Trip Planning: WikiTravel!
Ever tried using a Wiki as your trip planner?
Wikitravel is the Wikipedia of travel guides. Like any wiki, it is user generated content that can be updated and refined by anyone. And just like Wikipedia, the content is proving to be accurate, timely and very reliable. The site has over 23,000 destination guides already – and growing.
It offers information on countries, cities and even regions in general. Most destinations include really useful information on visa requirements and also a list of airlines that fly into a particular location.
Anyone of you ever tried trip planning using WikiTravel or any other website? Was it successful or do you still think printed travel guides and maps are more credible?
Tell us what you think & enjoy your Eid vacations!
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wikitravel is always one of the sites i visit to get my research going whenever i travel. it is a very useful source of information on the destination(s) i have in mind. it's a nice site to start with if you want general information about the place and which attractions to see.
however, it is usually not complete so i still have to look at other sources. other sites i make sure to visit are tripadvisor and lonely planet's thorntree forum because they are more detailed in some aspects, like how one should avoid taxi scams, tourist touts, updated prices, etc. i also look for travel blogs and get ideas from them. if printed travel guides are available and updated in bookstores, i browse through them if i have time. these travel books are pretty expensive so i simply hang out and read at the store. the information in printed travel guides are very useful and extensive too but the prices of accommodation, transportation, etc may not be very updated so you need to check when the edition was printed.
wikitravel is helpful as it always updated rather than printed travel guides and maps which is a year or years older..yes it is a big help in my side!