Startup Model — Selling Travel Packages

The Model: A platform selling travel packages based on different interests, activities and user details (single/married, children/no children etc.). Also 6 travel offers are negotiated by the company and featured on the website.

Startup Doing It: Travelbird (Dutch startup)

What I Like:

Core Idea — Offering a travel solution is a great idea. Having packages based on interests, activities, demographics etc. makes it much easier for the user to browse and select the best package. Also the 6 daily featured travel offers lure the customer as he/she knows they will last for only 24 hours.

Great User Experience — The look and feel of the website is great and the site is very easy to browse. Also the booking and payment mechanism is easy to use.

Curation — I believe the next growth cycle in a lot of spaces will be based on good curation.

Travelbird does a great job at this, when it comes to travel.

My Concerns:

Competitive — Competition is high in this space. A lot of big travel websites are also offering packages. Package designing and display has a very important role to play.