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Nice. This is a space that has long needed some players. I travel a decent bit because of my remote job (and friends all over the planet), and except for a few
by keerthiko 8y ago
Nice. This is a space that has long needed some players. I travel a decent bit because of my remote job (and friends all over the planet), and except for a few long-time travel buddies, I find traveling with others frustrating because they are either over-planners or flaky and hard to coordinate with.
The conflicts of interest across all the traditional providers (airbnb, hoteliers, flight providers, credit card companies) left this space packed with dark patterns by default too, so we're all stuck with Google Spreadsheets with stuff scattered all over the place.
Some things I love so far with Travelchime:
- not assuming too many things about how i want to organize (not forcing a calendar, or map pins, etc)
- the entity recognition is fabulously implemented and feels great, excellent usage
- the space dedicated to the map, suggestions, empty fields is perfect
- the dynamic map focusing on what i've entered so far is great
Some suggestions:
- add a checklist per traveler, which anyone can add stuff to (like assigning tasks): so each traveler can see everyone else's progress on things like
[ ] apply for visa
[ ] buy tickets
[ ] pack luggage
[ ] reservation at fancy restaurant
- while the flexibility of not depending on a calendar is nice, having a calendar to annotate would be nice too, where we can drag in stuff from the other fields. It's important to do this right so that the whole thing doesn't have to be shoehorned into a calendar
- ownership of events by an individual or subgroup that doesn't have to involve the entire group (a couple from a larger friend group wants to go for a private date) that they can mark off on said calendar
Feel free to PM if you want to discuss the product more, I love this space and have many thoughts :)
- arciini 8y agoThanks for the comprehensive list! A lot of planning tools assume you want a minute-by-minute plan, but we talked to a lot of friends and strangers and quickly realized that the range of planning people do is huge, and our current "place list" format is made to be compatible for a good range of people. You're definitely not the only one who's requested a checklist, so we're looking into prioritizing that. We've thought about a more calendar-focused view, where users can explicitly annotate: "this section represents a day" or "this event has a specific time" and would show up on the calendar. I can try to mock something up and see what you think. I've bookmarked your profile page and we'll definitely reach out within the next week!