Did You Pack Too Much? Your Suitcase Knows
We want to notify your hotel if your flight is delayed.”
Business travelers keep their suitcases an average of three years before buying a new one, Mr. Pierucci said,
but Bluesmart’s software and firmware upgrades can deliver new features and new partnerships to customers as they are developed.
He wants to create an ecosystem to help people “avoid the pain in travel,” he said,
by using the accompanying phone app as an online travel information hub.
Crowdfunding sites are a great source of investment dollars
because the audience “instantly recognizes the value of making travel easier,” said Slava Rubin, a co-founder and the chief business officer at Indiegogo.
“Once we establish trust with a customer, and they like what we’re doing, we can start creating other
travel products for them,” like travel accessories or organizers that would go inside luggage.
When customers are ready to travel, they use the app to notify DUFL of the date
and destination of their trip and then “pack” by tapping on the items they want from the photographs on the screen.
There is also a set of features focused on making traveling easier, like electronic baggage tags
that allow customers to skip luggage check-in lines at the airport, and built-in scales to help travelers avoid fees for checked bags that exceed the weight limit.
