Websites for travel information gathering
Posted by Max | Posted in travel | Posted on 29-10-2009
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Lots of regularly updated detailed articles covering tourist attractions. For exmaple Visitor attractions in Germany. Also provides country cultural and transport information.
Google service showing millions of geolocated photos. Check the photos of the places you plan to visit. Google Maps and Google Earth have options to show photos from Panoramio service, but only if they been approved by Google reviewers. You can also share your own travel photos.
hotels and attractions reviews from who visited the places. May give you ideas which places are worth visiting.
TravelPod.com – share your travel experience with others as a blog entry and get an information about the place you visit from blogs posted by others
World66 – another travel blogging and information sharing site
LonelyPlanet Message board – message board with more than 200,000 messages where travellers share their travel experiences and ask questions
EveryTrail – detail travel logs with map of the trip, photos and description.
GeoBeats – A video-based travel guide with high production values, but no user submitted content.
Ultimate web based trip planner tool. Add flights, hotels, attractions. onto a customized travel guide. Social network suggests most popular attractions and ratings. Generates a map with places marked. Travel itinaries could be shared with friends and family.