Monday, April 30, 2007

Yapta. Seattle's newest consumer travel site...

Is there something in the water that propels Seattle's entrepreneurs to focus on online travel and real estate. I don't get it.

The latest Seattle startup to pre-launch ... comes from some former Foddog execs, which includes a former manager of mine at HouseValues, Tom Romary.

The product is likened to a bookmarking pad to track airline ticket prices - allowing users to find the best deals on specific itineraries and ultimately save money. Looks like the business model will come from generated airline fees, advertising and potentially other fees. I'm happy to say that I haven't seen anything like it so far and it could prove to be a very useful consumer tool.

As usual, TechCrunch broke the initial story. Read more ... link.

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