by kxter on 10/29/2023, 10:59:57 PM with 3 comments
A couple of years ago this coder started an old-school travel agency. Don't laugh. LOL :) It was my way of decompressing from the stress of Silicon Valley startup culture.
Turns out our revenue run rate is now $5MM annually. And contrary to all predictions on travel advisors' imminent demise, they are flourishing post-pandemic as people are less trusting of the online travel monopolies.
I have an amazing team that gives 1000% when it comes to customer service. During the pandemic we helped over 500 people get home when sites like Expedia and almost all Airlines left people stranded. We went as far as chartering our own aircraft and getting permission from various governments to land in far off places like South Africa.
What really pains me is that we are using Expedia's travel agency portal to book things. But Expedia in their greed keeps 60% of my teams commission. I find that truly unfair. And I want them to be able to earn the income they deserve. And you can help me change the lives of these amazing, fun loving people.
I decided to build us our own hotel booking engine. Leveraging the inventories of multiple GDS services, bed banks and even booking.com. Almost 3.5 million accommodation options.
Wanna help me test it? Add yourself to the waitlist, get some cool rewards in return. Like book now, pay later and 10X rewards points as a big thank you!
Turns out our revenue run rate is now $5MM annually. And contrary to all predictions on travel advisors' imminent demise, they are flourishing post-pandemic as people are less trusting of the online travel monopolies.
I have an amazing team that gives 1000% when it comes to customer service. During the pandemic we helped over 500 people get home when sites like Expedia and almost all Airlines left people stranded. We went as far as chartering our own aircraft and getting permission from various governments to land in far off places like South Africa.
What really pains me is that we are using Expedia's travel agency portal to book things. But Expedia in their greed keeps 60% of my teams commission. I find that truly unfair. And I want them to be able to earn the income they deserve. And you can help me change the lives of these amazing, fun loving people.
I decided to build us our own hotel booking engine. Leveraging the inventories of multiple GDS services, bed banks and even booking.com. Almost 3.5 million accommodation options.
Wanna help me test it? Add yourself to the waitlist, get some cool rewards in return. Like book now, pay later and 10X rewards points as a big thank you!
I'll let you know when I put it into production.
Get on the list here: https://www.bonvago.com
Cheers, Thomas