connected also to my uh to my background, right? So and how I ended up probably at our uh day trip or how we uh joined the forces uh together. Uh I think it's a really funny story because my uh my my career uh before that was in a in a very, very different space. Um I started in business aviation, meaning the private aviation was always in sales. And then I moved on to uh military sales and uh an aerospace engineering, uh, where I stayed for I'd say almost almost like 10 years. Um which was uh I would say very uh interesting and uh challenging, well-structured uh uh industry for me, very technical because I like to understand how things work and uh and I I'm I'm uh I'm uh I'm learning all the time something something interesting. So that was a great place to be. And um I learned how to navigate, you know, the I would say the complex deals, um, including some of the uh offset deals. And uh at the time I was I was traveling a lot and uh mainly to Southeast Asia and also to Africa because those were uh my regions. And uh every time because I was exactly the business traveler that landed somewhere I needed to go somewhere farther, whether it was a factory or you know, meeting some partners in in other cities, or or or I was going to air bases or military air bases, and those are definitely not in the city center. So I was constantly, constantly struggling to get a transportation. Uh, not only me, but our our whole team, and I have such a crazy story, you know, connected uh to these in various countries. And um so when I uh when I was looking for uh new challenges after uh after after this, um I happened to uh to meet Tom, our CEO, with um uh with other co-founder with Marquetta, and uh I just felt oh my god, this is exactly what I what I needed in the past. How come that I didn't know you guys? You would have saved me so much headache by that time. And um I also saw that you know, given my experience, I saw so much potential, um, especially from a sales and the marketing perspective, because I felt that you know the product was very strong also uh by that time, was already strong. Like uh, but also don't forget it was like four years ago, and in startup four years ago, when we talk about the coverage, uh, I think by the time we were in like 60 countries, now it's 130. Um, and um I just saw a lot of potential in uh and a lot of space um to improve in the way we distribute the product and how we communicate this to partners. And I thought that, well, you know, there is literally nothing on the B2B side by that time. And I felt that okay, this this this could be really, really interesting challenge.

SPEAKER_01 13:48

Well, that's what I found so interesting and uh fascinating about your background because obviously you have a master's in business and economics, you went uh back to do um e-commerce with Insec, which is obviously one of the leading business schools uh globally. Um and the other thing that stood out to me too was the fact that you um have started mentoring um with uh Femme Pallette, which like I think it's such an important part of the industry of sort of to give back. So I was looking at your overall career, but the question I, you know, when when I um uh getting to know you and then understanding your background, the one thing I'm always keen to understand is how someone ended up in the travel industry because your background, as you said, uh what stood out to me was aerospace and working like with GE aviation. So did you know when you graduated that you wanted to work in travel? And of course, we should mention to our listeners that you're based in the beautiful city of Prague, which is obviously uh an extraordinary place to be based and a place that most people desire to travel to if they haven't already. And so, and that city has gone through a massive transformation, as you well know, in the last 15 or 20 years. Um But yeah, did you know you wanted to be in travel? Was that something that was clear to you as you graduated school?

SPEAKER_00 14:55

Well, actually, uh, you know, during my studies, I I always was trying to to get out of the country for some reason. Not that I wouldn't have a lot of love for my country, but I always felt like, oh my god, all these scholarships, I gotta collect them all. So I did. And uh and um and I always thought, look, like when it comes to Czech Republic or when it comes to Prague, especially, it's it's a great base because first of all, it's safe. Uh secondly, the size is just enough. Uh but as I like to say, as much as I love it here, I like to also leave this town. I mean, so I I'd like to leave this city and travel to places. So there is not a single month where I wouldn't be somewhere, somewhere. And and I don't know, somehow it was it was always in my blood. So when I when I when I when I got back from my studies from Asia and so on, I was like, okay, what I'm gonna do, like because I cannot really imagine to be sitting on a on a chair having this nine to five job. And uh by the time the first opportunities came to me. But it was really interesting because ever because I I got this chance by sort of like an accident. Um I didn't even know about the business aviation by the time, didn't even know that there is so much uh you know, like um supporting industries around that because uh this was connected to um uh um like the flight support. And I didn't know anything about ICOs and the AFTA and the handling and uh I mean ground handling and and the fuel and uh flight permits and overflight permits and and catering and so on, but I felt like geez, this is so interesting. I need to get into this job. And uh yeah, so I picked one company and then I kept on coming to them and asking them if they can give me a job, and that's how I started.

SPEAKER_01 16:47

Well, we we all have to find our way into the travel industry somehow, right? And it's like and so yeah, uh that and that's why I find it always so interesting, and that's why I say your background's really impressive, but I also find it's interesting to get someone's uh uh story on their journey and how they've navigated the industry. And I guess for me, then when I see how that ties to Daytrip, because Daytrip has been around since 2015, as people heard in the intro, and it's one of those cu companies that uh I'm sure many people listening to this, you know, wouldn't an overnight success story that's been 10 or 11 years in the making, but you see the expansion, even just in in your time in the last five years, um, has been quite significant, obviously expanding across uh Europe and Southern Europe. That was happening. But really, when you joined, it was really um especially post-pandemic, of course, because obviously we had that brief pause. I know the you know 2020, 2021, and then business came booming back and you guys expanded into B2B and and uh and you know you've got over a million customers now, 12,000 drivers. Like, I mean, this is a uh very substantial global business. So the part I given your background in business and the fact you work in aviation and other large uh companies, what has been kind of the most exciting part of the journey so far in the last three or four years being a part of of Daytrip?

