Adam Goldstein came up with this summer project he could do. This Hipmunk ended up being more than that as it became the best place to discover cheap flights. With just a little help from friend and Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman, Goldstein took an old dog and taught it a bevy of new tricks, reports CNN Money. Goldstien may have just gotten into an excellent business considering the color and user-friendly interface of the site.
Hipmunk changes online travel
Flights are easy to see with the color Hipmunk adds to the list of flights. Just this week there was a launch. Reviews are really great in just that short time. TechCrunch writes that “When you see the results you’ll never want to see flight results in any other format.” Goldstein was happy to hear that Lifehacker thought the visual interface was “fantastic.” They had worked quite a bit to make the website look pleasing to the eye. Test is not all clustered together. It is arranged by color and coded together. Searchers and easily zoom in on a favored in the grid at any time for additional info.
Winging it with ‘a small, cute animal and a good logo’
Orbitz was one of the most popular online travel business that Goldstein and Huffman made their deal with for flight booking after checking many different websites. Flights found on Hipmunk are booked via Orbitz and both websites benefit monetarily from the transaction. Hipmunk’s chipmunk in flight goggles will no doubt bring the business the kind of brand recognition Twitter enjoys with its bluebird. Goldstein’s girlfriend, according to CNN, chose the mascot.
“She said, ‘If you pick a small, cute animal and a good logo you’ll never go wrong,’” Goldstein says.
Storing acorns for winter
Hipmunk is still in the early process of its evolution and is stockpiling ideas for how to improve. Expanding search functions is something Goldstein would like to do. He’d also like to stop spam from hitting users each and every time they get on. It is more likely that hotels and auto rentals can be added on. Adding more content might make the amazing design of Hipmunk go down a bit. Whatever happens, the search for cheap flights is now less frustrating for searchers than ever before.
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