Rainmaker Destination Network Open Platform and Ecosystem - Thomas Müller - South Afrika

Facilitating public-private partnerships to digitally transform the tourism sector

About Thomas Müller's project:

The rainmaker Destination Network Open Platform and Ecosystem democratizes technology and makes it available to the emerging, small, medium hospitality and tourism business. As a social enterprise we have built an open data platform to keep more tourism spend in destinations for sustainable tourism development. Aligned to the UNWTO Digital Transformation Strategy and Awarded in the USA, Europe and Africa for the impact created.

The reason Thomas Müller is passionate about his project:

It creates immediate impact for SMME hospitality and tourism businesses, destinations and its people, contributing to the SDGs 1, 4, 8, 9, 11, 17.

Thomas Müller's mentor: Mike Thususka from Canada & Ingrid Constantin from Romania

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