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hereorthere.com — a new online community for travelers

Buydomains Customer Since: 2005
Domain Name: www.HereOrThere.com

HereOrThere.com — publish, share and explore travel experiences

Travel is the largest single vertical on the web today. Three out of four travelers depend on online travel sites for booking travel and finding destination and scheduling information.

One of the latest entrants into this market is hereorthere.com. We all love to share our travel experiences and HereOrThere.com allows us to do it with a new twist — by offering a site with relevant and personalized travel information where users can share photos and journals easily.

HereOrThere.com addresses one of the hardest questions facing potential travelers — where to travel next: here or there? With this new tool, they no longer have to rely on friends and family for limited travel information. Instead, they can get relevant and personalized ideas from an entire travel community so they can decide where to go to experience the world's most inspirational destinations.

"The right domain name is the difference between success and failure. On the internet your domain name is your 'real estate'. Get it right the first time." — Hugo Burge, Founder

Hugo Burge, Founder of HereOrThere.com, is no stranger to online travel having worked in the industry for over 7 years. He and his business partner, David Soskin, were involved in a management buy-in of Cheapflights.com in March 2000.

Since 2000 they have grown Cheapflights from a 3 person operation to an 80 employee business with offices in London, UK and Boston, MA (US).

When it comes to the Internet, Location = Simplicity + Meaning
When it came to start his new venture, finding a domain name proved to be a bit of a challenge. Explains Burge, "I started with a huge list of possible names. I even carried a pen and paper round for at least three weeks — it drove my friends and family nuts!"

He was able to cut the list down to what he felt were the top five names by looking at international availability, common sense and simplicity.

"I love domain names that are simple, do what they say on the tin, and mean something. On the web you are only one click away from other options and it pays to be able to see that a site is relevant before you click."

The final name, HereOrThere.com, was purchased from BuyDomains in 2006. The site launched in beta in May 2007 — once again, with a founding team of just three.