SeatID is socializing the way we buy tickets and make reservations online. How come no one thought of this before?
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Tnooz: Social seating one year on: move over airlines – hotels, rail and events get a piece of the action
But perhaps more exciting for the industry as a whole is what SeatID is doing. The startup has extended its service to hotels, trains, online ticketing and stadia.
Not only can users find useful contact or a like-minded person on a plane using social media profiles but also they can do the same for trains, sporting and other events or use profiles to see who is staying or has stayed at a hotel.
SeatID was also named a Gartner Cool Vendors 2013 in social software and collaboration.
May 9, 2013
HLN.BE: SeatID is one of Ten Cool Travel Trends [Dutch]
Luchtvaartmaatschappijen bieden al geruime tijd de optie om zelf je zitje te selecteren in het vliegtuig. Dankzij sociale media kan je ook steeds vaker kiezen naast wíe je zit. Iets wat op lange vluchten niet altijd een overbodige luxe is, want je zit toch liever naast iemand die op zijn minst enkele interesses deelt?
March 17, 2013
ClickZ: Travelers Fly High with Social Seating Solution
Flying alone is always the luck of the draw. Sometimes you get the person of your dreams sitting next to you (my cousin met his wife on a plane!) and sometimes you get that guy, yes that one, that makes you want to put your headphones in, close your eyes and pretend that he’s not there. Fear no more – well for passengers flying on Ukrainian carrier, AeroSvit, anyway. The airline has partnered with SeatID to launch a social traveling experience for its passengers, aimed at allowing individuals (who opt-in) the ability to see who else is on the chosen flight.
February 15, 2013
TheNextWeb: SeatID is one of the best travel apps of 2012
This neat Web app does social seating as a SaaS service for airlines and travel websites, giving individuals the ability to see who else is on the chosen flight. More than that, it also lets people see who will be on other flights before purchasing a ticket.
December 26, 2012
APEX: New social seating service looks to pair up with online travel agent
SeatID is looking to put its own spin on social seating – and turn the concept into a natural part of the airline passenger experience.
December 13, 2012
Wall Street Journal: Come Fly With Me
Flights can be a great way of meeting interesting people, but everybody has their own tale of being stuck next to the passenger from hell on an interminable journey. SeatID wants to improve your chances of sitting next to somebody you might get on with.
November 14, 2012
AviaPort: AeroSvit Passengers use Social Networks to get Acquainted with Fellow Travelers Before the Flight using a SeatID Service [Russian]
“АэроСвит” и SeatID сообщают о внедрении инновационной услуги, позволяющей пассажирам украинской авиакомпании уже на этапе бронирования и онлайн-покупки билета получить информацию о попутчиках и установить с ними контакт в популярных социальных сетях.
November 14, 2012
ifanr: SeatID – Choose your seatmate [Chinese (Simplified)]
的介绍，SeatID 可以使人们在购买机票前就能看到此航班上的其他人的座位情况，另外，SeatID 的方案对各个航空公司和旅游网站都是通用的。
November 14, 2012
Feeder: The startup that will allow you to fly with your friends [Hebrew]
קל להבין את השירות של סיט אידי אם חושבים על תכנון נסיעת עבודה לכנס שמתקיים בחו”ל. באופן טבעי, יש מספר טיסות שתוכלנה להביא אתכם למחוז חפצכם, אך ייתכן ותרצו לרכוש כרטיס ספציפי בדומה למה שרכשו קולגות שלכם שאף הם נוסעים לאותו הכנס. לחילופין, אולי תרצו לרכוש כרטיס ולהתיישב במטוס ליד בחורה שמצאה חן בעיניכם במיוחד
November 14, 2012
TechCrunch: SeatID Launches Service To Book A Flight Based On Your Social Network
SeatID wants to change the way you fly. At best, SeatID could make your flight much more enjoyable. SeatID might also help you avoid sitting next to a screaming baby.
November 13, 2012
TheNextWeb: SeatID helps you avoid the crying baby and the smelly hippy on flights
SeatID does social seating as a SaaS solution for airlines and travel websites, enabling individuals who opt-in the ability to see who else is on the chosen flight. More than that, it also lets people see who will be on other flights before purchasing a ticket. I see professional sales reps around the world taking advantage of that one. My favorite bit about SeatID is that you don’t have to be on the same social network to see each other.
November 13, 2012
Layla Calcali – Channel 10, Israeli TV: SeatID allows you to choose your seatmate [Hebrew]
November 13, 2012
DR: Connect with a Seatmate on the plane [Danish]
Hvad nu hvis du kunne undgå dem på turen til London eller New York, og i stedet vælge en du gerne ville sidde ved siden af? Det bliver måske snart muligt. Det er i hvert fald intentionerne med SeatID, et spritnyt socialt sted på nettet, hvor rejsende kan parre sig med hinanden.