SPEAKER_00 18:00

Well, definitely um I think definitely to see the the progress. It's you know, something uh when I when we were sitting with uh with my team and we are talking about uh with with some of my colleagues that has been there for four years as well, or even three years, when we were talking about do you remember by the time like we didn't even have this and that? And do you remember this and that? I'm like, it feels like 10 years, not not like three, yeah. But um, I think that the magnitude of opportunities uh ahead of us, um, especially uh in a B2B, because that's something what I'm overseeing, that's why I keep on referring to it, is um is really huge, yeah. And uh uh as I was mentioning, like uh the platform started as as a B2C and uh quite naturally I would say uh we shifted uh towards towards the B2B, which we see now in uh in the travel industry, um uh with many, many other companies, and it's been a combination of uh of the factors, yeah. So uh and I think that uh you know what made my journey really exciting is uh is uh having both like a strong product and and a team that can bring the right partners and not only able to to execute it but also to wait for the right opportunity because uh travel is um I I would say it's many people are referring to as um that it's quite slow business, but if you have my background, it's not so slow, okay? Because my my my uh uh lead time in in my previous jobs was like five to ten years, yeah. So I am patient. I am patient, and I also believe that we were able to move fast with a lot of things that we try and somehow didn't work. Um so you know, and I think it's also very important to refer to the quality uh of the service, uh uh what uh especially our uh customer service and fulfillment team uh along with the product we're able to uh are perhaps like constantly uh being able to deliver because that also let us make us quite uh confident decisions and um and uh get get us where where we are together together now.

Turning Transfers Into Sightseeing Experiences

SPEAKER_01 20:17

Well I'm keen to explore those in a bit the product and the distribution in in in more detail. And I know we've kind of touched on uh daytrip so people have an understanding of what you guys do. I I appreciate clarifying too about the B2C to B2B because it's one of the things that you know most of our listeners, I mean obviously it's the B2B podcast, but it's also most of our listeners are travel advisors, they work at host agencies, they you know belong to different consortia groups. And that was one of the things when um I was exploring daytrip.com, and you know, anyone who's looking at that can see in the navigation that you know the host agencies or B2B partners. And post-pandemic, you know, this has been one of those moments where travel advisors have gone from strength to strength. And even again, now that we're in you know some geopolitical challenges in 2026, people are turning to travel advisors again, more and more. An industry that many people had thought was going to be phased out you know in 2000 to 2010 with the development of all these online travel agencies. And so if and if anything, it it's you know, they're stronger than ever now. So I do want to talk about distribution, but I want to speak about uh product first because uh uh what I find interesting, not only were you B2C, but uh you were very focused on transfers, and then the really the it was not really a pivot, it was really kind of an expansion because obviously you still offer those to turning into uh offering experiences. So tell us a little bit about that, uh, the concept of turning transfers between cities into experiences. I find that really interesting, and I'd love for you to just give us a bit of background and context to how that happened and and for our listeners who are just coming to understand day trip, how they could actually book an experience, not just a transfer.

SPEAKER_00 21:49

Mm-hmm. Uh yeah. So uh as uh when I was referring to to the stop, so I would say that um the core product of ours is actually, you know. uh getting uh the customs from from point A to point B. Uh when we are if we are looking at it uh from the customer perspective um you know you go on our platform and uh you search like where where where you need to be picked up and the destination. What we are also able to offer you is uh the customizable stuff because our itineraries are fully customizable yeah so we are able to uh offer you one of the usually five stops along the way you're able to adjust the time uh you are able to um uh to to read uh information about it and it's really interesting also from the B2B perspective as you're referring to uh host agencies and and uh travel agents because we all know that uh they are driven by by commission and this is actually a very smart way how to increase the the ticket price um uh while people really like to pay for something like this because they they perceive it as a as an added value. So this is what we refer to like when you're when you're turning a tra transfer into experience because you're also able to see some not only the hidden gems but also uh you know the things that are that are on the map but you never thought that okay like there would be actually a service which could take me to the place and wait for me and then continue to the to the final destination and as simple as it sounds uh in such a magnitude meaning in 130 countries it's nothing that would be uh uh being uh standard on the market and uh also in connection with um uh having those stops predefined and being able to choose from uh so you don't have to really search like what could we see and so on like if we have a ride that's gonna take three hours uh that's something what uh day trip is is is bringing yeah and one of the things uh when we launched uh season seven of our podcast and our opening episode I part of what I wanted to share with our listeners because I was very fr I got I often get frustrated when I hear people that are traveling for work and they say they've been to a city and they didn't see anything.

Winning With Travel Advisors And Hosts

SPEAKER_01 24:16

Like you know I travel for work I go out I uh fly to the airport I go to the air the hotel I go to the conference and my my reaction is that's on you. If you love travel and you love being in this industry you find a way to make these these trips more meaningful by picking out something that you're gonna enjoy doing in destination whether it be going to the theater or a comedy show or a concert or a particular restaurant or going for a hike there there's no reason why you can't build something in and one of the things that I love about uh the day trip offering was the idea that sightseeing is built in so that you have the option of um to be able to do sightseeing stops so that you're you have it's it's built into the experience. It's not just a transfer. Like you now have and especially for those people who are looking for leisure trips that want the trip to start right away um by having a great guide and a great driver and um and so so yeah so I was really intrigued about what you guys do and how it's come about. I guess the um the the the part that I'm keen to understand um is this the host agency and B2B since it's become such a big part of that. Tell us a little bit about how you guys expanded into that because that's all happened just in the last few years and clearly become such an important part of the business. So tell us a little bit more about the journey into working with travel advisors and the importance of that to your business.

