Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

#1

Post by raduvldsv » Fri, Sep 07, 2018, 7:50 AM UTC

Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator
backpackerchart.com

Re: Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

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Post by raduvldsv » Fri, Sep 07, 2018, 7:54 AM UTC

Hi guys! Built this data-driven mvp to help people get all necessary travel info in one place. Would love to hear your feedback

Re: Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

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Post by cryptozeus » Fri, Sep 07, 2018, 7:58 AM UTC

Looks good but I have yet to visit these places so hard to tell what is useful. Can you add more countries may be USA ? :)

Re: Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

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Post by raduvldsv » Fri, Sep 07, 2018, 8:17 AM UTC

cryptozeus wrote: post #3

Looks good but I have yet to visit these places so hard to tell what is useful. Can you add more countries may be USA ? :)

So go visit!:) This is just an mvp but sure, if people like it I plan to add all relevant travel destinations

Re: Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

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Post by cesterna » Fri, Sep 07, 2018, 9:14 AM UTC

neat! would be cool to compare the countries

Re: Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

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Post by raduvldsv » Fri, Sep 07, 2018, 12:28 PM UTC

cesterna wrote: post #5

neat! would be cool to compare the countries

thank you! filters and comparison tools are in the making

Re: Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

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Post by cryptozeus » Fri, Sep 07, 2018, 10:02 PM UTC

raduvldsv wrote: post #4

cryptozeus wrote: post #3

Looks good but I have yet to visit these places so hard to tell what is useful. Can you add more countries may be USA ? :)

So go visit!:) This is just an mvp but sure, if people like it I plan to add all relevant travel destinations

Ok, here is some more feedback only because you asked.

All the features are highly opinion based and without context. For example in thailand ,it says this.

Costs Total 4.9/5 Accommodation: CHEAP Supermarket: CHEAP Restaurants: CHEAP Transportation: AFFORDABLE

Here what is the 4.9 ? How do you decide that ? What is cheap accommodation ? This is all very relative. Something that is cheap to you could be expensive for someone. You need actual numbers there so people can decide themselve or provide context as to how you derive cheap vs expensive.

Re: Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

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Post by raduvldsv » Sat, Sep 08, 2018, 1:43 AM UTC

cryptozeus wrote: post #7

raduvldsv wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So go visit!:) This is just an mvp but sure, if people like it I plan to add all relevant travel destinations

Ok, here is some more feedback only because you asked. All the features are highly opinion based and without context. For example in thailand ,it says this. Costs Total 4.9/5 Accommodation: CHEAP Supermarket: CHEAP Restaurants: CHEAP Transportation: AFFORDABLE Here what is the 4.9 ? How do you decide that ? What is cheap accommodation ? This is all very relative. Something that is cheap to you could be expensive for…

Many thanks for your feedback and questions! To establish the accommodation prices I've scouted hostel prices in several cities in Thailand. Placed them in database and benchmarked versus hostel prices in other 11 countries to determine what could for example "Cheap" mean. Then I've named the price segments: for example if average hotel room in Thai costs 1-5 usd per night, then it's Cheap; 5-8 usd in Affordable and so on. Does it sound right to you?

Re: Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

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Post by cryptozeus » Sat, Sep 08, 2018, 2:03 AM UTC

raduvldsv wrote: post #8

cryptozeus wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ok, here is some more feedback only because you asked. All the features are highly opinion based and without context. For example in thailand ,it says this. Costs Total 4.9/5 Accommodation: CHEAP Supermarket: CHEAP Restaurants: CHEAP Transportation: AFFORDABLE Here what is the 4.9 ? How do you decide that ? What is cheap accommodation ? This is all very relative. Something that is cheap to you could be expensive for…

Many thanks for your feedback and questions! To establish the accommodation prices I've scouted hostel prices in several cities in Thailand. Placed them in database and benchmarked versus hostel prices in other 11 countries to determine what could for example "Cheap" mean. Then I've named the price segments: for example if average hotel room in Thai costs 1-5 usd per night, then it's Cheap; 5-8 usd in Affordable and…

Yes it make sense but i think if you provide rough breakdown example then user would be more likely to trust this data. For example see how yelp.com considers place is $,$$,$$$ or $$$$. They provided explanation so user would know what to expect.

Re: Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

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Post by raduvldsv » Sat, Sep 08, 2018, 2:41 AM UTC

cryptozeus wrote: post #9

raduvldsv wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many thanks for your feedback and questions! To establish the accommodation prices I've scouted hostel prices in several cities in Thailand. Placed them in database and benchmarked versus hostel prices in other 11 countries to determine what could for example "Cheap" mean. Then I've named the price segments: for example if average hotel room in Thai costs 1-5 usd per night, then it's Cheap; 5-8 usd in Affordable and…

Yes it make sense but i think if you provide rough breakdown example then user would be more likely to trust this data. For example see how yelp.com considers place is $,$$,$$$ or $$$$. They provided explanation so user would know what to expect.

clear, thanks again!