Gogobot Launches Its Redesigned iPhone Travel App, Hits 2M Registered Users (TechCrunch)

(Frederic Lardinois, TechCrunch)

Social travel site Gogobot has been on a roll lately. Just two months ago, the company announced that it had passed 1 million registered users. Today, Gogobot announced that it now has more than 2 million users, up 100% in the past 60 days. Currently a new users signs up for the service every 15 seconds. To celebrate this milestone, the company also today announced its completely redesigned iPhone app. Gogobot 2.0 offers a number of new features, including the ability to book hotels right from the app, as well as new “explore” and “discover” tabs to find the most interesting restaurants, hotels and other venues around you.

Gogobot claims it is now the #2 social travel site behind Tripadvisor. The new app, the company says, is meant to provide you with “personalized advice and tools at every phase of your journey, from discovering to sharing and from planning to booking.” According to Gogobot co-founder and CEO Travis Katz, the emphasis in designing the new app was on making it “even more social, as you can follow where your friends and those in your network are traveling and learn if they liked a destination or have specific tips.” (Please Click Here To Read Full Article)