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I always have this problem. I typically book flights, hostels and travel in between seperately. I typically only stay in a place for 2 days so I need a new host
by rythie 12y ago
I always have this problem. I typically book flights, hostels and travel in between seperately. I typically only stay in a place for 2 days so I need a new hostel and mode of transport for each place + a list of places to visit when I get there (with opening times/prices etc.). I usually put all of this into google doc, though simple things like pushing everything back a day are hard.
To me, the most in need of this are gap year travellers i.e. people travelling for a month or more around the world.
- randomsearch 12y agoThanks. Are you satisfied with your current solution, or is there an outstanding problem to be solved? I agree about gap year travellers. How big is that market? Also, is the problem not already solved by STA Travel and similar companies?
- rythie 12y ago2.5m from the UK alone according to this: http://www.lattitude.org.uk/2012/04/the-number-of-gap-year-students-goes-up-in-2012/ http://www.lattitude.org.uk/2012/04/the-number-of-gap-year-s... (sounds too high), this says 200k from UK http://www.gapadvice.org/index.php/considering-a-gap-year/facts-a-figures http://www.gapadvice.org/index.php/considering-a-gap-year/fa... My guess is the worldwide figure is in the millions. I want a rough plan with bus/train times, hostels shortlisted and other notes about how to make it all work together, then I'll probably change the plan if I stay in a place longer or shorter than expected. I'd like to have record of how much I've spend and will spend too. A lot of people in Europe are interailing, which mean they mostly just book trains and hostels - which seems like a simple use case compared to elsewhere. Existing solutions in general are basically: - plan everything before hand e.g. get a bunch of receipts from STA travel before you go. - book a tour (e.g. g adventures), then everything is organised for you