You’ve got a week in vacation time that’s about to expire, an economic stimulus check that’s burning a hole in your pocket, and a passport that hasn’t been opened since the Clinton administration. So, where to?
TravelMuse (formerly known as TripOvation) just launched in public beta, and is looking to help. The site asks users a series of simple questions and, using their input, tells them where they should consider traveling. The site rounds out its suggestions with weekly editorial content from 50 freelance writers, all of which TravelMuse says is objective and fact reviewed.
The suggestion process is simple: enter your city of origin, the amount of money you can spend per traveler, how far you’re willing to travel, and which of the available activities you’re interested in. Activities listed on the site run the gamut from Whale Watching to Hot Air Ballooning, though travelers with more obscure interests are going to be left in the dust. The site takes the entered information and spits out up to eight matches, ranked by their compatibility.
TravelMuse then generates a number of pre-configured travel packages that fit into your price range, and users can read up on local POI’s with the site’s comprehensive database. The site also facilitates group travel by allow friends to share suggested trips with each other.
One of the nice things about TravelMuse is that it relies on information that has been manually entered by experts, not some complex Google algorithm. Of course, this could pose a problem in the future: if the site ever adds a new activity, somebody will have to go back through every city to see if it offers it.
At this point TravelMuse seems like a good place to start when you’re beginning to plan a trip, but it probably isn’t the best place to actually book it. Users looking to get the best deal will probably want to turn to more comprehensive hotel and flight searches like Kayak. But as a hybrid travel magazine/suggestion site, TravelMuse may well find a place in the crowded travel space.
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Is it just me or does the site completely ignore your budget? I’m getting recommendations four times more expensive than what I’m saying my budget is.
This is a great concept but as Jonathan suggests - it needs a bit more traffic and “buddies” to join to make it viable… but the idea is really cool!
Jon
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Wow, another public launch of a travel research & planning service. I think it will be interesting to watch the competition between the editor powered research & planning service (travelmuse, nileguide, etc.) and search powered research & planning service (uptake, etc.).
Thanks Jonathan and Jon for the insight. We’re still tuning the results but I’m seeing prices well below my budget on various queries.
I really like the concept of this website. This is a website that I would actually use.
“Thanks Jonathan and Jon for the insight. We’re still tuning the results but I’m seeing prices well below my budget on various queries.”
Maybe you’re willing to spend a little more… Every one I’ve tried has come up about double what I could cobble together from the usual suspects. That said, there’s not a lot of money to be made from budget travelers, at least not on a site that’s as labor intensive as this one seems to be (I also live in an area far from any coasts, so my airfare is considerably higher. Though there are things to do in flyover country, even Chicago and the Great Lakes, that have yet to make it in to the database). I think those looking for a no frills/”authentic” experience will be almost always be better served by word of mouth than by package dealers. Those who want to sleep in a $300+ a night room (and are willing to pay for some help deciding which one) are the true targets of sites like this…
I should add that I love the concept and the usability of the site.
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The concept is good but I’m not sure about the design. Looks a bit dated. Talking about Travel search, people seem to forget that Dohop.com is a worthy competitor to Kayak and Mobissimo. Dohop also has a brand new design and features. TechCrunch should pay more attention to them.
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