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I think the issue is revenue and not user forgetting about the website. People remember sites years later. The problem is the business model. People are not wil

I think the issue is revenue and not user forgetting about the website. People remember sites years later. The problem is the business model. People are not willing to pay for the services of a travel planner which is expensive to build, which means your revenues are affiliate or ad based. This is not enough to support the dev costs. I've just read many comments that show getting traffic is not an issue. Yes it might be more competitive but lots have gotten traffic. The common issue I see is that none of them have been able to generate enough revenues to support themselves, even with good traffic.

ghaff 12y ago
Bingo. A travel planner is pretty much a solved problem. It's called a savvy, experienced travel agent who gives personalized service. The problem, as you say, is that most people aren't willing to pay for that type of service. And it's unclear to what degree software can solve the time-consuming stuff--such as places that aren't online or at least require emailing back and forth or phone calls (as is still the case even in the US with a lot of B&Bs for example). Which is the problem people are looking to solve, given that air reservations and the like are easily handled by existing sites (except when they aren't:-)).