50 Useful Social Networks for Business Travelers

Posted by Site Administrator in Business Tools Jun 23rd, 2009

By Tara Miller

In business, you may find yourself traveling often. As a business traveler, you can benefit from connections that help you learn about deals, places to visit, and more. In this list, we’ll explore 50 networks that offer useful information to business travelers.

Travel Guides & Ratings

Join these networks to learn about the best places to go, and share your opinion as well.

1. Tripwolf: Check out Tripwolf to find a social travel guide with professional tips and traveler experiences and help.
2. Gusto!: Find member travel guides from this website.
3. TourSpot: If you have time to see a few sights while you’re on your trip, take advantage of TourSpot’s guides to find local facts, social networking, and more in a mobile tool.
4. World66: World66 is a travel guide written by travelers, with information on more than 20,000 destinations.
5. Real Travel: Get ideas, learn about flights, hotels, deals, and more from Real Travel.
6. TripAdvisor: TripAdvisor is an excellent resource for finding candid photos and opinions on hotels and more.
7. SKYTRAX: Find passenger flight reviews for more than 620 airlines and 645 airports on SKYTRAX.
8. TravelPost: Check out TravelPost to find hotel reviews, rates, and more from thousands of websites, and add your own.

Planning

With these social sites, you’ll be able to arrange your travel plans.

9. TripTie: On this social travel site, you can share itineraries and remix travel plans.
10. Groople: With Groople, you’ll be able to easily coordinate travel between groups.
11. Yahoo! Trip Planner: Yahoo!’s trip planner includes the ability to share journals and see other traveler’s trips on a tagged map.
12. FlightStats: FlightStats features flight status, delays, airport information and more in its community.
13. Facebook Trips: Use Trips to plan upcoming trips with contacts, share past travels, and see where you’ve been.
14. Triporama: Triporama will make it easy for you to plan a trip with others in your group.
15. Dopplr: Make your travel planning smarter by sharing your business travel plans, finding tips, and getting advice from other travelers.
16. CoGoJets: Use CoGoJets to connect with people who want to split the cost of a private jet flight.
17. Hitchsters: With Hitchsters, you’ll be able to arrange for ride sharing in large US airports, with services to other airports coming in the future.
18. TripWiser: TripWiser’s social travel planning site will let you create a trip, and collect all of the important information you’ll need when traveling.
19. TripIt: TripIt offers an online travel itinerary and trip planner, plus an app for the iPhone.

Communities

Connect with other travelers, find deals, and more through these business travel communities.

20. Business Travel ConneXion: Join the BTX community to get connected with travel managers, industry experts, and more.
21. VirtualTourist: Check out VirtualTourist to find guides, reviews, forums, photos, and deals.
22. BootsnAll: BootsnAll is an incredibly useful resource for independent travelers.
23. Flight Club: This air travel social network makes it easy to meet other travelers to hang out with on the plane.
24. TripSay: Join groups on TripSay to discuss places around the world.
25. Bluenity: Find and share your tips with Air France and KLM travelers in Bluenity’s community.
26. Driftr: The Driftr travel community makes it easy for you to keep track of your trips and research destinations.
27. Travellerspoint: In this travel community, you can find travel guides, forums, blogs, and useful tools.
28. Mobissimo: Find people and cheap travel deals from Mobissimo.
29. WAYN: This lifestyle and travel social network will connect you with likeminded people wherever you’re going.
30. FlyerTalk: As a part of FlyerTalk, you’ll benefit from a popular interactive frequent flyer community with up to date information on loyalty reward programs.
31. TravBuddy: TravBuddy features a fun way to share travel advice and meet other travelers.
32. Airtroductions: Through Airtroductions, you can find business networking partners, ridesharing, and more.
33. CouchSurfing: Through CouchSurfing, you can find free places to stay all over the world, and make friends and connections.

Forums

Find and share news about the latest in frequent flyer programs, deals, and lots more on these forums.

34. Thorn Tree: Lonely Planet’s forums offer advice from a worldwide travel community.
35. FrequentFlier: Join this forum to learn about ways to earn more miles and travel rewards.
36. TravelBlog: You’ll find a friendly travel forum for independent travelers on this site.
37. SeatExpert: Take part in the SeatExpert forums to learn about the best seats on airlines.
38. Fodor’s: On Fodor’s, you’ll find a community including the Travel Talk forums.
39. FlightAware: FlightAware’s discussion forums offer aviation news, flight planning, and more.
40. TripAdvisor Business Travel Forum: Get the latest on travel programs, business class, and more.

Wikis & Databases

In these wikis and databases, you’ll find a wealth of information about business travel that you can add to.

41. Cybercafes: Use this database to find Internet cyber cafes all around the world.
42. AirPower Wiki: Find power outlets in airports around the world with the help of this wiki.
43. Wikitravel: Wikitravel offers a free worldwide travel guide from Wikitravellers around the world.
44. Wikia Travel: Wikia Travel is a free travel directory that you can edit.

Blogs

These blogs offer ongoing news and information about business travel.

45. Tripso: On Tripso’s blog, you’ll learn about travel consumer issues, deals, and more. Plus, the site features a forum community.
46. InFlightHQ: InFlightHQ will help you learn how to be productive while flying.
47. Venere Travel: Learn about special deals, places to eat, and more on Venere Travel Blog.
48. Gulliver: Read Gulliver to get the latest on business travel from The Economist.
49. Vagabonding: Mike Pugh’s Vagabonding offers insight into Asia and East African travels.
50. Everything Everywhere: Gary Arndt offers insight on locations around the world.

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