Hmm… Could you tell us a little bit more about it? 

Dishcover is a mobile app that provides self-guided tasting tour that the users can do at their own pace, without the time limitations/requirements of a guided tour at a price as low as one third of a conventional tour’s. With amazingly curated content and augmented reality technology the users travel through the history of a city bite by bite. Moreover, smart games and challenges allow the users to win exclusive offers and enhance their experience. The user just downloads the app and scan a barcode we provide to unlock the tasting tour they purchased and start.

What problem/issue are you trying to solve?

Traveling for the last years, we realized it was not easy to find a meaningful culinary experience. On the one hand, we would get lost in sites such as Tripadvisor, with numerous choices that often disappointed us. On the other hand, conventional tours might be too pricey, or superficial, or needed booking well in advance, or more often would not fit with our tight schedule. We, discovered that 95% of the culinary tourism offerings are conventional activities such as tours that address the needs of less than 50% of that kind of tourists, creating a considerable gap. We aim to redefine culinary tourism activities by aiming to a certain part of this and particularly tourists that need flexible, affordable culinary experiences, as part of their wider cultural experience.

What’s the solution provided by Dishcover?

A mobile app that allows the visitors to do the tour on their own pace, with 1/3 of a guided tour’s price and curated by experts on the field. For instance, there is no need to do a long, non-stop tour. Instead, the user can break the chosen tour’s stops based on their e.g. sightseeing schedule (still we recommend a way of conducting it). How it works:

– The users after purchasing their preferred tour from our website, receive a barcode.

– They download the app and scan the barcode to unlock the tour (and later on for verification from the stores).

– They visit the stops on the tour’s map and taste real products (incl. in the price).

– With AR, gamification and high-quality content, the history of the city is getting alive and the users can win offers/gifts, enhancing their experience.