Favorite new travel sites of 2010
Looking for smart ways to book your trips online? Never turn to an established travel website. Major companies have a negative attitude toward innovation: It's too risky. A key executive at Priceline once summed it up:
"We are rarely the first to anything. There's a great cartoon of the American West a long time ago: a man face down in the dust with an arrow in his back. He was 'the first mover.'"
All of the major companies leave innovation to startups. That puts you in a powerful position. We know from surveys that the average Budget Travel reader is an early adopter and a frequent traveler. You're usually the first to try new things, and you love to travel.
What's a new website or travel technology you really liked this year?
Here are some innovations we've covered at Budget Travel:
Hipmunk: Airfare search with a sense of humor
New site Wanderfly will be wonderful at inspiring travelers
New site TripAlertz is Groupon for travel
New site TripTrace wants to be your travel muse
TrustYou aims to use "semantic search" to highlight the most relevant hotel reviews
Autoslash can track changes in your rental car rate after you book your trip
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