Released on: September 16, 2008, 1:36 pm

Press Release Author: Jimmy Ku / GoPlanit

Industry: Transportation & Logistics

Press Release Summary: New travel planning tool saves users time when planning,
organizing and sharing trips with friends

Press Release Body: SAN FRANCISCO – September 15, 2008 – We love to travel, but we
don’t always have the time to spend researching and organizing our trips. GoPlanit
is redefining the travel industry by launching a planning tool that saves users time
by creating a personalized trip at the click of a button. CEO Steve Chen announced
GoPlanit’s public launch while presenting on stage as a finalist during this year’s
TechCrunch 50 Conference on Wednesday, September 10, 2008.

GoPlanit takes your preferences and budget into account when creating your
personalized trip itinerary. The recommendation engine suggests the most popular
and highest-rated items for each destination. It also takes into consideration the
location of each recommended item, hours of operation, and friends’ recommendations
when creating your custom plan.

Collaborating with your friends is just as easy. You can invite them to join you on
your trip by simply adding them as guests using the console in the planning tool.
There are currently two options for friends who have been invited – moderators and
guests. Moderators can modify the trip’s details while guests will be taken to a
read-only version of the group’s plans. “We know that many trips involve more than
just one person,” said COO Jimmy Ku. “So, we’ve taken those considerations in mind
when creating our group-planning functionality. With our unique drag-and-drop
calendar interface, I believe we offer the most flexible way to create a group
trip.”

Once your trip has been created, GoPlanit automatically generates a travel guide
that can be printed and taken offline on your trip. You can also export your trip
plan onto calendaring systems like iCal, Outlook, and Google Calendar.

GoPlanit mobile also saves you more time during and after your trip. With our
mobile browser-based application, you can access your trip details and search for
nearby things to do directly from your mobile phone. It’s also easier than ever to
remember your experiences with our travel microblogging feature. You can update
your trip journal with text and pictures in real-time and allow friends to follow
your latest developments. The microblog also automatically tags each entry with the
appropriate activity, ratings and time.

Ready to take a vacation? Try GoPlanit to plan your trips and go!


About GoPlanit

Based in San Francisco, GoPlanit was founded in August 2007. GoPlanit is the
one-click travel planner that’s useful on the go. Travel planning can be very
frustrating and time-consuming. One can spend weeks or even months researching
details, organizing travel plans, and communicating with friends, family and other
travelers. GoPlanit helps simplify the process – saving you time, money and
aggravation when planning your trips. Please contact us at info@goplanit.com and
visit us at www.goplanit.com

About TechCrunch50

Founded in 2007 by leading technology blog TechCrunch and entrepreneur Jason
Calacanis, the TechCrunch50 conference provides a platform for early-stage, and
frequently unfunded, companies to launch for the first time to the technology
industry’s most influential venture capitalists, corporations, angel investors,
fellow entrepreneurs and the international media. Companies are selected to
participate exclusively on merit. TechCrunch50 is supported by corporate sponsors
Google, Microsoft, MySpace, Salesforce, MSN Money, Symantec, Thomson Reuters and
Yahoo!, as well as venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital, Mayfield Fund,
Clearstone Venture Partners, Charles River Ventures, Founders Fund, Perkins Coie and
Fenwick & West.


Web Site: http://goplanit.com

Contact Details: 22 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
info@goplanit.com

Jimmy Ku
COO
(415) 362-1231
jimmy.ku@goplanit.com