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Consumer and social
group travel planning
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
11 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Idea: 8 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, fast interface and design
From 2 comments
just wanted to say - this is well designed, clean interface, and fast (on my desktop). Well done, especially if you solo developed this.
sdeep27 on HNKudos on the site design; fast, responsive, clean. Are you able to you tell us about your stack? Am I right in thinking that it's essentially Facebook Events but traveling?
samhuk on HN
Commitment mechanism is useful for enforcing trip terms
From 1 comment
> Yes, I'm really focused on the commitment mechanism I think that's smart. Honestly, the UI is nice and all, but I don't think that's the killer feature. The great thing here is…
lastofthemojito on HN
Objections
Demo trip rules feel patronising
From 1 comment
I think you should change your demo trip, I clicked on it and got annoyed about how pedantic (for lack of a better word I can think of) the 'rules' were: ``` Trip Rules No pets…
mosselman on HN
Modal popup blocks trip info and back button
From 2 comments
Link to demo page hijacked my "back" button, not a fan.
5560675260 on HNNot a fan of the modal popup that seems to force you to either click "Continue" or "Not Interested". You can't ESC it away and it completely blocks out all the relevant info…
codalan on HN
Single-location trips and Airbnb-only lodging limit use
From 1 comment
I'm always fascinated by group travel apps although I certainly haven't seen a successful uber-app for managing all aspects of a trip. I like the focus here on getting commitment…
lastofthemojito on HN
Market for group travel apps may be too small
From 2 comments
This is a problem as old as time. Over a decade ago I saw startups from Stanford trying to tackle this. This is not an expert perspective, but I believe the market is too small…
abadger9 on HN1) AirBNB is an accommodations marketplace, not a travel planning app. He's very specifically talking about travel planning apps. It's pretty difficult to monetize travel…
solumos on HN
Storing identity documents is a privacy risk
From 1 comment
> Alcohol allowed > No drugs ??? > with verified identities (license or passport). Also, hope you've thought through storing personal info like passports and driving licences…
laputan_machine on HN
Requests
Multi-location itineraries
From 1 comment
I'm always fascinated by group travel apps although I certainly haven't seen a successful uber-app for managing all aspects of a trip. I like the focus here on getting commitment…
lastofthemojito on HN
View other people's past trip itineraries
From 1 comment
I'd love to be able to see other peoples' past trip itineraries to get ideas about what things I might want to add to my own itinerary and how to structure it.
kryptonite on HN
Book flights, rooms and tickets in advance with price confirmation
From 1 comment
Yes i think this is interesting because there are people who like to plan trips and people who just want to go on them. My parents just fwd me an itinerary for 2 weeks in…
enos_feedler on HN
More locations and dates, such as New River Gorge and Asheville
From 2 comments
November climbing in the New River Gorge. November mountain biking in Asheville/Brevard NC. November road biking in Brevard/Hendersonville NC.
hasbot on HNAny other locations / dates that I could propose that would interest folks?
bjpless on HN
Questions
How the app prevents fraudulent events
From 1 comment
I wonder if Facebook never integrated payments because of the inevitability of scammers setting up fake events to extract down-payments, Fyre Festival style. Out of curiosity,…
samhuk on HN
Why start date must be 10 days ahead
From 1 comment
Why does the start date have to be at least 10 days in advance?
thih9 on HN
Which tech stack is used
From 1 comment
Kudos on the site design; fast, responsive, clean. Are you able to you tell us about your stack? Am I right in thinking that it's essentially Facebook Events but traveling?
samhuk on HN
Alternatives named
Wanderlog
From 1 comment
What is your opinion on [0] ? I disagree with him about " My best guess is that a truly great consumer service needs to be something that is can be used every day. " I use…
profstasiak on HN
Facebook Events
From 1 comment
Kudos on the site design; fast, responsive, clean. Are you able to you tell us about your stack? Am I right in thinking that it's essentially Facebook Events but traveling?
samhuk on HN
Google Docs/Sheets
From 1 comment
1) AirBNB is an accommodations marketplace, not a travel planning app. He's very specifically talking about travel planning apps. It's pretty difficult to monetize travel…
solumos on HN
Trova Trip
From 1 comment
To add, this specific area of group travel is getting VC money now. See https://trovatrip.com/
bberenberg on HN
What3Words
From 1 comment
My favorite tool for coordinating locations with people is What 3 Words https://what3words.com/ The map of the world is split into 3x3 meter squares with a unique three-word ID…
yboris on HN