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Social networking travel site makes its debut

Debuting today, TripConnect is an online service that allows people to get travel advice from people they know, others who share similar interests, and also from established and relevant information sources. On the site, you can make friends and see where people in their network have traveled. Membership is free, and the running count for number of places visited is 199425. Pretty impressive for a site that debut just today.

You could also choose to join groups with tags such as "adventure travelers," "budget travelers," "shopping," and "food and restaurants." The most popular tags are bolded by varying degrees. You can send messages, write reviews, and post photos of various destinations. Privacy controls are also available so that you can keep your favorite secluded getaway a secret and available to only your friends.

This site is awfully similar to TravelPost, another site that basically offer the same social networking features. In fact, it's practically the same except for branding.

I won't be surprised if bigger giants such as Expedia and Travelocity begin to offer these social networking features. They will jump on this bandwagon soon enough.

posted by Koh @ 2:41 PM