[andyv88]

The biggest problem I have had with travel planning startups is that many of them focus too much and too quickly on monetisation - often leading to a poor user experience.

When I'm travel planning, I like to somewhat explore the destination (like reading a guide book) and think about what to do, where to stay etc -- rather than being immediately shown a list of hotels & airfares.

[erikstarck]

Have a look at http://owegoo.com I talked to the founder yesterday. Basically they are a search engine for destinations. Good if you know what to do but not where to go.

[sofiafranzen]

Yeah, we launched http://owegoo.com just a few months ago, trying to solve a few of these problems. Please hit me with feedback - here or at [e-mail]!