SPEAKER_00 25:35

That's a that's a that's a good question because uh as of today we have around uh 3000 uh travel agents registered uh registered with us and uh four years ago we started uh with uh less than two thousand and um yeah so it's quite yeah that's that's quite big and we have uh we have really really challenging numbers in our minds with my team so let's see if if this will ever ever happen uh we are we are actually doing our best uh it's that there is no short answer to this uh but I think uh that um we like to work with the data obviously and we we saw some trends and um also uh the fact that we within the B2B space you know how it works when you're working with OTAs and so you are very limited with the uh with their offering and with their structure of the categories and so on and by the time like when we were uh going to OTAs uh they were considering us as well okay but you are basically in both categories you are in transportation slash mobility but you're also in experiences uh which is sort of true but we have different value proposition uh if we go to OTA we have different value proposition if we go to consortia or or travel agents or host agencies as well because they are able to experience uh the the product in a in a full scale with us uh uh thanks to the fact that they are using our our uh B2B portal so what they're able to experience is as I was referring before like uh the fully flexible itineraries we're able to help them uh you know to to upsell the customer on on on things meaning those stops for instance and if they don't have the stop uh we are able to uh to make a stop as per the the request of the travel agent it might be even binaries or anything they they uh they feel uh is is necessary or being requested from the customer side uh obviously like we are trying to to bring some uh interesting um commercials towards them uh upgrades and and um like uh the I would say the the the generic commercial stuff that uh they can experience also from the hotels while with uh with the car transportation you are much more limited on on what you can you can provide on top of that um but uh yeah I mean working with the host agencies and consortia and travel agents is is amazing for day trip uh I would say that they you know they love us so it's also very very interesting to meet them and talk to them because um the feedback is uh always very positive and it's also connected to the product and and the interface that they have because they're always referring to well this is so easy to use uh and to navigate and the driver was amazing how do you guys do it and so on and so on. English speaking drivers are are s one of the USBs that uh that that we have so uh this is being really uh appreciated.

OTAs, API Distribution, And Bigger Trips

SPEAKER_01 28:58

Well the reason I want to get into that because you know the as the business was uh growing globally and then as you as you once had that coverage because when I when I'm looking at evaluating companies especially uh for partnership opportunities uh having worked in the travel industry for many years on both uh the agency side and then the partner and supplier side you know for me looking at and evaluating a company like day trip to try and decide if it makes sense for uh an agency to partner together the first thing is scale obviously you've got like 130 plus countries so it's like okay wait we don't need to work with multiple partners we can you know we can trust and go all in with this one partner the optional sightseeing that we talked about is kind of the unique differentiator that I'm always looking for in a company to partner with. Obviously English language you know my background and especially in all of the working these global tour brands you know it has largely been English speaking and so obviously I know you guys have uh attractive uh commissions you've set up for travel agents and so they can obviously go agents.daytrip.com they can register themselves and they can help manage their bookings because that's that's always the big thing is then actually I want to be able to to manage this myself. And then when I look at this the partners you guys have for of course which I know Jake and the team really well we did a fantastic spotlight episode together and you can see how rapidly they're growing. But you have companies like travel planners and Frosh it's like it's yeah you guys are it's it's interesting to see how your business is just you know everything everything was in place for your business to now really scale quite rapidly. Yeah yeah we have amazing uh partnership with uh with uh with uh all you were just uh mentioning yeah and uh frosh has been with us uh even before the COVID uh although it was just a small fragment and there is a lot of potential for us but um uh yeah uh all all of these host agencies are obviously like helping us to get more and more of them yeah yeah well and it's interesting too for I mean most of our listeners understand whether being uh part of a consortia or being part of a host agency but the the the the part that really stood out to me too is like yes you work with travel advisors um but you also work with host agencies and that's how most independent travel advisors who are working remotely and servicing the their network of clients they belong to a host agency and the only way you can get into um their offering is being part of their their host agency uh supplier network and so um so yeah so when I look at that and see where your business is today tell us a little bit more about where it's growing in this space uh globally if you will in terms of working with more host agencies uh bringing more travel advisors into the network um where are you seeing the growth and the opportunity right now well well definitely um I see definitely a change in terms of uh uh approach towards the vertical itself uh so for years back I really remember when we had the discussions with OTAs on uh on a private car transportation and it was always about yeah all we care is uh airport transfer airport transfer airport transfer uh we only want to do the the the short rides with a short I mean with a with a low ticket price and I was always challenging them but okay but what is the airport transfer okay like doesn't mean that I land in let's say Paris uh Charles de Gaulle and I go to the city center what if I want to go somewhere a little bit farther um then usually the price is is is very high and uh I'm looking for different means of transportation which doesn't necessarily uh bring me the brings me the comfort um throughout the time we we can see that uh for many of our partners on the B2B side and I'm mostly referring now to some other B2B platforms or or OTAs we see that um uh this has changed and uh uh mobility is one of the fastest growing uh verticals now uh for for many uh for many of our partners and with that obviously they are looking for for for scale and how to make this grow.

