9 Essential Social Media Sites for Travel

With so many travelers in the world, it is no wonder that several social media sites have popped up all around the internet.
In this brief write up, you will find some of those, which have been rated the best by several social fanatics around the globe.

Dopplr is a traveler’s media site that is easy to navigate. You are able to create itineraries and read tips from other users. It is a great place to share your trips with others and find connections with other people. You can combine your other sites with Dopplr such as Facebook and twitter. This site integrates many features in an easy manner.

Trip Wolf is a fairly new travel site. People say it is very personal and in some ways resembles Facebook. It has features for travelers and friends. The traveler’s section helps you connect with people who can help you plan a trip and offer suggestions. You can also just find great friends who have the same thing in common.

Trip Hub is a social media site that is different in focus. This site is focused around people who want to plan trips as groups. It is said to be the best group planning tool and website. You can share itineraries, invite travelers, create a plan layout, and utilize travel blogs.

Driftr is a social media site set up similar to Facebook. You can have friends, create trips and profiles, and do research on trips that other people have taken. This site’s only downfall is that it is very new and small. With some growing, it has a lot of potential.

World66 is a community that is based on travel articles. There is not as much networking with others. You will find some forums and blogs.

There are other travel sites that don’t quite fall under the above mentioned. This is due to their design and age. These sites are still useful with more content to offer, while maintaining a unique social vibe.

Virtual Tourist is a great site with over one million members. This is said to be the web’s largest community when it comes to traveling networks. You will find many tips, photos and guides of just about anywhere you can imagine. The relevancy of the site is said to be amazing.

BootsnAll is a travel site that is made up of message boards. You can gain a lot of valuable advice and tips from a very wide user base. You can contact individual travelers very easily through this site.

Lonely Planet is a very large traveling site. It is said to have some of the best forums and communities out there. It is a very active site. You will find a lot of helpful traveling information to assist you.

Trip Advisor focuses on free travel guides. It does not have the same sense of community as other sites.

2 Responses to “9 Essential Social Media Sites for Travel”

1. Tweets that mention 9 Essential Social Media Sites for Travel -- Topsy.com says:

   September 24, 2009 at 10:20 am

   [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by MashMoz and vincent siconnelly. vincent siconnelly said: RT @michael_duvall 9 Essential Social Media Sites for Travel http://bit.ly/swKpT [...]

   Reply
2. linux virus says:

   December 25, 2009 at 9:00 pm

   WOW!!! I found your site on google looking for something totally unrelated- and now I’m going to have to go back and read the old posts! So much for spare time this morning, but this was a truly spectacular find

   Reply