{"id":1130,"date":"2023-02-10T17:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T17:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whimstay.com\/blog\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2023-10-14T15:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T15:33:52","slug":"ceo-david-weiss-shares-about-travel-the-future-and-whimstay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whimstay.com\/blog\/ceo-david-weiss-shares-about-travel-the-future-and-whimstay\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO David Weiss on Travel, The Future, and Overall Growth of Whimstay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;From a product-market fit and a value proposition standpoint, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whimstay.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whimstay<\/a> not only offered travelers the best deals available. We did so in a really cool and fun way. 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