TripScout’s 0 to 1M Users Update: October 2017

0 to 1M Update: October 2017 October 2017 Reflections As we settled from a booming summer and September, we went heads down in October to focus on product. We took everything we learned about how [...]

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The Simultaneous Rise of Last-Minute Travel Planners & Super-Planners

The Simultaneous Rise of Last-Minute Travel Planners & Super-Planners We’ve noticed an interesting trend in our data. Our guides tend to be purchased at the beginning of a trip or several months in advance. There [...]

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TripScout’s 0 to 1M Users Update: September 2017

0 to 1M Update: September 2017 September 2017 Reflections I expected September growth to decline slightly from August as the summer travel season slowed down, but some new growth channels and a continued feature by Apple [...]

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Travel Reviews Are Dead – And Here’s What To Do About It

Travel Reviews Are Dead – And Here’s What To Do About It Travel reviews may drag on for a while – but they are quickly dying and their utility has long diminished. Reviews served their [...]

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What the Travel Industry Needs to Know About the Millennial Traveler

What the travel industry needs to know about the Millennial Traveler The travel industry is scrambling to adapt to the Millennial Traveler. Most initiatives involve weak attempts at low-hanging fruits, like “let’s build a mobile [...]

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TripScout’s 0 to 1M Users Update: August 2017

0 to 1M Update: August 2017 My team and I are working hard to build the best tool for travelers. As frequent travelers, we’re building the app we wished existed. We’re building it for us. [...]

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Travel Startup Learnings: Food Tourism (and the mistake we made)

Travel Startup Learnings: Food Tourism I made an obvious mistake when launching TripScout. I underestimated the importance of food tourism in our app. Food isn’t just an important part of travel – it’s arguably the [...]

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The Best Travel Apps You Should Have Before Your Next Trip

There are hundreds of travel apps out there and it can be overwhelming for travelers to know which ones they should actually use. My obsession with both travel and tech leads me to try everything [...]