We were lucky to catch up with Lilith Diringer recently and have shared our conversation below.

Lilith, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear about a time you helped a customer really get an amazing result through their work with you.

Success Stories: Streamlining Travel with ChargeHolidays

Success Story 1: Jazz Musician

For musicians, organizing a tour can be a logistical nightmare. Typically, they have to rely on a single, overworked individual to manage all the details. One band member might need to rent a base at the concert hall, another wants to bring their family along, and a third insists on having a separate room. ChargeHolidays simplifies the process by collecting all the necessary information, sharing and uploading booking confirmations and other important documents in one tool, making it easy and comfortable for everyone involved.

Success Story 2: Workation Traveler

“Planning a workation can be exhausting, and I always worried about the environmental impact of my travels, especially with all the hotel stays and transits between places. The tool ChargeHolidays made it simple for me to plan my different stations, scan my receipts, and handle all the paperwork with my employer. They even measured the CO2 footprint caused by my trip, helping me to travel more sustainably.”

With ChargeHolidays, both musicians and workation travelers can enjoy a seamless and eco-friendly travel experience, making their journeys more enjoyable and less stressful.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

Everytime when I stayed in a hotel, I noticed so many unsustainable aspects. From single-use plastic dishes to a huge water consumption to food waste. I started to talk to the operators of the holiday accommodations as well as many travelers, and felt that it is more than necessary to change the industry quickly. This becomes particularly apparent when knowing that more than 11 % of global CO2 emissions are derived from the travel industry.

ChargeHolidays raises awareness for sustainable travel in society and advocates for behavioral change. The app enables the realization of sustainable travel plans through the transparent presentation of the sustainability management of accommodations worldwide, thereby shedding light on the confusion caused by over 150 certificates in the industry. Additionally, it provides a convenient way to track and minimize the traveler’s carbon footprint, find suitable e-charging stations, and pay via SocialCashback. To make the planning process smooth and inspiring, the app allows users to add appointments such as concerts or restaurant reservations, manage their budget including uploading receipts and booking confirmations, and share the trip with a group of fellow travelers. Consequently, the tool is appealing to both business and leisure travelers, as well as performing artists.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

I think it is important to unlearn to always create the perfect product before putting it out. It is important to include customer needs early in the process and there is nothing as valuable as their feedback early on.

Does your business have multiple or supplementary revenue streams (like a ATM machine at a barbershop, etc)?

We have several revenue streams. One is a commission fee so that the accommodations share 12 % of their earnings with us. Additionally we added some pro features into our App in order to keep it free for individual leisure travelers but have some revenue deriving from customers such as bigger companies or big bands.

Contact Info:

• Website: http://chargeholidays.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chargeholidays/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChargeHolidays/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chargehorizons
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/chargeholidays
• Soundcloud: lilith diringer