Now and Then
Almanac

30
January
30th day of the year
335 days until the end of 2021
Saint of the day
Martina
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
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January 30th, 1873

On this day, Jules Verne published “Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours” (Around the World in Eighty Days), in which Londoner Phileas Fogg, accompanied by his French valet (Jean) Passepartout, attempts to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on £20.000 wager.

January 30th, 2021

From the title of the novel, we get the name of an international travel agency.

For the logo, we choose recall the stages of one of the most adventurous journeys in the story of literature.

The agency, that was opened during the pandemic, invests in gamification, waiting for people to be able to travel again.

So, we design a videogame whose levels match the stages of the long journey Phileas Fogg and (Jean) Passepartout embarked on.

The players gain points by answering some questions (testing their knowledge of Verne's novel) and move on to the next levels.

The points earned will give the players right to vouchers, that could later be spent on future trips and stays, to every destination the agency has to offer.