The Smarta 100 is a celebration of the most resourceful, original, exciting and disruptive small businesses in the UK.

2011
smarta 100 seal
Voting is now closed
Founder name(s):
Neil Waller and James Street
Company:
My Destination
Proposition:
A global travel resource powered by local experts on the ground.

My Destination

My Destination

My Destination started life as a single website, www.marbellainfo.com, back in the summer of 2006. Neil Waller and James Street were still at the University of Bath but had a wealth of local knowledge about Marbella because of their family holiday homes out there. The website was an instant hit with visitors to the area and MyDestination, founded with just £600, swiftly developed into a franchise model. Franchisees buy into the network by taking on a destination, building up high quality website content and face-to-face relationships with local businesses, all supported by the My Destination head office. Today, MyDestination.com is researched, written and presented by locals in over 80 destinations. This keeps the site comprehensive, accurate and up to date too. Turnover has passed £1.5m this year and the firm is still charted for growth.

  • Franchise model keeps the business cash-rich
  • Unique, powered-by-locals proposition
  • Growth into over 80 destinations
Learn more about My Destination

more like this www.o2.co.uk/sme Natwest RBS Intuit Viking Mishcon de reya
  • Partners & Sponsors
  • Natwest
  • Royal Bank of Scotland
  • intuit
  • Viking Direct
  • Mishcon de reya


Copyright © 2008-2011 Smarta Enterprises Ltd. No part of this web site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of smarta.com. The views expressed in these videos are those of the interviewees and do not necessarily represent those of Smarta or any of its partners. Having problems viewing this website? Contact the webmaster (webmaster@smarta.com). Please view our Privacy Policy.