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by willcheung 5406 days ago
Appreciate you spending time to write a detailed, honest feedback! Although our site is most useful for travelers who plan trips (a lot of people travel but do not actually "plan" trips), what we were trying to convey was that "even if you don't plan trips or travel, you can still use it to collect favorite restaurants or staycations." I think we have some homework to do to convey that message better.

Also, qood question: "why is it called duffel". We thought that a duffel bag is a place where you throw random stuff in when you travel or going places, and our "duffel" is place for you to collect your ideas of where to go, what to do while you're traveling. (I think I should just explain it like that in our About page :))

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I was curious as to why it is called "duffel" in part because a duffel bag conjures up a very different kind of trip image for me than the one the site itself gave me images of. The site itself suggests to me "people with money booking hotels". In contrast, a duffel bag conjures up images of someone hitch hiking to where they want to go, sleeping in hostels or couchsurfing or camping out...etc. The name and the site seem jarringly out of step with each other for me.

Best of luck.