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TGU Velout GmbH

TGU Velout GmbH

A digital platform connecting solo travelers with trusted companions, supporting safer journeys, meaningful connections, and more conscious travel choices.

OUR EXPERIENCES

Velout offers a digital platform that helps solo travelers find like-minded travel companions through personality-based matchmaking. Travelers experience safer and more meaningful connections before and during their trips, supported by verification features and community-driven design. In the future, Velout will also offer personalized, sustainable travel recommendations in partnership with local and responsible travel providers, encouraging conscious exploration and cultural exchange.

ABOUT US

Velout’s mission is to make solo travel safer, more connected, and more conscious. By combining technology, research, and empathy-driven design, we help travelers build meaningful human connections while promoting responsible and sustainable travel experiences worldwide.
Velout is in the network of the Social Entrepreneurs in Tourism: Competition (SET Competition), which is the first worldwide competition focusing on social innovation and entrepreneurship in tourism.

IMPACT

Velout creates positive impact at the intersection of social connection, safety, and sustainable travel behavior. On a social and community level, we address loneliness by enabling meaningful connections between solo travelers, with a strong focus on women and LGBTQ+ travelers who often experience higher safety risks. Through verified profiles and personality-based matching, we support safer interactions and deeper human relationships, with early user feedback showing increased confidence, well-being, and social connection. Environmentally, we guide travelers toward local, low-impact, and community-based experiences while building CO₂ tracking and conscious decision-making into the travel journey to reduce emissions and overtourism. From a governance and education perspective, we collaborate with the research center Fokus Mensch to ensure our product decisions are evidence-based and continuously improve positive outcomes.

DETAILS

To learn more, contact: info@velout.app

What are your minimum and maximum group sizes?
Minimum: 2
Maximum: 12

Do you require visitors to pre-book?
No

Do you have group rates?
No

Do you pay commissions to travel advisors?
Yes

What languages do you offer your services in?
English, German, Spanish, Greek

When are you open?
9:00am–6:00pm CET

What accommodations do you make for people living with disabilities?
Velout is designed with inclusivity in mind and follows a human-centered design approach. The app supports accessibility features such as screen reader compatibility, clear visual hierarchy, and simple navigation. We actively incorporate feedback from users with disabilities and are committed to continuously improving accessibility, particularly around cognitive accessibility, inclusive language, and usability across devices.