Things to do on holiday

Posted by editor

July 23, 2008

www.isango.com

If you like to travel but not sitting on a beach, going somewhere new can be a problem as you have no real idea what you can do when you get there. A fairly unknown site, Isango, hopes to solve this problem for all the jetsetters out there - it lets you search, and even book things to do whilst you are away.

Just to illustrate a simple example:

If you were travelling to California on holiday what would you do - Universal Studios? Rodeo Drive? Venice Beach? A simple search using the activities search engine throws up a few solutions:

Disneyworld
Seaworld
Shopping
Nights out

You can then follow the links and book the activity. Obviously Isango is making a profit on you pre booking but it is a really nice way to find out what is going on and actually give advice on what sort of people may like the activities.

The downside -

We’d actually like to see free things listed with the activities - What about a walk on Will Rodgers Beach or a advice on a nice resturant.

Overall we like the idea - a bit less heavy sell and more a place to stop by and I would be really happy to keeep coming back to the site - even better would be personal reviews of the activities and how they were rated - good, bad or indifferent.

I’d say Isango is a good three star site - the concept works for us and with a few more bits added I think this could be the next tripadvisor. If you have used the site please let us know in the comments section.

See the next page to read the Isango’s own description:

Overview
Isango! is an ambitious young company launched in October 2006. We offer both consumers and travel professionals an authoritative source of exciting and colorful experiences. Holiday tours, sightseeing, attractions, activities and best things to do in more than 50 countries across the world…to plan and book ahead. Isango! finds everything you need to make your travel experience unforgettable.

Our Dream
We, like you, are travellers who have come to expect that the online sites ought to offer much more than telling us what the best price is to get from A to B, or giving us a list of hotels in a particular city. There have got to be sites like that… but we think that online travel should move to the next level.

We believe we travel to do things, find out about cultures, people, places and see what the world has to offer. How many times have we come back raving about the great flight we had? Perhaps not that often… because we come back and talk about what we did there, how great the safari was, the fascinating drive through the wineries, or simply the great boat ride that we had. We talk about experiences.That is the purpose of our travel, that is why we board the flight, and endure it all the way, in the first place

This is where we felt online sources were not helping much. First, to tell you all about a destination - the stuff you need to know to ‘understand’ a place, and have a complete view of the experiences you can find over there. Then, to bring those products together under one roof for you to plan and book in the most convenient way

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