Show HN: Travel destination charting and info aggregator

raduvldsv 7 years ago |

Hi guys! Built this data-driven mvp to help people get all necessary travel info in one place. Would love to hear your feedback

cryptozeus 7 years ago |

Looks good but I have yet to visit these places so hard to tell what is useful. Can you add more countries may be USA ? :)

raduvldsv 7 years ago | |

So go visit!:) This is just an mvp but sure, if people like it I plan to add all relevant travel destinations

cryptozeus 7 years ago | | |

Ok, here is some more feedback only because you asked.

All the features are highly opinion based and without context. For example in thailand ,it says this.

Costs Total 4.9/5 Accommodation: CHEAP Supermarket: CHEAP Restaurants: CHEAP Transportation: AFFORDABLE

Here what is the 4.9 ? How do you decide that ? What is cheap accommodation ? This is all very relative. Something that is cheap to you could be expensive for someone. You need actual numbers there so people can decide themselve or provide context as to how you derive cheap vs expensive.

raduvldsv 7 years ago | | |

Many thanks for your feedback and questions! To establish the accommodation prices I've scouted hostel prices in several cities in Thailand. Placed them in database and benchmarked versus hostel prices in other 11 countries to determine what could for example "Cheap" mean. Then I've named the price segments: for example if average hotel room in Thai costs 1-5 usd per night, then it's Cheap; 5-8 usd in Affordable and so on. Does it sound right to you?

cryptozeus 7 years ago | | |

Yes it make sense but i think if you provide rough breakdown example then user would be more likely to trust this data. For example see how yelp.com considers place is $,$$,$$$ or $$$$. They provided explanation so user would know what to expect.

raduvldsv 7 years ago | | |

clear, thanks again!

cesterna 7 years ago |

neat! would be cool to compare the countries

raduvldsv 7 years ago | |

thank you! filters and comparison tools are in the making