SPEAKER_00 33:02

So there is a lot of potential for us connected to the quality that we are able to to provide and uh uh thanks got uh we've gotten also to the discussions now on on a point to point where OTAs and uh uh especially their customers will not be limited only by entering uh the yata code of the airport and and going to the uh and going to the uh to the hotel in a city center but they will be able to to enter any uh point whether it's port or airport or uh railway station or an address and they'll be able to go anywhere uh you know much farther like out of the out of the main routes and this is uh the potential uh I see and um this is the development we feel is uh is already happening given the discussions uh with a couple of OTAs that we um that we have and I'm looking forward um that um these OTAs will be able to offer offer day trip and uh private car transportation out of the main routes uh very very soon thanks to us.

SPEAKER_01 34:08

Yeah well what was interesting and that's uh I was very keen to ask you about OTAs because when you have success with host agencies and uh travel advisors, clearly they have a strong relationship with their clients. They've built up their trust. They want to make sure that they're recommending a supplier or a partner that they have great confidence that their their customer is going to have a great experience with and then continue to come back booking through their agency. And clearly you've uh been very successful in that model. OTAs from the conversations I've had over many years working with various OTAs and we've had a lot of them on our podcast as well it is a very different model because they don't have the high touch they are relying on volume. They obviously their focus is trying to convert as many uh leads to come through their website as so they're optimizing towards traffic and so it's low friction integration seamless how do we build this in and where is the big opportunity in terms of commissions and uh potential availability so the fact we've got 12,000 drivers global coverage that obviously is you know plays heavily into your favor. I would assume more OTAs because they're seeking additional opportunities for uh revenue commission uh given that as you point it's flight hotel and car rental that's kind of in the you know they they're in some vacation packages they're in some crews but really um the the the primary focus is you know air hotel and car rental but so many travelers don't actually want the car rental they want to have and I used to build these corporate travel booking systems as some of our listeners know and you know it always started with the flight and then the car rental and the hotel because you had to get from one place to the next. So the idea of actually being able to just book your flight, be able to then you know be able to pick your transfer and the accommodation. So tell us a little bit about where you see OTAs going and um is that a a growth category for you as well?

Scaling Quality With Vetted Drivers

SPEAKER_00 35:59

Yeah for us it's uh one of our um main focus of uh of the team now um like to to work with uh as many OTAs as uh as possible and as I was as I was mentioning before I really we really see the shift now um because there is a lot of competition on pure airport transfer and we are a little bit challenging this uh question of uh like what is airport transfer but it's not necessarily going just to the city center. I understand that uh there is a majority of the volume will be are or is on this on this short rides. But with us uh you know you don't have you might not get such a such a huge volume but uh you get much um uh we we call it mid-long range trips uh with a much higher uh average order value and uh you know the commission uh that you're getting on on a GMV from this ride is uh sometimes uh comparable to I would say uh five times more of the of the rights uh of of the short rides yeah no the other thing I wanted to ask you too just given that you have the distribution uh well established and growing clearly uh with that comes increased demand so it's kind of the two kind of have to go hand in hand.

SPEAKER_01 37:20

You've built this global network uh at scale and as you get more partners obviously they're asking you to uh expand in certain markets and I'm curious I'm sure you get this question all the time but um it's always top of mind for me when I'm uh evaluating partnership opportunities is how they're going to maintain like quality and consistency over such a large network. And clearly you have been able to do that. So you've been you've been scaling but in a manageable way. When it comes to opening up new markets tell us a little bit more about that how first of all, you know how you are maintaining that consistency as you continue to expand globally not only in new destinations but obviously adding more drivers in some of the really top performing destinations and and how you're seeing the uh the operation side grow.

SPEAKER_00 38:05

I think it's important to to to give a context of uh of how how we started here uh so day trip started to to serve uh especially uh American customers going to Europe um our main customer group is still English speaking uh uh customers but uh you know with the with with American um customers uh it's sometimes really really challenging because of uh their um uh customer service uh requirements and this is this is how we started um so for us the quality is is really a big topic and we we put a lot of effort into selecting our our our partners uh from suppliers to to the drivers themselves so um we prioritized I would say like a small and high quality uh operators or perhaps even the independent drivers to ensure the reliability and and and and and control over uh the the service quality and not all drivers uh from a supplier is are are accepted only those meeting our standards we call it like a day trip standards where we are also able to train the driver and and so on and uh what is also interesting is that uh we are constantly you know low performance low performers are being removed from our from our database of drivers every driver is getting a ranking um and if they're um below a certain threshold like they're they are being being removed um product wise it's also very interesting uh for the OTAs because uh since all the drivers have uh their own personal ID the trips are tracked by a GPS so the performance is is monitored uh through the feedback and so on so in case there are some claims we are really able to to track this down what what really happened so yeah obviously the the English speaking drivers and engaging uh that that requires uh uh some good uh good selection um then when it comes to safety and vehicle standards this is uh something is uh super important for us um and uh all cars um uh are thoroughly vetted uh basically to to guarantee safety and and comforting how you evaluate your drivers and make sure that they are living up to the brand and making sure they're delivering on a consistent experience globally uh in terms of the customers themselves how do you validate that to ensure that the customers are also having their needs met because clearly from what I've seen from your reviews they're incredibly positive but how do you manage that from on the customer experience side? I think what is what is important is uh to from my side to mention here the the the ratings that we as a company have because uh I don't think there is a company like us in the uh in a transportation field uh first of all like it's it's really challenging when it comes to the operation and I remember uh when I when I joined day trip like I couldn't even believe like what is behind that uh from uh not only from the operational perspective but also from the product perspective and how things are being automated like if we're referring to automatic assignation of the drivers in the combination of uh of how these drivers are being rated but that's also resulting in uh uh in um in um all the awards that uh day trip has been uh has been awarded uh so when you check day trip on uh on uh on a trust pilot you see the ratings uh which which are absolutely uh uh unusual for uh for uh uh companies within the private car sector and the same but uh I would say um trip advisor uh travelers choice that we've received uh every year since uh 2016 and it's uh uh really rewarding you know to see the reviews of of the customers where we read uh uh about the riots in uh Morocco and then uh we we we read something different about the Spain and so you you can really see that uh people are finding uh way uh where to use daytrip all around the world.

