Travel Services Funded By Y Combinator

Travel-related services are an efficient market: consumers prepared to spend money, businesses competing through innovation.  Y Combinator has funded more than a dozen startups in the travel industry.  There’s companies that provide solutions for flight, local transportation, and lodging.

Companies

General Description
FlightFox

Batch:
ycs12

Location:
Mountain View

CrunchBase:
flightfox

Hacker News:
n/a

Status:
live

Market:
travel-related services
Flightfox is a platform for crowd-sourced (or human-powered) flight search. Registered flight experts, from all over the world, compete to find you the best flights. First, you start a contest by providing your trip details and committing a finder's fee. Then, flight experts compete to find you the best flights and cheapest deals. Lastly, you chose a winner, follow their booking instructions, and fly for less.