Welcome to Travelgoop!
So, this is the first blog post. Travelgoop is well underway and hopefully it will one day be a useful tool for people to find great deals online for hotels. For those of you that are not familiar with the concept behind Travelgoop, let me take a second to try and explain.
Priceline is a wonderful company that offers consumers travel related items (ex. airfare, hotel, cars) at amazing rates. The reason they can get away with offering these goods cheaply is because they hide the prices and specific item you are searching for. There is little transparency in the system and no guarantee that you will get anything. The consumer chooses a price they are willing to pay and, if something matches, Priceline assigns a product that fits the general description of the consumer’s request.
The problem for the consumer lies in what price to offer. That is where Travelgoop comes in. Travelgoop aims to be a tool for Priceline users to share their bidding history. By sharing this information, the consumer is better off.
As for development, it is still pretty early. Things seem pretty stable, but of course if you run into any problems, let me know. Besides that, I will slowly be populating the site with more cities and hotels. There are links around the site to have you help me with the hotel part of this. If you have bids that you would like to post, but the hotel is not there, let me know and I will add it as soon as I have a chance.
I am open to all feedback and suggestions. This is a tool for me. This is a tool for you. This is a tool for anyone who wants to make smart bids. I look forward to seeing this community grow.
Marc