Hidden Gems, Flexibility, And New Products

SPEAKER_01 42:33

Yeah well one of the things I've always find fascinating about reviews and getting customer feedback is that there's an operations benefit for sure and clearly obviously you're seeing that and then you there's a marketing benefit early being able to uh highlight as a trust signal to other potential guests uh that he should have full confidence in traveling with day trip but the part that I also find really interesting is you know when you get feedback from guests you know obviously yes you want it to be positive but you also want it to be uh substantive and something you can you can glean information of to understand what was it that was so special about this experience that we should do more of? What is it about um uh and that's what I love when people actually are much more willing to be able to share additional context so you know uh from a marketing point of view you know why they actually chose day trip especially if they came through of a partner um their enthusiasm for coming back or saying I didn't realize that you offered this destination and I can't wait to go next when when I'm in Asia. So I want to I'm I'm I'm I'm keen to pick that theme up and talk about some of the trends because whenever I'm having these conversations and clearly obvious that's in the name of our podcast, but there's certain things that you have the vantage point based uh based on looking at that data of traffic and booking activity and also uh customer sentiment. And so one of the questions I'm actually really keen to ask you um is when uh from a tr and this is unique to transfers is that um many of the destinations that people are traveling to, there's been this you know overwhelming concern about um Over tourism and people are looking at secondary destinations as sort of been a big theme, you know, the destination dupes and like, you know, where can you go? And this is where when I see a driver or a guide that can point you in a different direction to explore a neighborhood. Clearly, you want to still want to see in the main sites. I totally get that. Um, but oftentimes you're going to want to see something that's either a little further afield or something that is a bit more unique. You mentioned the word hidden gems. And so I'm keen to know if there's ways that day trip can help unlock uh finding those hidden places or giving sort of unique experience to travelers that would be out of uh out of the ordinary.

SPEAKER_00 44:36

Yeah, for sure. I think we're, I mean, given the fact that uh we are offering uh something what we call this point-to-point technology, that literally means that we are able uh uh to take people out of the main route. Although uh from the B2B perspective, this is where we we get the most of the volumes, and I know that's all we want to have uh huge volumes, of course. Um, but with us, you know, the the the travelers can customize uh their transfers and uh they're able to access the places uh that are normally harder to get with the public transportation. And um we have a variety of uh of uh of uh service options that uh can people choose from, whether it's uh uh one-way or return with a stop or without a stop, uh it could be also same-day round trip, uh so-called day trip. Uh we're also able to um uh to return you know on a on a different day. Um we're also able to uh to provide uh uh you know just the just a car with the driver and charge per hour. Uh this is uh something new for us as well. Um and uh what really stands out is the is is the the fact that you can really customize uh the ride according to your needs and and and you can come up with a really interesting itinerary for uh for your vacation.

SPEAKER_01 46:06

Yeah, well, so I just want to actually underline that for a moment, but for many of our listeners, especially if you're a traveler or planning a trip on behalf of a guest, one of the things that I've seen uh, and actually I'll use my exact personal experience, like we did a recent trip to Cancun, we booked private transfers on either side, and um we then booked a day trip with the same uh operator um to take us to Chichenica for the day. And then when I realized that our flight departure wasn't until late in the evening and we had to be out of our hotel in the resort the last day at noon, we did exactly what you described, Alex, and we booked the driver and a guide. Um, and the and the whole idea was they would just make sure that they would take us to the airport, but we they took us to uh shopping center, they took us to a great place for dinner, and it really transformed our last day on our trip that we literally would have spent just waiting at the resort, like so many other people you see, just waiting for that, you know, the actual you know, bus coach transfer um to take them to the airport. And we ended up having it was one of the best days of our trip because we got we went and explored areas of Cancun that we wouldn't have, and it was such a fun experience. So I actually just wanted to highlight that is like that to me is something that I think is a missed opportunity for travelers or even for travel advisors to recommend to their guests to say, actually, use day trip, don't just transfer to the airport, realize this is a you can have a guide and you can actually you you could leave hours in advance and do a few interesting things before you get to the airport.

SPEAKER_00 47:30

We actually hear this uh quite a lot from uh from travel advisors, and there's American ones or Canadian ones. So when they have uh customers traveling, especially to Europe, usually the flights are landing uh in the morning and the check-in is not available uh up until noon or one or two uh two p.m. So what they do is they usually um uh uh rent or come up with some um day trip um itinerary for for the customer, um, and they sort out a lot of a lot of headaches. So this is the the value proposition that we have uh towards uh customers, perhaps like a travel agent and so on. But what I haven't noticed, uh sorry, what I haven't mentioned is um that um we are also able to to distribute our content through through the API. So when we work with uh uh with uh OTAs, uh our our core product is really uh A B transportation. And uh with um with the network of the drivers and with the supply in the combination with the with the price model and and the point-to-point technology, we are really able uh to uh to to quote uh the routes where they do not really have the supply. So uh the value proposition towards OTAs is also very, very interesting, uh, because usually uh they have a lot of suppliers for uh so-called airport transfers, and uh they are not really uh having anybody like like us to cover also the rest. Uh although it is important to say that I would say that 60% of our rides uh on a on a B2B site do still somehow uh encounter with the airport, whether it's a pickup and then people are traveling farther, or uh as you as you were saying before, uh it's on their way back home uh when the destination is uh is uh an airport.

