Company Information

Meliovation™ was originally founded in 2002 with the goal of developing travel technology and publishing travel content for both consumers and businesses worldwide.  Our first software product was Vacation Designer and was sold from 2002 until 2007 in both USA and European editions.  It won the prestigious award for Best Hobby Software in 2006 at the annual shareware industry conference in Denver, Colorado. 

The next venture was the introduction of the VacationCounts™ blog which promoted the idea of taking more time off from work to enjoy life to the fullest.  You can reach more about it in the Travel Blogs section or read dozens of articles on the VacationCounts.com website right now.

Our latest venture is a tourism business oriented blog called BookingCounts™.  It offers articles, resources, tools, and step-by-step tips to improve any travel website in order to get more bookings.  Additional details on our the Travel Blogs section or simply browse over to BookingCounts.com and get more bookings today.  

Founder - Scott Petoff

Scott Petoff runs product management, development, and travel publishing for Meliovation™ and has been involved in the creation of innovative software and websites since 1994.  Award winning and best selling software products for consumers that have previously been managed and developed by Scott were published by Books That Work (CD-ROM titles for home care, gardening, and car buying) and Sierra Online (Home and Landscape Design in 2D, 3D, and Photo editing).  Other technology solutions that have benefited from Scott's creative and detail-oriented expertise include software systems for audio e-book devices (Sega Dreamcast), medical testing instruments (kiosk and touch screen), clinical trial management (Microsoft® content portals), and employment/HR/legal technology (SaaS web applications for corporations).

Where does the name Meliovation™ come from?

The chosen name for the business represents two themes that showcase the philosophy of the organization.  The root "melio" comes from the Latin term "meliora" which is defined as "always better", and forms the basis for such words as ameliorate.  The second half, "vation", is the suffix of the word "innovation" or "the introduction of something new."  So, put together, "Meliovation" comes to mean "striving for improvement (betterment) through (technical) innovation."  We think it sums up the company and travel products and services quite well.  We hope you agree.