TravBuddy.com

Travbuddy
Web address TravBuddy.com
Type of site
 Social network service
Available in English
Owner TravBuddy LLC
Created by Eric and David Bjorndahl
Launched 2005
Current status Active

Travbuddy.com is a social networking website specializing in connecting travellers. The site was created by brothers Eric Bjorndahl[1] and David Bjorndahl and launched in 2005 by TravBuddy LLC, a privately owned company.

The site allows users to find travel buddies planning to travel to the same places at the same times, create travel based blogs, upload travel photos and review bars, restaurants, hotels and attractions.

As of August 2013, the site has nearly 470,000 registered contributors.[2]

As of August 2013, the site provided free access to over 198,000 blogs, 97,000 travel reviews, and 4,600,000 travel photos.[2]

Since its launch, the site has been featured on the NBC Nightly News, Popular Science, Real Simple Travel, and the Herald Tribune.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Interview with Eric Bjorndahl, TravBuddy.com
  2. 1 2 Travel Buddies | Hotel Reviews | Travel Blogs – TravBuddy.com
  3. ↑ NBC Newschannel 6 Where News Comes First - Pump Up Your Vacation With the Internet
  4. ↑ 5 Things the Web Can Find for Your Next Trip | Popular Science
  5. ↑ Real Simple Travel, March 2008, p.45
  6. ↑ Tourism marketing tossing away script
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