SPEAKER_01 49:33

Yeah. Well, and the other thing I'm very keen to ask you as well, whenever I'm speaking to travel industry executives that really know the industry, their business, and this is some of the insights you can share with us and our listeners as far as the regions or the travel corridors that you're seeing strong growth in. And I realize this is always subject to change, you know, and and you know, as we're having this conversation in 2026 and talking about you know the year ahead, things are always being shaped by um geopolitical events, and you know, and I always joke that travel industry the travel industry just goes from crisis to crisis.

SPEAKER_00 50:06

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 50:06

But but the thing that's always resilient, especially now, but travel comes back and it comes back faster than ever. And we saw that uh we've we've seen that with incidents that have happened around the world already in 2026. Is that, and I'll use Puerto Vallarta as a good example for the people that were like there was about a 48 to two hours where people had decided they're not going to Mexico, and then it ended up being a blip. And and and we see this again and again in the travel industry. And so um so I want to ask you a question about you know what you're seeing um more broadly as far as the trends from source markets and destinations. And that's part I really find fascinating about travel businesses is what you know, obviously our listenership, English language, yes, but we have global listeners, but half our listeners are in the US. Um and but I'm very keen to know kind of your biggest source markets or what are kind of the biggest opportunities for growth, and then also the destinations. Um, like what destinations are they traveling to, knowing that those continue to to change over the course of any given year? But uh, what are some of the uh where are you seeing growth? Where do you think the opportunities are uh for source markets and the destinations they're looking to travel to?

SPEAKER_00 51:14

So as I mentioned before, uh uh a huge segment of our travelers are uh English-speaking travelers uh traveling abroad. Uh whether it's American, Canadian, Australians, or or or or British people, that's uh that's our biggest biggest segment. And um as you can imagine, uh many of these destinations are are are in Europe. Uh those are usual usual suspects that we are, I believe, uh sharing across uh across the industry. Uh so Italy, Spain, uh, France, well we see uh quite nice numbers in Portugal now and Croatia with the with the upcoming season. Uh it's also connected to the seasonality. Uh unfortunately, the the the Middle East situation is not helping to to any of us uh uh from what I hear and uh from uh the talks that I'm having with uh with other executives because we were hit during the uh high season uh in the region. So let's see how how how this goes.

SPEAKER_01 52:23

Uh we're obviously gonna continue to track this closely over the course of the year. But the one thing I was going to just add to that is that you know when travelers have hesitation about traveling to a certain destination, they just decide to go elsewhere. And we always see that. And the earlier we can pick up on those signals, Iceland, Japan, like all of a sudden certain uh countries that uh people gravitate to and all of a sudden those take off and then those get overcrowded, and then next thing you know, people are moving on. So I I'm I'm gonna be keen to see how this tracks given uh the potential for this category and the growth. And you mentioned something that I'm also keen to ask you, and I'll ask a couple of questions. One of them is around uh mobility and you know, ground transportation is often overlooked uh compared to, you know, for sure, compared to flights and hotels. Um but when people think about mobility, sometimes you you see a lot of these startups now that are helping people that are have disabilities. Um and so the mobility movement, you know, you have uh Wheel the World and other organizations that are coming along. And and so I would uh presume there's all sorts of opportunities for mobility to evolve. And so how do you see mobility evolving and and specifically day trips role within that over the next few years?

SPEAKER_00 53:36

Yeah, I think there are two ways of looking into this. One is definitely the the customer perspective and uh all the interesting uh you know startups and uh developments that we see that are being considered. But uh the other one is from the B2B perspective. And uh as I was mentioning earlier, I we can tell that um uh especially the bigger players are not moving as as as fast as as the startups, yeah, when it comes to technology and and uh adoption on uh on all the parts that uh that that we have connected to the mobility. So I think uh it would be great if uh we see as many OTAs with uh with um mobility and private car transportation option verticals like uh be being introduced because that's not uh that's not uh automatic for for many of them. Uh many of them are also looking at it only from the airport uh perspective, uh and the short rides only. Uh I think that um I I I really believe that the mobility will become um uh one of the core parts of uh full travel ecosystem. I think what will be interesting from the OTA perspective, and I can't wait uh uh to see like who's gonna be who's gonna be the first one when selling the hotels uh for instance in various um various locations um and uh automatically uh connecting it with the upsell of uh uh transportation between those uh cities or between those places because those could be um obviously like private car transportation, it could be also train and so on, but this is something what uh we don't see yet. Yeah. What we see is that okay, like we are selling you hotel in Rome, we are selling you hotel in Milano, we sell you hotel in uh Tuscany. Uh, but what we are offering is that okay, once you land in Rome, uh we are able to take you to the hotel in Rome and that's it, yeah. And then the travelers are uh looking for their uh own options uh for this, or they need to go to the different vertical, but it's not being incorporated as a part of the of the customer journey with uh with any OTA so far from what I had a chance to see. And uh I think that uh more and more, as you were also mentioning, um the convenience is is becoming a big topic. Uh also the local immersion, uh you know, the mobility can transform a trip uh by connecting people, you know, to uh to uh to to to certain places. And um and uh and again, just to just to repeat what you were saying before, I think that the ground transportation, it's not just uh uh getting from A to B, but it's uh often the first and the last impression of the destination that that you have. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 56:48

Well there's that thing called recency bias that I'm sure many of our listeners. And so uh and I always find that so like there's uh platform sell activities for hotels, for example. Hotels end up having a better rating if someone has had a better as if someone's had a experience in that destination, they've done an activity they've really enjoyed, they rate the hotel experience higher. And I think the same can be said for getting to and from a hotel. And when we had Jonathan Raggett as part of our luxury hotel series, he was highlighting that the worst thing any of their guests can say when they arrived is how was your journey? Because nobody wants to talk about their journey. They just want to hear, my room is ready. They don't want to hear you need to come back at 3 o'clock, right?

