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*Travel 2.0*

*Travel 2.0*. By Jasmine Wilson & Allison Fong CSE 91, Paturi. *Fly Spy*. *Fly Spy*. http://www.flyspy.com Shows how airfare prices fluctuate by day and picks out the optimal time for you to fly For now, only graphs airfare from Minneapolis

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*Travel 2.0*

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  1. *Travel 2.0* By Jasmine Wilson & Allison Fong CSE 91, Paturi

  2. *Fly Spy*

  3. *Fly Spy* • http://www.flyspy.com • Shows how airfare prices fluctuate by day and picks out the optimal time for you to fly • For now, only graphs airfare from Minneapolis • Checks flights to 45 cities within the US and 4 international cities • Can further filter your search by times, number of stops, and other nearby airports • Plans to calculate more than 100 million airfares daily

  4. *Fly Spy Technology* • Simple user interface • Easy to understand visualization of data • Allows the user to find the cheapest fares within seconds versus comparing multiple travel sites i.e. Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz

  5. *TripHub* • http://www.triphub.com/ • Allows you to easily plan group trips • Provides Planning guides • Clubs, weddings, skiing, family • Able to book flight and hotel • Allows you to send invites to trips and share an updated schedule

  6. *TripHub Technology* • Central “Hub” for trip info and discussions • Creates a shared community to put up info • Online itineraries • Gets rid of need for mass e-mail

  7. *VCarious* • http://www.vcarious.com/ • Community of Travelers • Allows you to… • Look at Travel Guides • Post your Photos • Share a Journal • Covers cities from all around the world

  8. *VCarious Technology* • Allows travelers to integrate their journal posts, with Google maps and photo streaming • Community- keeps them up-to-date, unbiased, and illustrates with member photos. • Has Advanced Photo sharing- integrated with Flickr • Combines guides, photos, journals in one dynamic interface

  9. *How These Guys Make Money* • Advertisements • Partners with Airlines and Hotels • Group Rates

  10. *Why Should we use These?* • Cheaper Prices on Travel • Easier to Update Travel Information (i.e. dates, schedule, etc) • Fly Spy is faster than other travel sites • Trip Hub can organize large travel groups • VCarious is easier to share photos and journals from trips

  11. *Triton Travel* • Specially for UCSD students • Create a partnership with the San Diego Airport • Provides affordable airfare to home • Easy to plan vacations for breaks • Discounts for good grades • Use advertisements to make money

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