Jetsetter touts itself as a community of travelers that provides expert knowledge and exclusive deals on vacations. A mobile app, you can get special deals daily depending on what you’re interested in. Its Now feature enables you to book same-night hotel stays for up to 60% off.
Unlike many other apps in its category, Jetsetter is very focused and only does deals in the states on 7 cities: New York, Miami, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Deals may not appear until sometime in the afternoon, but bear in mind these are for people who wing it, travel frequently and don’t necessarily have their plans all mapped out, nor their hotels.
When I did a few searches, I saw savings of hotels that were in the $350-380 range for around $190-250. Under the Review section, there was a list called “What We Love,” which included that it is “crammed with new-wave restaurants, homegrown boutiques, speakeasy-style cocktail bars and pumping music venues.”
The “What to Know” feature is where they will email you the hotel name as soon as you book it, however you wouldn’t get the details in advance, which is a downside if location and visuals are important to you.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
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