VIDEO: GuruWalk - Battleground pitch runner-up at Phocuswright Europe 2019Interview / StartupsBy PhocusWire | May 28, 2019Share GuruWalkThe revolution of "pay-what-you-want" walking tours - find out why travelers love this concept so much. Juan Castillo, CEO at GuruWalk. GuruWalk is a leading platform for free walking tours in more than 6 cities. Anyone can sign up for a free walking tour on our site, without having to pay any upfront cost for the reservation.Guides can publish and promote a tour anywhere in the world through our platform. Neither guides nor travellers have to pay any reservation fees as all tours are based on tips.A “GuruWalk”, also known as a “free walking tour”, is a guided tour offered by a so-called ”guru” who has a particular affinity for or knowledge about their city and wants to share that passion with other people.Unlike other platforms, it prefers to use the term ”guruwalk” instead of “free walking tour”.The latter implies that there is no cost at all, whereas a ”guruwalk” means that people leave the guide a tip at the end of a tour, based on how much the traveler enjoyed the experience.GuruWalk was the runner-up in the People's Choice Award category in the Battleground at Phocuswright Europe 2019.Here is GuruWalk's pitch...GuruWalk - Battleground - Runner Up People's Choice Award - Phocuswright Europe 2019 And further analysis in the PhocusWire studio.PhocusWire @ Phocuswright Europe 2019 - GuruWalk pitch analysis PackagingTour OperatorTours and ActivitiesTravel GuideContentPhocuswright Europe 2019