Archive for October, 2010

  • Pssst: Here’s the contact info of airlines execs who can help you get the service you deserve.

    Christopher Elliott, a consumer advocate for National Geographic Traveler and The Washington Post maintains OnYourSi.de. The site is a wiki and blog where you can find and share the phone numbers, email addresses and names of airlines executives in charge of customer...

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  • The LetMeGo I18N Challenge is about to end… with surprise trips!

    Eight months ago the LetMeGo I18N Challenge started. These are two experimental contests, one for Spanish and one for Portuguese. The purpose is to find the entrepreneurs that will lead the localized versions of LetMeGo in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal (more details)....

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  • Log into LetMeGo with Facebook: We can haz it!

    You can now use Facebook to sign in to LetMeGo. If you use the same email address for both your LetMeGo and Facebook accounts, we will automatically connect them when you sign in for the first time. Otherwise, a new account will be created for...

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  • Being an authentic community

    It’s a fact of life that there are unscrupulous individuals who defraud and take advantage of others.  The online lodgings industry is plagued with various types of scammers looking for ways to catch their next victim. A recent interaction with a fraudulent host in Nigeria reminds...

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  • Host pictures now shown in the search results

    Great news! As of last week, our search results now display hosts’ pictures alongside the main picture of the listing. If you upload a picture of your face, your listing will automatically appear above others in the search results. Just in case you are wondering,...

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  • When travelling, should I drink tap or bottled water?

    Many of us have decided to stop drinking bottled water for sustainability reasons. This is easy to accomplish at home, but what are the options when travelling? Here are a few tips to consider: Travelling to a “1st world” country? Most high per capita countries...

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  • Starting working relationships with an end date in mind

    When I started LetMeGo back in 2008, I decided that I would simultaneously conduct an experiment.  For this new venture, I would hire new team members in a relatively unique way: by setting an end date for our agreement right from the start. In practice,...

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  • My double bed is not your cama doble

    Did you notice that the standard size of beds varies significantly from country to country? The differences are surprising! Check out this Wikipedia article for some information overload on the matter. Not to worry, though. At LetMeGo we don’t ask hosts whether the beds they offer...

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  • Hosts can now list the types of beds they offer

    Anyone who has traveled internationally knows the idea of a “bed” among countries and accommodations can vary widely. You might find a single bed where you expect a double. Or a double where you expect a Queen. Or if you’re really unlucky, a bed of...

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  • Promoting your listing on the sister sites of LetMeGo

    LetMeGo has many sister sites that offer specific types of lodging. We automatically show your listing in as many of them as we can. You can maximize the number of sites in which your listing is shown by making sure that you have properly selected...

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