The big problem I see is that planning does in a lot of ways remove the essence of travelling (see The Art Of Travel by Alain De Botton). The best trips I've been on have been largely unplanned and taken on a day to day basis which flies in the face of a single up front plan which is built once and referred to throughout the trip.
What I do see a market for are the tools which sit in the middle and enhance your ability to plan once your in a location. Tools like:
- flight management
- hotel booking management
- local knowledge resources
- tools for connecting with locals
- language tools
A lot of these are already available in various forms through dedicated applications. I use kayak, hostel bookers, app in the air, wiki travel plus local subway and language apps. Whether there could be an advantage to it all being in one place I'm not sure but the tools on their own seem to do pretty well once you've put together your toolset.
What I do see a market for are the tools which sit in the middle and enhance your ability to plan once your in a location. Tools like:
- flight management - hotel booking management - local knowledge resources - tools for connecting with locals - language tools
A lot of these are already available in various forms through dedicated applications. I use kayak, hostel bookers, app in the air, wiki travel plus local subway and language apps. Whether there could be an advantage to it all being in one place I'm not sure but the tools on their own seem to do pretty well once you've put together your toolset.