SPEAKER_00 57:29

And imagine imagine that the room is not ready.

Where Demand Is Growing Globally

SPEAKER_01 57:32

Yeah, and I and I and that's where I like when I hear that, I'm like, well, there's an opportunity to correct course on that. Was like, actually, my journey was fantastic. I was met by day trip at the airport. I had a fantastic driver on the way here. I had this unique experience, or I had I did a bit of sightseeing on the way here because like I knew my room wouldn't be ready. So I had a couple of hours to spare. But the idea that you make it part of the experience from the beginning and the end, and it's why I've strongly encourage any of our family members to uh to book private transfer. And we've always, when we've um um when we have done that for uh for family, we have booked them private transfers. And I can tell you, you know it because you're in this space, but for anyone that's listening to this that hasn't realized the benefit of this and is looking at this as a way to cut cost or reduce cost, this is actually one of the things you can help guarantee that the trip gets off to a great start and finishes on a really nice note as well.

SPEAKER_00 58:24

So yeah, also and yeah, exactly. And also, so you know, it's also important to, and you're mentioning cost. Uh, sometimes it's not even a matter of cost because people are thinking, okay, let's get a let's get on a train and uh let's save some money and so on, but we are a family with two children and uh I don't know how many suitcases, and you end up somewhere in France with uh with a delayed train, and uh it's you know, and then if you recalculate uh the cost and everything, uh sometimes even without the delay and and your time, it we we are a cheaper option, yeah, per packs.

Mobility Future And The Human Touch

SPEAKER_01 59:02

Exactly. That is the thing, it's like sometimes it's human nature and not realizing and that's where they they're gonna spend more going out for dinner that night when they get into town than necessarily on the transfer. But what a delightful experience. You know, I I'm very bullish on this sector, this category. I see obviously lots of upside and for growth. If you think about the next three or four years with where day trip is headed, what are some of the things you're most excited about? And tell us a little bit about what the journey ahead looks like for uh for day trip.

SPEAKER_00 59:32

So uh that's that's that's an interesting uh question because I have a lot of uh uh uh targets in my hat, obviously, like connected to to commercial perspective. Uh but uh um product-wise, I think that uh you know like we will keep on uh improving the the quality and you know ensuring that uh there is a consistency in in the brand. Uh whether you're gonna use us in uh uh I don't know, uh Austria or or or UK, like you should be able to get the same level of service, which is something what we are constantly working on and and making the the adjustments uh uh internally accordingly, so so the customer can uh then experience a great uh great service. Uh obviously we are in uh in uh in a time of uh AI and automat automatization of the many processes. Uh so we are uh looking into this uh from internal perspective to be to be very fair, I'm getting a little bit fed off of uh of the AI uh popping up like everywhere. And then getting like random you know messages on LinkedIn and emails, and I I just feel that uh from this perspective, I really cannot imagine that. Um the worry of um the segment of travel agent that they will be jeopardized. I think it's gonna be vice versa, honestly, and that's where where the day trip will will strive even more. Uh because I believe that um there'll be very important navigators for people who will not want to lose the human touch. Uh since we're gonna see probably the development uh with the large language models uh providing us with tips, recommendations, and we'll see what's gonna how's gonna end up the topic of leveraging the advertising advertising. So with all this mix, I think it'll be more and more important to see uh um uh you know well-established companies within within within their their uh I don't want to say niche market, but within their uh within their main main uh areas of of focus. Uh and for day trip, it's uh it's a mid-long range uh trips.

Real Use Cases Worth Trying

SPEAKER_01 1:02:06

Yeah, well I actually I very intentionally didn't ask you about AI because I see this as almost the antidote to technology. I mean, obviously I'm a big advocate for it. We run our summit, we um uh from an efficiency operational point of view, even if you use uh but in terms of customer experience, uh obviously this is where um human connection and uh is is paramount. So having that person that you with that sign and someone that's gonna bring you into town, like this is this is what people are seeking and will continue to. And so um I appreciate your perspective on that, and I couldn't agree more because every time I look at uh LinkedIn or other channels today, I just see AI slot, people just using AI, you know, generated content. So I um I feel it's it's it's important to zig when other people are zagging and like it's like moving away away to the more personal touch, which is why travel advisors are embracing uh day trip. And so um in terms of uh what I have one last question for you, and it's one that I um I'm sure many listeners would be keen to know. And then uh I want to make sure everyone knows how to connect with you and the team and learn more about Day Trip. But for someone who hasn't used Day Trip yet, is there a specific uh route or uh experience that you'd recommend? Even that that's obviously one of the things that makes uh Day Trip so unique. Uh is there what would be one or two examples you might point out that you would encourage people to try for themselves or to recommend to their clients?

