# Reversed Travel Search Engines Nightswapping Focuses on the User's City of Departure By Meghan Young | Published 2016-03-10 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reversed-travel-search-engines References: [blog.nightswapping](http://blog.nightswapping.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/US-CP.pdf) Sometimes you want to get away but even though you might have some strict guidelines as to what you want to do, you don't know where you want to go; enter Nightswapping, a reversed travel search engine. It takes your city of departure -- among some other information -- and provides great options to act on. It might seem like a simple enough concept, but it's one that hasn't been put into play properly yet. Until now. Through Nightswapping's reversed travel search engine, people will be provided with a list of [weekend destinations and places to stay](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travelshare) with local hosts. It's almost like a more refined version of [Airbnb](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airbnb-rooms), aside from the fact that it all originates from a vague starting point. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Reversed Travel Search Engines:** Opportunity for disrupting traditional travel booking platforms by offering personalized recommendations based on the user's departure city. - **Local Homestays:** Potential for disrupting traditional hotel accommodations by connecting travelers with local hosts for unique and immersive travel experiences. - **Refined Vacation Planning:** Opportunity for creating innovative tools that simplify the process of finding and booking personalized travel options based on individual preferences and requirements. ### Who This Affects Most - **Travel and Tourism:** Disruptive innovation opportunities in providing personalized and localized travel experiences, challenging traditional travel booking platforms. - **Hospitality:** Opportunity for leveraging the concept of local homestays to offer alternative accommodation options and compete with conventional hotel chains. - **Travel Technology:** Potential for developing advanced travel planning platforms and algorithms that utilize departure city information to recommend personalized trip itineraries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Social Travel Exploration Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roameio.md) - [Instant Accommodation Bookings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-travel-agent.md) - [Cost-Effective Housing Exchange Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-exchange.md) - [Alternative Travel Incentives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roamr-for-friends.md) - [Amenity-Based Hotel Searches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hotelswith.md) - [Smart Travel Planners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cityone.md) - [Personalized AI Holiday Planning](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/planitly.md) - [Travel Planning Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tripadvancer.md) - [Instant Trip Planners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moon-trip1.md)