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CardMunch CEO uses Flightfox for 29-Country Startup Trip

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Re: CardMunch CEO uses Flightfox for 29-Country Startup Trip

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Post by iag »

Bowei here.

I just want to give a huge shoutout to FlightFox co-founder Lauren. She's been absolutely amazing to work with.

Early stage startups, please take note. This is how you get loyal first customers. You treat people like VIP and make sure they're taken care of.

Thanks Lauren!

Re: CardMunch CEO uses Flightfox for 29-Country Startup Trip

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Post by inspiredworlds »

iag wrote: post #2

Bowei here. I just want to give a huge shoutout to FlightFox co-founder Lauren. She's been absolutely amazing to work with. Early stage startups, please take note. This is how you get loyal first customers. You treat people like VIP and make sure they're taken care of. Thanks Lauren!

hey thats awesome! I've started following your journey via your LinkedIn blog. You also had a really good slide deck on China ecosystem. 29 country trip - that's epic.

Its a great use case for Flightfox. My gut feeling at the moment is that its better for more complicated trips - multi-hop or where there is some kind of complexity like carrying a surfboard or if you have several kids, etc...

Nice work Lauren & Todd - from a fellow aussie!

Re: CardMunch CEO uses Flightfox for 29-Country Startup Trip

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Post by inspiredworlds »

hsikaria wrote: post #3

Interesting post and a very interesting concept of FlightFox! I think it would do well, especially if you're flying to several places. However, I wonder if I would save much if I was just doing a simple round trip flight.....

I agree with flights that involve multiple places. But there are also lots of RTW trip options. I've done a RTW trip myself with 5 destinations, and even then the options were a bit mind-boggling.

It was my first RTW trip so I spent a few hours looking up different RTW tickets, as well as figuring out what destinations to go to, how many stops were available, etc.. I ended up researching online, and then going to see a travel agent twice. I even brought an atlas with me the second time to see the agent! I also spoke to a couple of friends that have done RTW trips to get their perspective. Then you have to consider frequent flyer miles and what destinations, seasonality etc...

Re: CardMunch CEO uses Flightfox for 29-Country Startup Trip

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Post by laumac »

hsikaria wrote: post #3

Interesting post and a very interesting concept of FlightFox! I think it would do well, especially if you're flying to several places. However, I wonder if I would save much if I was just doing a simple round trip flight.....

We're focusing on anything international and/or complex. Online travel sites like Kayak and Hipmunk have already done a good job for simple and domestic travel.

Re: CardMunch CEO uses Flightfox for 29-Country Startup Trip

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Post by richiezc »

Interesting, may I ask how much did you pay out as the finders fee?

I see lots of promise in these types of crowd sourced activities and I'd like to compare the cost to self described "experts" who do this type of trip planning as a side business.

Also I'm curious did you consider a RTW ticket?

Re: CardMunch CEO uses Flightfox for 29-Country Startup Trip

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Post by iag »

inspiredworlds wrote: post #4
iag wrote: post #2

Bowei here. I just want to give a huge shoutout to FlightFox co-founder Lauren. She's been absolutely amazing to work with. Early stage startups, please take note. This is how you get loyal first customers. You treat people like VIP and make sure they're taken care of. Thanks Lauren!

hey thats awesome! I've started following your journey via your LinkedIn blog. You also had a really good slide deck on China ecosystem. 29 country trip - that's epic. Its a great use case for Flightfox. My gut feeling at the moment is that its better for more complicated trips - multi-hop or where there is some kind of complexity like carrying a surfboard or if you have several kids, etc... Nice work Lauren & Todd -…

Yep that is correct. For simple trips you can just use Kayak, but as soon as you start to deal with multi-hop, points purchase and all sort of crazy tricks, you need a service like FlightFox.

Re: CardMunch CEO uses Flightfox for 29-Country Startup Trip

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Post by laumac »

richiezc wrote: post #7

Interesting, may I ask how much did you pay out as the finders fee? I see lots of promise in these types of crowd sourced activities and I'd like to compare the cost to self described "experts" who do this type of trip planning as a side business. Also I'm curious did you consider a RTW ticket?

Here's a link to the post Bowei wrote when we started the contest which lists the prizes: http://flightfox.com/blog/world-startup-report

Re: CardMunch CEO uses Flightfox for 29-Country Startup Trip

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Post by iag »

richiezc wrote: post #7

Interesting, may I ask how much did you pay out as the finders fee? I see lots of promise in these types of crowd sourced activities and I'd like to compare the cost to self described "experts" who do this type of trip planning as a side business. Also I'm curious did you consider a RTW ticket?

Finders fee was $500, but I added a few bonus prizes for fun you can read about it here: http://flightfox.com/contest/36810

Yes, I considered doing a RTW ticket. It was way more expensive ($20k min vs. $7500 cheapest itinerary from the experts). The price differences were astonishing.

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