November 13, 2012
KURIER: Neighbor found on a plane using Facebook [German]
Fluglinien würden den Dienst wollen, um ihr Kundenservice zu verbessern, jüngere Kunden ansprechen zu können oder einige gar dazu animieren, Business Class zu buchen, weil dort möglicherweise interessante Menschen sitzen.
October 25, 2012
FutureZone: Find your airplane seatmate using Facebook [German]
Per “Social Seating” soll man künftig seine Sitznachbarn im Flugzeug via Facebook-, LinkedIn- oder Twitter-Profil aussuchen können.
October 24, 2012
Lost At E Monir: Avoid the screaming baby on your next flight
SeatID is set to make your flying experience more tolerable. Flyers will soon be given the option to opt in for social seating. Who could possibly say no to avoiding that screaming baby.
October 15, 2012
Tnooz: Privacy protection and data use still big concerns in social seating game
A survey shows concerns around how information will be used, what will be visible etc however travellers seem to broadly embrace the concept with 60% saying they’d be interested and 30% saying it would depend on the airline.
October 8, 2012
Social Factory: Your social graph determines who you are traveling with [Swedish]
Med tjänsten SeatID kan flygresenärer numera välja vem de ska sitta brevid under resan. Kan vem som helst se att just jag ska åka med det planet just den dagen? Givetvis så är det inte riktigt så. Först så är det du som väljer om du ens vill vara med i SeatID samt att det är endast folk som du känner, kanske känner och/eller som har gemensamma intressen som får tillgång till informationen om dig.
September 3, 2012
TTG Digital: Focus on social seating
Social media allows you to see exactly who’s already booked the seat next door. The key benefit is the opportunity for on-board networking. The potential for agents and operators should not be underestimated either. Since the SeatID product can be ported easily on to other retail websites, OTAs selling flights could incorporate it to give customers the ability to see exactly who is on-board. Operators, meanwhile, could use SeatID to show prospective clients the social profiles of others already booked on their next group tour or cruise.
July 25, 2012
Egg idea: Sit next to your Facebook friends with the help of SeatID [Thai]
และทางเว็บ SeatID ก็หัวใสและคิดการณ์ไกล จึงได้นำฟีเจอร์นี้มาใช้เป็นท็อปปิ้ง On Top กับระบบจองตั๋วของสายการบินทั่วโลก กล่าวคือ เมื่อจะซื้อตั๋ว ก็จะนำพาคุณมายังแผนผังที่นั่ง จากนั้นก็เข้าระบบด้วยเฟซบุ๊ก และอนุญาตให้แอปฯ ของ SeatID เข้าถึงข้อมูลประวัติของคุณ เมื่อทำการจองก็สามารถดูได้เลยว่าคนที่จองก่อนหน้าคุณคนไหนเป็นเพื่อนหรือคนรู้จักของคุณบ้าง.
July 2, 2012
JWT Intelligence: Social Seating – One of our 100 Things to Watch in 2012
Booking agents across the globe may soon be adopting social seating allowing ticket buyers to overlay the social graph and handpick desirable seating arrangements. The Israeli startup SeatID aims to market its own system to interested airlines as well as any other companies that organize seating, from trains to theaters.
June 28, 2012
Puregenie: Social Seating – The Future of Air Travel
SeatID is gathering momentum and worldwide interest. SeatID founders are confident that they have a solution that will transform the way we travel. With some big brands following suit, it suggests that this is no fad.
June 26, 2012
Havayolu 101: Would You Select Your Airplane Seat Based on Social Media? [Turkish]
SeatID’nin hedefi, sosyal medya üzerinden yapılan check-in işlemleri için evrensel bir platform olabilmek. Bu başarıldığı takdirde, yolcuların hangi havayolu şirketi ile uçtuğu fark etmeksizin, Facebook, Twitter veya Linkedin profilleri ile giriş yapılarak, SeatID üzerinden check-in işleminin gerçekleştirilmesi mümkün hale gelecek.
June 11, 2012
EpicLaunch: An Interview with Eran Savir, Cofounder of SeatID
SeatID, a social seating solution that allows travelers to look at people with similar interests on the plane and then book a seat accordingly.
June 6, 2012
Business Insider: Flying Around The World Could Get A Lot More Social This Fall
SeatID is poised to change the way we book tickets for concerts, flights and perhaps everything else
June 6, 2012
CNN: Social seating: First airlines, then everything else
An exclusive look at one social-seating system that hopes to completely change how we travel and go out
June 5, 2012