SPEAKER_00 1:03:32

I think it's more about for me personally, it's more about the use case um than the route itself. Um uh because I see obviously like I'm talking to a lot of people and uh throughout those four years and trying to explain. And uh what is usually unbelievable for them is like how much variety we are able to deliver in terms of product, how many combinations, how many routes, uh, and and so on. Um, but I can give you an example when I mean obviously I'm trying to use day trip as as as much as I can because it's super convenient and um I don't like the the whole process of uh car rental, uh, which is usually very, very lengthy and uh just takes me time, unless I'm taking a road trip, obviously. Uh, but what I can share is that when I used day trip was, for instance, um I was flying to Barcelona for uh a wedding of my friend, which was in Blanes, which is uh one and a half hour, and you know, I was going for a wedding, so I I really didn't need a car by that time. I just needed just to get there, then the rest was uh being taken care of. I didn't really want to have a car to uh uh to have a headache about the parking and so on. So that was uh one of the situations when I used day trip. The other situation when I when I use day trip is when I'm going to my favorite destination in France, which is uh Champagne region. And if you if you land in Paris uh in the evening uh again, there is uh uh there is uh there there was no train for me uh to get to uh to the region, which was just almost like two two hours uh ride. Plus, I was going to really small uh village uh in in Champagnes. Again, I had a uh private car transportation and it was just super convenient as we were going there just for for the weekend. Uh so we landed Friday, uh Friday evening after the whole week. Just sat in a car and had a had uh had a driver taking us to Ai, uh, which is um you know the village uh uh close to Eperne. And um then again, like we were going there to to to to enjoy ourselves during the weekend and uh to have. Some uh nice drinks. We didn't really want it to deal with the with the car because the car was just a headache. Yeah. And uh yeah, so so those are use cases when uh which you can uh connect a day trip, a day trip with.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:16

Well, it's interesting you mentioned that as just in closing because one of the reasons I was really keen to have the spotlight on day trip is because of the frustration that I have and many of my colleagues experience with car rentals. We've never actually done a travel trends focused uh theme or anything on on car rentals. And um not to say that we shouldn't, but it's there's just such a source of frustration. There's been multiple cases twice in the last year where we've done flights to Boston or New York, um, and we've actually waited and once in LA too, but like that um we've waited longer, and not in the case of LA, but we it's in the case of New York and Boston, waited longer to get a rental car than it took us to fly there. And that's like a ridiculous joke, and it's but it actually happens. And it's just like, oh my God, we've been in this line for now over an hour, and then it's like an hour for the time we get our car. So it becomes one of those things, like, why what why bother? As opposed to just being able to walk out, meet your driver, and be on your way. It's like we'd we'd be at their hotel and having dinner by now if we had a transfer.

SPEAKER_00 1:07:12

So I had the same situation, sorry, I had a same situation now in London. We were waiting for a train to get to the city center, and I was just thinking to myself, oh my god, Alex, like why are you doing this to yourself? You know, like again.

How To Connect And Book

SPEAKER_01 1:07:28

Well, hopefully we've made some converts over the course of this conversation. I'm sure many people are uh keen to reach out, and obviously a lot of travel advisors for sure will likely be part of that. So I do want to make sure that everyone knows how to connect with you and to reach out to the team. Obviously, we've talked about the website, but it what would be the best ways to um connect with you and the team, Alex?

SPEAKER_00 1:07:48

Uh well, I guess um you can find us um on uh all the social media like uh LinkedIn or uh I can give you my email as well. Or daytrip daytrip.com or uh alexandra at daytrip.com, I guess would be the best way to reach me out and uh my team. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:08:08

Perfect. Everyone flood alexandra at daytrip.com's inbox. I'll see uh count how many you get. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 1:08:14

Or or partners at daytrip.com. That's also that also goes to my input. That also goes to my my inbox.

SPEAKER_01 1:08:23

Okay, so you'll get you'll get two every time. Perfect. Exactly, yeah. Um but yeah, obviously people can connect with you on LinkedIn for sure and um and and get to know the the partnership team. And obviously it's been great collaborating with you guys. I'm you know, really big fans of Daytrip, what you've uh have built and and where you're headed. Some, you know, I know we'll see each other over the course of the year at various conferences, especially given how important those continue to be for uh the partnerships. You know, I'm uh excited to see your continued growth and success, and obviously uh thrilled to get to know you better and have you on the podcast. So thanks again, Alex, uh, for joining us and look forward to seeing you in the real world again soon.

SPEAKER_00 1:09:01

Thank you.

SPEAKER_01 1:09:02

And that's a wrap on our latest episode of Travel Trends. I hope you enjoyed this spotlight episode. I just wanted to say a big thank you to Alex for sharing her perspective, joining us today, and giving us a closer look at how Daytrip is rethinking what it means to travel between cities and how those in-between moments can actually become some of the most memorable parts of the journey. If you're now curious to explore this for yourself, as you heard, Daytrip is all about simple, door-to-door private transfers with local English-speaking drivers, but with the added ability to customize your route and stop along the way, turning what normally would be just a regular travel day into the experience itself. You can head over to daytrip.com to learn more and book your next transfer. And if you enjoyed this conversation and want more insights from the people shaping the future of travel, be sure to check out our spotlight section on traveltrendspodcast.com or on any of the streaming platforms of your choice. And you can also find clips and highlights on our social channels, which are on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram at Travel Trends Podcast. Thanks again for joining us, and until our next episode, safe travels.