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Would be interesting to have travel buddies too. As in not someone you know but people who are headed to the same destination as you. Meet new people while exploring places. Although it should not turn into a weird hooking up situation.

Re: Jetwonder.com - Latest startup - One amazing trip every month

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Post by techmatters » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 12:58 PM UTC

It would be great to see an example of a weekend location, itinerary & recommendations. Also, would be useful to have a "couples" price. And a different cadence (once every 2 months, once a quarter)

Re: Jetwonder.com - Latest startup - One amazing trip every month

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Post by jwblackwell » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 12:59 PM UTC

A cool idea, but I think the business model is flawed. I would think about dropping the subscription. How many people can be free the same weekend several months in a row for more than a few months? Probably not very many who can also commit to £175 each month. Births, marriages, funerals and other social events will inevitably get in the way of even the most dedicated users.

Also, what I expected to see was an amazing trip that I could book, each month. So in a way a sort of groupon style deal. I think if you combined that with some sort of buddy up/social network aspect where you could meet and talk to the people going on the trip you'd be on to a winner.

Perhaps you could then have a cheaper membership that gave you a discount and entitled you to first dibs on available places etc.

Just my thoughts though from scanning the site quickly. So take all advice with caution! Good luck with it!

Re: Jetwonder.com - Latest startup - One amazing trip every month

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Post by incunix » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 1:06 PM UTC

techmatters wrote: post #5

It would be great to see an example of a weekend location, itinerary & recommendations. Also, would be useful to have a "couples" price. And a different cadence (once every 2 months, once a quarter)

Thanks for the feedback! We have made it so you can pause/cancel subscriptions, that way you can travel however often you like. You can also add people to your current trip once registered as an add-on

Re: Jetwonder.com - Latest startup - One amazing trip every month

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Post by incunix » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 1:08 PM UTC

pskittle wrote: post #4

Would be interesting to have travel buddies too. As in not someone you know but people who are headed to the same destination as you. Meet new people while exploring places. Although it should not turn into a weird hooking up situation.

Hah we are thinking about unveiling this later on down the line :)

Re: Jetwonder.com - Latest startup - One amazing trip every month

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Post by techmatters » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 1:20 PM UTC

incunix wrote: post #7

techmatters wrote: post #5

It would be great to see an example of a weekend location, itinerary & recommendations. Also, would be useful to have a "couples" price. And a different cadence (once every 2 months, once a quarter)

Thanks for the feedback! We have made it so you can pause/cancel subscriptions, that way you can travel however often you like. You can also add people to your current trip once registered as an add-on

Cool, although you'd maybe get better takeup if this info was available before registration.

Re: Jetwonder.com - Latest startup - One amazing trip every month

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Post by incunix » Mon, Mar 02, 2015, 1:22 PM UTC

techmatters wrote: post #9

incunix wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the feedback! We have made it so you can pause/cancel subscriptions, that way you can travel however often you like. You can also add people to your current trip once registered as an add-on

Cool, although you'd maybe get better takeup if this info was available before registration.

This should be on the 'How It Works' section, but definitely needs to be clearer