We've been thinking about creating a new kind of travel guide website
We have analyzed a lot of websites but now we are just going around and asking people what they think is missing.
Please share your views. Thank you
Ask HN: What do you want from an online travel guide?
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Re: Ask HN: What do you want from an online travel guide?
#2I'm satisfied with the current quantity and quality of online travel guides.
Re: Ask HN: What do you want from an online travel guide?
#3A way to say where I 'need' to be for various times during a trip (pre-planned events, arrival/departure times + places, any business meetings), and then to have suggestions for things to do in the between-times and spaces.
In other words, it's a routing problem - I have these fixed points in space + time - what interesting things/events exist in-between those and are routable?
(also needs to allow sensible amounts of time for food breaks, lots of buffer time to enjoy the surroundings, etc)
Re: Ask HN: What do you want from an online travel guide?
#4Videos of just walking the streets of various cities. It's nice to have pictures and descriptions of the usual go-to places, but show me what the place is actually like.
Re: Ask HN: What do you want from an online travel guide?
#5For me personally, safe places to go and clean places to go and eat. You could say that I am more about the comfort rather than the adventure. Tips and tricks on how to use public transit without getting me into trouble would be good. I am also big on food and would love to hit the finest restaurants (budget and cleanliness in check).
Re: Ask HN: What do you want from an online travel guide?
#6A way to say where I 'need' to be for various times during a trip (pre-planned events, arrival/departure times + places, any business meetings), and then to have suggestions for things to do in the between-times and spaces. In other words, it's a routing problem - I have these fixed points in space + time - what interesting things/events exist in-between those and are routable? (also needs to allow sensible amounts o…
Have you watched The Layover on the Travel Channel? Its format is similar to what you describe.
Re: Ask HN: What do you want from an online travel guide?
#7A way to say where I 'need' to be for various times during a trip (pre-planned events, arrival/departure times + places, any business meetings), and then to have suggestions for things to do in the between-times and spaces. In other words, it's a routing problem - I have these fixed points in space + time - what interesting things/events exist in-between those and are routable? (also needs to allow sensible amounts o…
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Re: Ask HN: What do you want from an online travel guide?
#8Have you used tripwolf? It covers everything that I'm aware of wanting
Re: Ask HN: What do you want from an online travel guide?
#9A way to say where I 'need' to be for various times during a trip (pre-planned events, arrival/departure times + places, any business meetings), and then to have suggestions for things to do in the between-times and spaces. In other words, it's a routing problem - I have these fixed points in space + time - what interesting things/events exist in-between those and are routable? (also needs to allow sensible amounts o…
This! It would be nice if the places recommended were aggregated from the typical go-tos for travel (Yelp, TripAdvisor) - rather than starting yet-another place for reviews/opinion content. Also potential integration or partnership with Rome2Rio and/or Uber transport suggestions.
Currently I am doing all this manually in various apps, and entering the data into TripIt (which is also sort of ugly).
Re: Ask HN: What do you want from an online travel guide?
#10A way to say where I 'need' to be for various times during a trip (pre-planned events, arrival/departure times + places, any business meetings), and then to have suggestions for things to do in the between-times and spaces. In other words, it's a routing problem - I have these fixed points in space + time - what interesting things/events exist in-between those and are routable? (also needs to allow sensible amounts o…
great idea. Do you want to be able to get public transit times and locations (bus stops etc) on a map?
How about adding all points of interest and having the system suggest the best way to plan for the day?