There is a new proposal for meeting people, gaining experience and forging relationships that last over time, even after the «doors». Born in 2019 from an intuition of Davide Zanon – the founder – who decides to give life to this innovative startup, Meeters is an online platform that aims to make meet people with the same interests and passionsbringing them back to real life thanks to the support of technology and uniting them through travel and experiences.
How does it work
Dedicated to users over the age of 40the platform now has around 30,000 subscribers and offers thousands of experiences: from field trips out door at excursions in the middle of nature and from tastings food and wine up to trips intercontinental: among the recently introduced long-range proposals, for example, there are the Jordan, Cape Verde and the Japan.
«The goal, in essence, is to create a safe place thanks to digital tools in which meet and forge relationships after the «doors», when you are less inclined to get to know other people in the virtual world and value time and relationships more, looking for moments that enrich and still amuse. Often, in fact, routine and commitments leave no room for friendships and in general for the birth of new relationships, generating a sense of loneliness which is difficult to live with,” he explains Francesco Nazari Fusetti, CEO by Meeters, and continues «Meeters it’s not a dating app because the goal is not only to find a partner or form romantic relationships, but to introduce other similar people with whom to share experiences, activities and emotionsthus detaching them from social networks and promoting the creation of new friendships in the real world. The purpose, in fact, is precisely allow people to return to real life, living experiences with other travel companions thanks to the support and tools provided by technology». And obviously, if love is found between one excursion and another, so be it: as happened to Nadia and Riccardo who, after a first virtual meeting in 2020 and several excursions made together, had the opportunity to get to know each other better, ending for just got married last Junetogether with their fellow adventurers.
Once identified the activity in which wanting to participate is necessary to sign updirectly from the site, at the cost of 29 euros per year: membership, in fact, gives the right to discounts on events and holidays, access to all event chats and acontinuous assistance by customer service. Subsequently, being able to access the chat of the activity to which you have subscribed, you can get to know all the other participants in advance to possibly also agree on any passages.
«All the events proposed to the participants are conceived and presented by our team and include a certified guide or an ambassador to guarantee safety and organization. Even self-managed events, however, that is organized by the participants independently, are therefore exclusively dedicated to the Meeters community those who are not registered cannot take part. This ensures an early stage identity verification and a general attendance check,” he confirms David Zanonregarding the verification processes useful to avoid the so-called “cheats”.
And they are different travel experiences proposed by the platform: the Via FrancigenaThe trekking in the Dolomitesa week to Tenerifetwo days in the Flanders or between Ischia And Procida48 hours of relaxation at Montegrotto Terme and a single parent holiday a Rhodes Gargano to name a few. And for those who love adventure, there is no shortage of long-range offers recently introduced.
What changes from dating apps
«Today’s dating apps often translate into infinite and almost automatic scrolls, mostly based on photos, therefore on appearance. After the “doors” the expectations change, one enters more of a phase of disillusionment than light-heartedness and live meetings can certainly help not to fall into traps or not to make a mistake: also the fact that the initiatives take place in groups and not by one to one, as in common dating apps, makes everything safer. And then, going out to meet other people and spending an evening with friends is unlikely can result in disappointmentas can instead happen in the case of romantic encounters that end badly» says Nazari Fusetti.
In fact, the platform algorithm analyzes a series of information that users provide at the time of registration, others derived from their activities and interactions on the platform: from personal interests in place of residence until’age and the typedifferent data are crossed to suggest relevant events and connections with users who have similar interests and a potential affinity: «For example, if a user shows a strong interest in outdoor excursions, the algorithm could suggest events such as trips or excursions in nature and connect you with other trekking and hiking enthusiasts: this kind of matchmaking therefore targeted, it allows you to create a community of people who share common interests, thus facilitating theinteraction and the creation of authentic bonds which are created thanks to the potential of technology but which in fact exist and are consolidated in real life, breaking down that feeling of inadequacy which often affects people aged 40 and over» concludes Zanon.
If you have no ideas on where to spend your next vacation, why not think about doing it with a new group of friends?
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