... wasn't in the booking, a rental car insurance that duplicated what I already had, a connection that was technically legal but impossible to make on foot. So I built AuditorTravel: you upload your flight, hotel, car rental or cruise vouchers (PDF, screenshot, whatever you have) and an AI reads them and flags hidden fees, duplicate charges, and logistics mistakes in seconds, without asking for any personal data. It's launching on Product Hunt this Thursday ... ... wanted to open this thread earlier to ask the community directly: What's the worst "hidden fee" surprise you've had on a trip? Airline, hotel, car rental, cruise

... obsessed with a weird edge case: cruise ports. You get off the ship at 8am, you're back on by 4pm, and if you're late the ship leaves without you. No other kind of travel has that hard a deadline. Most people either pay for a scripted ship excursion or wing it and hope they judged the walk back correctly. So I stress-tested Routinex against that exact constraint give it a port and your reboarding time ...

... Every trip planner I tried either dumped a checklist that ignored geography, or handed me a "finished" plan I had no say in. Built Routinex to fix that: neighborhood-anchored days, group voting, live weather/flight data, and a Cruise Port mode for people who stress about all-aboard timing. routinex.travel What's the one trip-planning problem you still haven't found a good tool for? Comment from Aaron Lindsay(@aaron_lindsay): @rutuja_kokate  Sounds great. Please check ...

... Founders Biggest Exits Serial Founders some of it's who you'd expect - the Collison brothers and the Airbnb crew up top. Some of it's a rabbit hole: the same names keep resurfacing across batches. Kyle Vogt (Twitch Cruise), Justin Kan, and Parker Conrad have each done YC more than once, and 160+ founders here are behind billion-dollar companies. and since we're an open-data project, the whole thing is also a free API: GET/ https://api.exploreyc.com ... ... from vmonome(@taskrelayhq): This is a fun rabbit hole the repeat-founder pattern (Vogt, Kan, Conrad) is the interesting part, way more than the leaderboard itself. Would love to see it sliced by 'founders who've had one exit vs

... Eric, Product Manager at OLA Vacations. Most travel tools help you book. Virtually none help you decide when to book. After years in the cruise industry, I kept seeing the same painful cycle: Travelers spend weeks researching ships, itineraries, and cabins. They finally pull the trigger. Then, a week later, the price drops by $100, $500, or even $1,000+. And the worst part? They never even realize it. Why? Because cruise

... most of you have seen the news. A cluster of hantavirus cases has emerged aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. As of this week, five confirmed cases, three deaths, and roughly 150 passengers are still on board while governments argue over where the ship is allowed to dock. Passengers from 23 nationalities are on that vessel. Three people have already died. This is a real, unfolding public health event, and our thoughts are with everyone affected ...

... users who create sea route animations told us something simple: Everything looks great but the distance is in km. For ocean routes, nautical miles are the standard. Cruise routes, sailing journeys, ferry crossings, aviation paths they all use NM. So we added it. Now in TravelAnimator you can display route distance in: Kilometers Miles Nautical Miles Switch anytime depending on the journey you re creating. A small feature, but if you're animating ocean voyages or flight routes, it makes ...

... Location, Location, Location Robotaxi company Waymo is expanding across California. Already active in SF, Silicon Valley, and LA, it now has a green light from California regulators to cruise into Napa, Sacramento, San Diego, and many of the bedroom communities surrounding those areas.  It s easy to see how Google Maps and Waze, both owned by Alphabet, will fit into the plans of a self-driving car company also owned by Alphabet. But as self-driving cars take ...

... wrangle logistics. If the tech can keep production invisible yet smarter, we might finally see more films get made, not fewer. That s real industry impact. @busmark_w_nika 's cloning bit was great. All the actors (except Tom Cruise) could use AI to get their stunt scenes better. Comment from Jason(@jasoninho): Just curious if you'd use any AI dubbing tools in your workflow? Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @nickharty   @sanskarix  :DDDDDD ... ... true. Tom Cruise

... community size. Curious to hear from others: How early do you start preparing your audience for a PH launch? Have you ever seen votes disappear or rankings drop because of new-account upvotes? Comment from Greg Powell(@cloudboard_greg): @cruise_chen  Well said. Comment from Chris Hicken(@chrishicken): That s such an important point, Koshima. Many founders underestimate how Product Hunt s trust system works. I ve seen launches with big communities drop in rank overnight because most ... ... engaging discussions make your votes count for more. Low-effort comments and AI slop reduce your impact. Never buy upvotes. If we have strong evidence that a launch is paying for votes, it will be un-featured. Comment from Cruise

... suggestions and comments. Imagine your users being able to upvote bugs or propose features directly on your board. Redesigned sprint analytics now with better graphs and a single panel view. Want to see if your last sprint was more cruise control or crash landing ? The new analytics will give you a clearer picture. Background customisation solid colours, gradients and meshes if you re feeling fancy. Minimalist mode for focus, or add some personality (yes, puppies are still an option). Unified ...

... currently working on ClimaPal, a weather + travel assistant that makes packing easier. Outside of building apps, I m into music, working on cars, and travel (I actually used ClimaPal s packing logic to prep for a London Iceland cruise). Excited to connect with fellow makers and learn from this community Curious do you journal daily, only when you need a reset, or do you find packing for a trip one of the most stressful parts ...

... nika): @byalexai  We need to discover other ways to "promote" the launch because, as I understood from the discussion in Rohan's post, there are no plans to return them back. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @cruise_chen  Where will that "roadshow"? I think that I need more details because I didn't get it. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @je_suis_yaroslav  Why did you perceive it like "useless"? :D Comment from jared dean ... ... busmark_w_nika): @ash_grover  First, I thought that these Notify me pages were not relevant in terms of traffic, but with more people commenting it, I think that traffic could be quite good from them. Comment from Cruise

... very much for sharing your thoughts, @csurita . Good luck to you and safe travels!!! Comment from Chris Surita(@csurita): This sounds like something I could've used when swatting away the tourist traps that typically spawn camp the cruise ports, airports, and roads in almost every major city I've been in traveling! Good luck and hope the focus stayed on authenticity, too often these start out finding hidden gems and then devolve into what local LLC can spend ...

... complete rebrand with a new logo and the smoothest possible user experience Token-smart pricing : Pro $19.99 / month offers upto 150 assistant messages, all features included. Low-token architecture + Diff Editing stretch every quota; most builders cruise well below their allowance. From prototypes to production, Ethinva Pilot 1.0 hands you the controls no dev-mode gimmicks, just pure acceleration. Try it today and build the future, within seconds! Comment from Riya Agrawal(@riya_agrawal3): The diff editing + PR flow honestly ...

... with something. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): Thanks for sharing. :) I am just adding, if anyone want to make a good storytelling  just watch the best movies. :) BTW, I really love the Magnolia style movie with Tom Cruise when several storylines starts as autonomous stories but intersect at some point. The same story telling technique as Cloud Atlas. Comment from Karan Arora (@gamifykaran): Loved it, is there a bookmark feature to save this :) Comment from Kay Kwak ...