The end of the lonely traveler

The Apps of “matchmaking” are proliferating like mushrooms in autumn. The most famous of them all is Tinder, designed for dating, but based on this “like/dislike” system, an umbrella has been opened under which many have decided to take shelter. The penultimate of these Apps is HelloTel, for solo travelers.

Not as flirtatious as her cousin Tinder, although the use that each individual makes of them is another thing, HelloTel was born with the idea of connecting guests from the same hotel who want to spend time together. That is why it is said that this is The perfect app for solo travelers They go from city to city and do not have time to establish themselves in order to establish greater ties with other people.

HelloTel is trying to put these types of people in contact. To do this, it relies on the same system as Tinder, the so-called “matchmaking”. To register, you only need to grant it access permissions. Facebook -although it is also possible to create a specific profile-. From there, you must indicate which hotel you are staying at and whether the trip is for business or pleasure.

With this data, the App will offer not only the profiles of people who are nearby but also, to know what activities can be done around, upload photos, enter group forums and even send private messages. All so that “Any hotel check-in becomes an exciting social network“,” say the creators of HelloTel.

Applications of “matchmaking"They have reached the point where they have also served for the pet adoption housed in a shelter in a temporary campaign carried out in New York this summer and even to introduce new musical groups. For this last case, the App is called Next, and allows new artists to connect with audiences around the world.