Articles on the topic of Travel 2.0
I started this one with reading the article Travel 2.0: Social Networking Takes a Useful Turn. I was very impressed with the Sheraton Hotel putting the reviews from past visitors on their websites. The Sheraton Hotel now has a guest book, reviews, and room views. I find into more useful to see what the hotel looks like before making reservations. I find it rather interesting how things are moving more to cater to the consumer.
Blogs and Podcasts
The Window Seat is filled with recommended links, destination guides (US and International), categories (trip tips, planning by interest) and travel deals. I like how user-friendly this is set up. I like that I can look by location or by interest. If I am unsure of a good location but I have an idea of what I would like to do, I can look in the plan by interest section.
Review Sites
I went through the Sheraton Hotel website. I was really impressed with the consumer reviews. I like seeing the good and bad of what other guests have to say. I like seeing a glimpse of what the rooms are going to look like before getting to the hotel and not knowing what I need to pack or not pack.
Travel Journal Sites
My Life of Travel: This was probably my favorite of blogs that I visited. I like the real person experience. It had a lot of features to view from featured members, most viewed blogs, popular locations and featured journals. I really like the unbiased opinions of others. I felt this was probably the best because it was not sponsored by a certain business or hotel. Feels more like an honest good place to give what people liked or didn't like on their vacations.
Travel Mashups
Wines and Times: I really liked this one. I like know that there are winery's around my hometown. I found the location of winery's and how to contact them. I think that mashups are helpful in planning a vacation.
Overall: We have a class that is responsible for planning a vacation outside of the United States. The students have to give important information from where they are going, how long they will be gone, what they are going to visit, and what are some of the important cultural information they will need to know. Students can make their own mashups and blogs of what they are going to see and do while on their vacation. These are valuable websites for students to begin their search.
I started this one with reading the article Travel 2.0: Social Networking Takes a Useful Turn. I was very impressed with the Sheraton Hotel putting the reviews from past visitors on their websites. The Sheraton Hotel now has a guest book, reviews, and room views. I find into more useful to see what the hotel looks like before making reservations. I find it rather interesting how things are moving more to cater to the consumer.
Blogs and Podcasts
The Window Seat is filled with recommended links, destination guides (US and International), categories (trip tips, planning by interest) and travel deals. I like how user-friendly this is set up. I like that I can look by location or by interest. If I am unsure of a good location but I have an idea of what I would like to do, I can look in the plan by interest section.
Review Sites
I went through the Sheraton Hotel website. I was really impressed with the consumer reviews. I like seeing the good and bad of what other guests have to say. I like seeing a glimpse of what the rooms are going to look like before getting to the hotel and not knowing what I need to pack or not pack.
Travel Journal Sites
My Life of Travel: This was probably my favorite of blogs that I visited. I like the real person experience. It had a lot of features to view from featured members, most viewed blogs, popular locations and featured journals. I really like the unbiased opinions of others. I felt this was probably the best because it was not sponsored by a certain business or hotel. Feels more like an honest good place to give what people liked or didn't like on their vacations.
Travel Mashups
Wines and Times: I really liked this one. I like know that there are winery's around my hometown. I found the location of winery's and how to contact them. I think that mashups are helpful in planning a vacation.
Overall: We have a class that is responsible for planning a vacation outside of the United States. The students have to give important information from where they are going, how long they will be gone, what they are going to visit, and what are some of the important cultural information they will need to know. Students can make their own mashups and blogs of what they are going to see and do while on their vacation. These are valuable websites for students to begin their search.
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