WeRoad

We’ve been counting wrong. Time can be both painful and healing, fleeting and enduring, yearned for and wished away. Time is the core of the human experience, it’s subjective, shared and yet completely personal to every single person on this planet; no two people will ever perceive time in the same way. We all want it to last as long as possible… But are we counting wrong? When we speak about WeRoad, we often say it was founded to let people live life-changing adventures across the world. To let people escape their comfort zones and test their limits. To let you discover what you’re capable of. While this is absolutely true, WeRoad was also founded to count differently, to measure life by experiences, to make it matter. We’re not saying every day has to be positive, we’re saying it’s the memorable moments that define you as a person; the good and the bad. We’re saying you need to count the moments when your lungs burn and your legs don’t want to move, when you let go of control and let the world take you by the hand, when you belly laugh until you cry, and you cry until your tears run out. Count the moments when you feel fear in your stomach as you try something new, when excitement pulses through your veins as you board a plane, when you open your heart to a complete stranger. Count the moments when your heart breaks, when you make mistakes, when you learn something new about yourself and when you go beyond everything you thought you were ever capable of. Because lost time is irreplaceable. “Not having time” doesn’t exist. The best of times turn into memories, and the memories turn into a reminder of why we need to count differently. Why we need to make it matter.

WHERE IS THE LOVE? In Manchester. Last weekend we joined the Love Party at Kampus in Manchester to celebrate Pride! The highlight of our weekend was being able to meet so many wonderful people, dance, and bring some WeRoad magic to this already magic weekend. Meanwhile, the highlight for one of our colleagues was being able to use the WeRoad branded toilet paper. Hey, each to their own. 

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER PODCAST INTERVIEW Want to know how WeRoad went from an idea between friends to shaking up the global adventure travel industry? WeRoad co-founder, Erika De Santi, joined Dan Christian on the Travel Trends Podcast to discuss everything from ambitious expansion plans (spoiler: including potential new markets in the US, Canada, and Australia!), company culture and what makes WeRoad a standout in the adventure travel industry. So if you want to know about what’s coming up for WeRoad next, have a listen!

HEY, WE’RE ON TV WeRoad Spain’s Country Manager, Laura Pérez Martín, was interviewed by Spanish TV, Espejo Publico, to discuss how hard it is to organise a holiday with friends, and why more and more young travellers are opting to travel with a bunch of strangers instead. Tbh, it was easier getting on TV to talk about WeRoad, than successfully organising a trip with our mates ;) 

NEW WEBSITE FILTER: PRIVATE ROOM (very demure, very mindful) Although, the demure thing to do would be to tell clearly communicate that you can now filter trips on our website based on whether they have a Private Room Option, or not. The Brat thing to do would be to subtly insert into content and force you to swipe x Whether you're Brat or Demure, we love you both 💋

WE HAVE FOUND THE SOLUTION ...for the problem of making new friends in your 30s. And you can see it on our latest billboard campaign in London and Manchester. 

HOT COLLABORATION ANNOUNCEMENT You know how when you open your work computer, and you immediately want to book a one way ticket to LA? No? Just us? Well, we've made it easier for both our WeRoaders and office staff* by partnering up with ITA Airways to give them up to 10% off ITA Airways flights. *This sentiment is widely respected across the WeRoad team, which is why we have one free trip a year and unlimited holiday...

WESLUSH'D The guys from Bolzano Slush’D are having their first spinoff event in Italy, in Bolzano. Cool. They invited us to join one of the panel sessions. Super cool. If you are into the Startup and Scale-up world, don't miss our CEO Andrea D'Amico, speaking at the panel “Italian Startups that Conquered the World,” at Bolzano Slush'D on the 3rd September. P.S. Tbh, we haven't conquered the world (yet), but if you want to see how we'll do it, come check out the panel! 

And they said working for an international company would be fun...

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