Cariboo is a collaborative community platform that connects travellers with those who know their destination cities best – the locals. Users pay an hourly rate to explore the historic heart of Paris or Lisbon’s Alfama district with a companion who can provide the ultimate local experience.

As travellers, we’re now more savvy and time-precious than ever before. We love short city breaks more than two weeks in the sun and prefer living like a local to holing up in hotels. Our holiday habits have changed dramatically, but how has our approach to booking a vacation shifted?

Nearly $1 trillion was spent on luxury experiences in 2012, with travel and hotels accounting for half that figure. National Geographic hopes to appeal to the world-class traveller with its Unique Lodges of the World, but how can it convince HNWIs to ignore the breadth of choices online?

The average Indian spends 13 hours a week in the kitchen, but their culinary expertise of traditional food is rarely available to visiting tourists. Authenticook is opening up India’s kitchens to travellers who are looking for an authentic home-cooked meal while they're on holiday.