Author Archives: Stephen Chin

The Top of the Leaderboard: A Portrait of Traxo’s Top Traveler

Part of our job building one of the largest social, networked platforms for travel is that as developers, we are continuously evaluating and re-evaluating the user experience. And part of this process involves constant reinventing of the tools we use … Continue reading

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Traxo adds Travel Leaderboards, see the top ranked travelers in the world

Since the introduction of the travel score, we’ve been enthusiastically gauging the reactions of our members. One comment that we’ve received from our users is that while it was easy to see the scores of your existing buddies on Traxo, … Continue reading

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Automatically import booked trip itineraries to Outlook, iCal, iPhone, Google Calendars

We’ve all asked the same question. Everyone knows you need to stay organized in today’s busy, busy world. How to do it? That’s the million dollar question. On top of meetings, appointments, chores, and everything else organized in your calendar, … Continue reading

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Create an automatic log of your travels on Traxo using foursquare and Gowalla

We’ve all been in this situation before. Regular office-cooler chit chat with a friend turns to the popular subject of travels and the conversation typically goes something like this: “Oh wow, when are you going to Barcelona?” “Next week with … Continue reading

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Increase Traxo Travel Score by linking Gowalla, foursquare, TripIt

A lot of our users have been clamoring for new and faster ways to increase their travel score as quickly as possible. We’re really excited to announce that you can now get credit for your past trips by linking your … Continue reading

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So about this monster heat wave terrorizing the East Coast. Four places to beat the heat.

Yes it’s hot out. In fact it’s been sweltering hot in Dallas since Memorial Day. Yet ever since the slowly moving right arm of the current heat monster enveloping practically all of the U.S. south has now slinked its way … Continue reading

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AF on the Radio, Rudy Maxa interviews founder Andres Fabris

Rudy Maxa is a journalist, blogger, and radio host who has a great syndicated show mostly about travel, travel deals, and basically how to get the most out of a limited travel budget. But Rudy Maxa also often has truly … Continue reading

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Who uses the Travel score? free travel perks, how to increase your travel score

Well, a few days have passed since the launch of the Traxo travel score and the response to the new feature we’ve gotten here at Traxo has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic. We’ve been comparing a wide range of scores here at … Continue reading

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What does the Traxo travel score mean for travelers? How will it inspire you?

Since the introduction of the Traxo travel score feature a couple days ago, we’ve been really been excited by the enthusiasm our members have shown towards the new feature. In fact, we’ve been seeing a whole flurry of new activity … Continue reading

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Traxo travel score uses algorithm to identify travel Explorers, Jetsetters, Conquistadors

We like geeky things here at Traxo. We believe things like statistics, algorithms, and data analysis are the clockwork behind what we know as today’s socially driven internet. To put this belief into action, we’ve just rolled out some new … Continue reading

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