Jersey City to expand on-demand transport after shift in commuting habits Flexible ticketing Traditional public transit in New Jersey saw ridership drops of up to 90%at the height of the pandemic. In response to shifting commuter patterns, the state transit agency,NJ Transit, announced the rollout of a new bulk ticket-purchasing option last month as part of a pilot program to offer more flexibility. Customers can now purchase 20 one-way tickets for bus, light rail, and train which will be sold at a 20% discount compared to the regular fare....

In the past 6 months,Jetsetter, the travel arm of fashionista startup darlingGilt Group, has tripled the size of its team. Jetsetter, which launched in September 2009 offers 15-30 hotels on flash sales per week and has sold 176,000 nightly hotel bookings to date. The members-only travel site currently has 2 million members in their weekly email and offers luxury brands at deep discounts like the Fairmont, iconic hotels like The Venetian and hip boutiques like Standard Hotels....

WordPress is shaking things up. Before today, WordPress users had to choose between the dot-com and the dot-org options. The dot-com option is the easy-to-use, web-scale centralized version with automatic access to new upgrades and features. The dot-org option is a way for users to sign up and host their own blog with a hosting company. Users maintain complete control over plugins and code, but have to keep up to date with upgrades and features manually....

It’s a rainy afternoon in New York City, and inside theJetsetteroffices, its 65 employees are tenaciously planning what could be your next dream vacation whether it’s an extraordinary global hotel deal or an unforgettable experience like safaris in Africa, cooking classes in Tuscany or bike tours in Turkey. “We’re in the business of being an enthusiast,” says Jetsetter’s CEO Drew Patterson. With funding and incubation support fromGilt Group, Jetsetter launched in September 2009 with 15 employees....

While perched from its seat at the crux of hip and luxury,Jetsetterdidn’t want to let sites like Airbnb and HomeAway have all the fun! Today, Jetsetter is launching its foray into the villa business calledJetsetter Homes, a collection of over 200 curated, verified homes from around the world that will be available through exclusive prices. “As anyone who has researched and booked a vacation home knows, the process is archaic and time consuming compared to hotels, flights and rental cars,” said Drew Patterson, Jetsetter founder and CEO....