Virtual Paella and Pasta Classes Offer Lifeline to Traveling Spoon
- Covid-19 a blow to business offering local meals to travelers
- Clients can book online classes with hosts around the world
For Traveling Spoon, the coronavirus pandemic was a body blow to a business that organizes bespoke meals and cooking lessons for intrepid travelers at the homes of local hosts.
Steph Lawrence, who launched the company in 2013, watched her business dry up virtually overnight. At the time, Traveling Spoon was close to break-even and preparing to hit up venture capitalists for a new round of financing. As the pandemic intensified, revenue fell by more than 95%, the funding round was postponed and some of their local hosts were struggling to survive.