A hand-picked selection of things to do, seasoned with ideas, stories and people of interest.

Unlock your city: How Nick brought Gidsy to Hasselt.

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Nick. Hailing from Hasselt, Nick was the initiator of the impressive (and successful!) bid to launch his city on Gidsy. He’s also organizing Hasselt’s very own “Creative Hot Spot Tour”, a la Berlin Startup Tour

Keep reading to learn all about Nick’s quest to unlock Hasselt on Gidsy, and learn the secrets to a successful city launch, from the ground up. For those of you who want to unlock Gidsy in your city, his story is sure to inspire! 

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Gidsy launches in Hasselt & Ghent!

The time has come, Belgian friends! It’s official - as of today, anyone in Hasselt & Ghent can organize and book things to do on Gidsy. 

photo: National Media Museum | http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmediamuseum/3084876560/

After a neck-and-neck race to the finish, the people of Hasselt & Ghent both showed that their cities had the chutzpah to be named Gidsy’s next unlocked cities, and we were happy to oblige! 

Ghent impressed us with a great call-to-action blog post, but Hasselt really took things above and beyond. From Facebook groups and meetups to local media and radio coverage, Hasselt’s community-driven quest to put their city on the Gidsy map was quite spectacular. We’re totally humbled here at Gidsy HQ, that both of these great cities rallied together and have gotten involved! Big thanks to everyone in Hasselt & Ghent. 

Here’s a sampling of the fine activities happening soon in Hasselt & Ghent:

Hasselt

Ghent

  • Join Tom on his 3-hour workshop about the ins and outs of Trend Forecasting and Coolhunting.
  • Get a head-start on the rest of the world with Polle at the “Early Shift Experience”.
  • Enjoy a day of biking around Ghent with Kristof, with pit-stops at some of the most creative and inspiring studios on the “Creatives in Gent bike tour

And there you have it! If you’ve got a cool activity you want to offer in Hasselt or Ghent, be sure to create your listing today. We’d love to hear from you!

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Gidsy is launching in Gent & Hasselt!

A classic tale of two Belgian cities, both alike in dignity, passion and probably waffles. Gent and Hasselt dueled it out to see who would prevail as the next Gidsy city to launch.

photo:  Powerhouse Museum Collection | http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/3054170051/

We have been amazed and very impressed by their community efforts - from blog posts and Tweets to Facebook groups and even newspaper articles!  This has made us so happy that we have decided to launch in both cities next week - Wednesday, May 16th. 

Congratulations, people of Hasselt & Gent! You have successfully unlocked your cities on Gidsy, and we’re really excited to work with you!

If you’re living in Hasselt or Gent and want to get involved, you can start creating your listings now so we can feature them on launch day! 

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Want to unlock your city?
If you think your city has what it takes but is just missing a Gidsy, follow the lead of Hasselt & Gent, and get your community involved! Once there are enough listings in your city, we’ll launch there. Easy as that! Click here to learn more about unlocking your city on Gidsy.