The LetMeGo Private Beta Has Begun! Help Wanted.

After almost two years of development, more than 40,000 hours of hard-work, a 90-day immersion, and an investment that would allow a family of 4 to live in Tahiti for more than two decades, we have completed the beta version of LetMeGo, and it has gone live. Initially, the beta will only be accessible to a select group of beta testers. In a few weeks, we will complete this private beta period, and then we will open the doors to everybody.

While we are certain that our superhuman team of coders have created a totally flawless service that will work perfectly from day one, we think we should probably test out everything, just to be on the safe side. This is where you come in. The private beta will mark the first time that anyone outside of our team will get to see what we have created, and we’re very excited for you to test it out.

You may have participated in a private beta before–if not, here’s a quick explanation of the sorts of things you can help us with:

In essence, we want you to use our site as if you were a traveler who wants to journey to various places (in the U.S. and Canada only, at the moment). You will create itineraries, and then invite certain participating lodgings to bid on your itinerary. If you find that something about the experience doesn’t work, is wonky, or is simply confusing, you inform our customer service agents (LetMeGo aMeGoes), and we address the problem.

If you think you can help us, please click here to register for the private beta.

Alexander Torrenegra

P.S. I happen to be traveling in the Chilean and Argentinean Andes today. While I certainly didn’t plan to be traveling during the release of the LetMeGo Private Beta, my travels have left me even more convinced of the site’s potential.  As I talk with small owner/operators of individual lodgings, who are eager to offer customized lodgings to each customer and who don’t work with the big online travel agencies, I see endless opportunities for these owners, for travelers, and for LetMeGo.

View of the Lanin Volcano from the the Argentinean-Chilean border over the Andes.