Rashmi built the foundation of wovoyage, a women centric travel startup. Rashmi’s vision is to build an accessible & safe platform for women wanderlust across the world. With her entrepreneur prowess along with business acumen, she carved the niche for wovoyage in the travel and tour industry. This TEDx speaker has won many accolades lately for the leadership role across the industry including Women on mission award at Women on a mission summit 2019, an initiative by YourStory, Indian Women Excellence Leadership Award 2019-WIEF award. From planning to strategizing the core business, Rashmi has in cooperated tech-enabled ecosystem at wovoyage to have tech driven journey onboard.
Prior to wovoyage, she had her stint with ITC Category Champion & worked with NGOs. With the sports & communication background, she aims to promote, women in Tourism incredible India, women empowerment & women employability.
1. One of your most memorable road journeys so far and why?
If I have to choose one it’s very difficult but to my most memorable trip with my mother to Nainital she drove us and when we reached Nainital and stayed at offbeat farmhouse special part was my mom planned whole night amazingly and that night it was India and Australia Final World Cup match.
We are women-centric, but we cater to both men and women on our travel platform. Our aim is to make journeys safer for solo women travellers, women-only groups, couples and senior citizens.
2. What are the various things you keep in mind, when you decide for a trip?
There is a lot of research involved in Planning for Leisure trip but for business trips, I am quite random getting free from events and exploring the country in the evening. Leisure trips I first finalise I want to travel to the mountains or beaches or both. Booking Flight tickets in Advance save a lot of money, stay (prefer in Hostels when travelling solo) I prefer to go for walking tours as you meet a lot of people and interesting to see the city1 while walking. I am not very specific with food but yes from McDonald’s to Michelin star restaurant and I try everything. But I advise you can look up a favourite restaurant if you are a foodie. Travel in local transportation, buy city pass from tourist centres even online that saves a lot of money.
3. What kind of food/snacks you have during your trip and music on your travel playlist?
I love dry fruits so I can keep on snacking. Music of course but every road trip made me make new playlist and of course few old songs English and Hindi.
4. How has your lockdown been?
Lockdown initially was tough as some big decisions for my company. But later on, realise this is the time for self-learning and reviving travel. Now almost 6 months but I have found new skills and interest for me. Especially digital advancement mentoring many start-ups for that.
5. Your first road trip post COVID 19?
I want to take Road Trip from Delhi to Goa maybe I go further I was planning this trip from many years but never accomplished that but now after this lockdown, I realise travel is the best part of my life and another part I can create good video content to help followers too. On this trip will be taking stopovers so that is fun too. Exploring different cities finally reaching to destination and you are not restricted with an itinerary
6. 5 tips for road trip enthusiasts?
- Go for A week-long stay at a sanitised vacation rental property nearby
- battery cars are future saving environment
- Travel in India to promote domestic tourism
- Don’t forget to check weather conditions
- Plan as there is lot of restrictions and take COVID certificate
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