Comments on: Tripbirds takes another swoop at social travel http://gigaom.com/2012/08/28/tripbirds-takes-another-swoop-at-social-travel/ Wed, 22 May 2013 07:25:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 21 http://gigaom.com/2012/08/28/tripbirds-takes-another-swoop-at-social-travel/#comment-953405 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:37:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557366#comment-953405 A great site for booking transportation and flights is http://www.worldwideetravel.com ! Great photos, reviews, and discounts !

]]> By: Jussy http://gigaom.com/2012/08/28/tripbirds-takes-another-swoop-at-social-travel/#comment-949298 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:48:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557366#comment-949298 To me the niche is actually Group Bookings which other players like Expedia and Hotels.com already do but do badly. I.E. Please contact us if your booking is for more than 8 people. Really? I dont want to talk to you, if i did, i’d be at the local travel agent.

Being able to look at, share, discuss then select and book at flight or hotel for a group is an issue. For instance, i’m heading to a wedding, myself and 13 of my friends need a place to stay. We currently email around a list of Airbnb, VRBO or Hotels before one of us puts down a credit card, pays the host and then collects payment from his friends.
Which is a right pain in the arse. Why cant some service take the credit card as deposit, make the booking and split the payment per person emailing them a link to make payment. The organizer (person who puts down the credit card) can see who has paid or not.

Social Travel to me is about travelling with friends not travelling to where friends have been before.

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