Drifting around HN, I noticed an interesting post about a YC09 startup named Adioso. Adioso fills an seemingly small niche need: flight search software for the indecisive. Adioso allows you to find out about the cheapest possible dates to fly somewhere. This doesn’t sound like anything new, but really it is quite different from other flight search portals. Upon entering “Boston to Chicago”, I could view a large range of dates for the flight, with the cheapest option first. This is a godsend to people like me, who often plan a vacation around when it might be cheap to get there. I can definitely see myself using Adioso.
As I was using it, I thought of an even more open-ended flight search possibility. I absolutely love to travel, and consider flying anywhere a treat. I may be part of an even smaller niche group, but my destination is often more flexible than my price point. I thought how interesting it would be to pose a very simple question to a flight searcher: where can I go for $X? I would LOVE a service like this. No date, no destination. The only restriction is how much you are interested in paying to get there. Startup idea, anyone?
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