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by jn 3929 days ago
Great product idea. I was quite taken aback by how similar the UI and UX is to Airbnb's though [1]. Of course that's not necessarily a bad thing - it's a much nicer interface than most hotel comparison sites - but it's extreme to the point of brand confusion. My first instinct was to check if this was a spin-off business!

[1] Triprebel vs Airbnb UI: http://imgur.com/a/FALP0

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I believe it's just a design/interaction solution becoming popular. Then of course when both the websites are dealing accommodation similarities become stronger, but think about it, we're talking about enhancing the really relevant information: Location, picture and price. And that's the best design solution to do it.
Landing page: ubiquitous design. Search page: nearly a pixel-for-pixel copy of Airbnb's unique design.

I would advise changing that...

Err, this is a pretty common bootstrap style theme. It's nearly identical to Vitality, a $10 theme on wrapbootstrap. The maps page is actually google powered in both cases.