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I think it's worth pointing out that a tool that can't explain its value prop without a signup is considered a must-skip by a lot of folks.

Yeah, it's classic growth hacking. It's also a giant red flag at this point.

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changed it now so you don't need to sign up to view an itinerary. Hopefully this is an improvement! This project was just a challenge I set myself to see what I could create alongside my day job - I'm no expert of growth strategies at all (in fact I don't have one). I'm learning as I go along. If it's coming across as a poor choice of tactic - apologies! More than eager to learn from suggestions here :)

Not meant as criticism, my apologies - it's a natural choice for a lot of new sites (because we've all seen the pattern so often). Just meant as a "it might work better if..."

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