A couple of years ago,I embarked on a trip to a city in my country, Nigeria. It was my first time visiting,and I was super excited about the opportunity to visit a new locality,meeting new people and trying out new food.
I checked about the place online,images and videos and personal experience of some persons that visited the city. I got alot of positive reviews and a handful of some negatives...
I did preliminary studies on the transportation to the place,the accommodation,the price of goods there,and the major entertainment centres.
I packed my bags and embarked on the journey.
So as to not bore you out with my story,the point I'm driving at is that it was a terrible experience. I got lost several times,and paid exurbitant fees for movement within the city because the locals new I was foreign to the area. I had to cut the tour short because It was no longer fun.
Several persons have experienced situations like this,or even worse because they had nobody on ground to provide assistance and guidance,to provide tips and suggestions so as to make sure their visit is successful.
Introduce "Cool Cousin".
WHAT IS COOL COUSIN?
Cool cousin is a platform where intending travellers to a city get to meet locals from the city that have the same tastes as them.
Think of it as an avenue where you get to meet someone that knows what you want when you visit a city, making life prettier easier for you.
These locals are referred to as "cousins" and the traveller is known as the "User".
Easy right?
The cousins each create a profile on the "cool cousin" platform, highlighting their favourite locations on the map,and all the user has to do is browse through these users until you find the user who has got just what you want.
The cousins can answer your questions as well. And do you know what's cool about it? The cousins each earn tokens for answering your questions and providing guides.
The token is referred to as the CUZ TOKEN.
If you as the user is in need of more
You might be probably be thinking "so what about the users,don't they get rewards or tokens?"
Well... everybody is a winner here.
" Travelers can earn by helping the Cool Cousin community. This can be in the form of pointing out inaccuracies, sharing the app with friends, uploading pictures of locations and reviewing the quality of Cousin recommendations from a user's point of view."
The CUZ TOKEN will encourage interactions, because of the rewards involved. The more you interact,the more CUZ you earn.
Are you a local with a business?
I've got great news for you. Your business can also feature on the platform. You will be able to manage your contents.
Businesses can join the community also as third parties,and offer discounts.
We have to to know the value of blockchains over the years,and Cool Cousin on a block chain is implemented for a number of reasons.
This means that no one business rates higher than others. There is an equal distribution of power. A successful local business for example cannot trade tokens in order to be rates higher or have more popularity than other businesses.
All this is to ensure no person has more power or is higher than the collective,which is the community.
One of the several benefits of the block chain is the fast payment option it offers. Take for example Steemit.
The Cool Cousin community will ensure that businesses and transactions are carried out in record time,and are affordable,as extra exorbitant and needless charges are absent.
International transactions can also be carried out by the traveller easily.
3.UNBIASED SERVICE
"Trustworthy information is safeguarded by blockchain technology, which limits the company’s ability to make commercial decisions that compromise the service’s authenticity."
Cool cousin is not a prototype in the making. They have a fully functioning platform that will now integrate blockchain technology.
https://www.coolcousin.com/ico
Travelling just got easier and interesting,all thanks to Cool Cousin. You now prepare beforehand and have a general overview of the location and locals,and have your favourite locations streamlined so you save time and money and have the best vacation ever.
I've bought into the idea,and I'm going to register very soon. I think you should too.
Special thanks to 
cc2018
