Sunday 20 September 2015

What Getawayplanet+ is all about :)

COMPANY PROFILE
Company Name                   Getawayplanet Plus
Founded                                April 2015
Founder and Chief               Brian M. Kimani – Travel Consultant
Executive Officer
Specialization                       Travel and Tourism Consulting
                                                Digital Marketing video blogging
                                                (Hospitality and Tourism marketing)
Location                                 Online, YouTube channel: Getawayplanet
Vision                                    Improve all aspects of world travel.
Mission                                  Provide profuse travel consulting, while
Elevating the spirits of the travelers and Kenyans alike. Market Kenya’s finest tourism products and services, in a fun and unique way.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Getawayplanet Plus is a startup Travel-marketing consulting firm that started as a travel video blog on YouTube called ‘Getawayplanet’, it is devoted to performing indispensable research that is related to and that influences splendid and memorable travel experiences. Getawayplanet Plus focuses on providing travel advice, answering queries and recommending what is best for you as a traveler depending on your taste, comfort, preference and desired expectations on travelling in Kenya.
Getawayplanet plus can provide travel planning assistance for any kind of trip to any destination in Kenya, from business trips to family holidays to honeymoons, romantic getaways and anniversaries to adventure seekers and culture change enthusiasts. Getawayplanet Plus also works with different tourism suppliers that is, Attraction sites, Hotels, Transport (Airlines, road services) and the government – Kenya tourism Board to enhance marketing of their products and services relating to tourism growth and development in Kenya.
Getawayplanet Plus uploads a video weekly on YouTube, that is either a Kenyan Travel video blogs (Attractions, events, restaurants), Getaway Thoughts (Where I talk about travel, culture, trending and social subjects), Accommodation video blogs (Hotels, tented camps, resorts and lodges) and the recent category called Getawayplanet Army - I love this new category because, I get to involve my viewers and have them participate in promoting tourism in Kenya, by asking them to send videos of their travel experiences then, I create a montage of it and upload it.
COMPANY HISTORY
My background as a travel consultant began when I was studying B.Sc. in Travel and Tourism Management at Kenya Methodist University and graduated in July 2015 with a First class honors. I was able to do my internship at Kenya Tourism Board from February 2015 to May 2015 and through that time, I got the idea of doing video blogging of Kenyan’s attractions as a hobby so that I could be able to promote Kenyan tourism in a fun unique way. Kenya has a lot of tourism potential with many attractions that most travelers both domestic and international don’t know about and haven’t experienced them yet.
With the small income I made during my internship, I bought filming equipment and a video editing software to use for filming and creating the video contents for upload on YouTube to the account I created on March of 2015 by the channel name “Getawayplanet”. Since then I’ve been travelling within Kenya while taking video blogs of my experiences – from Safaris to Attraction sites to Hotels/Tented Camps and Events.
CONSULTING SERVICES
Getawayplanet Plus is more like your unique personalized concierge. Simply provide us with a bird's-eye view of where in Kenya you would like to visit or see and what you would want to partake in and we will bring it to fruition. These includes services like:
  • Attractions
  • Hotels, lodges, tented camps, Resorts and Restaurants
  • Safari guides and transport (Safari vehicles)
  • Car rentals
  • Itinerary planning
  • Special events (festivals, expos)
Link to the YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/getawayplanetke