# Travel Souvenir ATMs Souvenear is a Craft-Dispensing Vending Machine at Kansas City Airport By Rebecca Byers | Published 2015-05-07 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/souvenear References: [usatoday](http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/12/30/kansas-city-airport-art-souvenirs/21047397/) & [souvenear](http://souvenear.com/) SouveNEAR is an innovative Kansas City-based company putting a folk art spin on the [vending machine movement](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/novel-robotic-vending-machine). The unique SouveNEAR concept revolves around making [locally crafted art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handcrafted-jewelrys) more easily available to guests of the city in order to promote local artists and artisans. The project is a great representation of the growing movement toward conscientious consumers doing "tourism right," which is to say, using purchasing power as a tourist to support local businesses and industries rather. By investing in a city's art scene by purchasing locally produced crafts rather than purchasing kitschy souvenirs, tourists can feel good about the impact of their spending. Having opened the premiere SouveNEAR machine at [Kansas City International Airport](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/softwear-sets), the brand has since expanded to install several machines all over the city. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Local Art Movement:** The growing movement toward conscientious consumers supporting local artists and artisans through purchasing locally crafted art. - **Conscientious Tourism:** Tourists using purchasing power to support local businesses and industries rather than purchasing kitschy souvenirs. - **Vending Machine Innovation:** Innovative vending machine concept promoting local art and making it easily accessible to guests of a city. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art and Craft:** Opportunity for local artists and artisans to reach a wider audience through vending machines that dispense their products. - **Tourism and Hospitality:** Opportunity for tourism industry to promote conscientious tourism by offering locally crafted souvenirs instead of generic ones. - **Vending Machine:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to introduce vending machines that go beyond traditional snacks and drinks, by offering locally made art and crafts. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multi-Currency Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multicurrency-vending-machine.md) - [NFT Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nft-vending-machine.md) - [Porcelain-Clad Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automatica-project.md) - [Makeup Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beauty-express.md) - [Self-Service Collectibles Retail Kiosks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retail-kiosk.md) - [Malaysian NFT Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atlas-vending.md) - [Greeting Card Kiosks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greeting-card-kiosk.md) - [NFT Cocktail Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-skull-society.md) - [Hybrid Shopping Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nuremberg-airport.md)