The world’s largest tourist destination guide: WikiTravel

Friday 8 September 2006 by Edward.

By far the largest, collaborative web tool has to be the wiki, and the most successful wiki is wikipedia — a free, online encyclopedia created jointly by thousands of contributors. A wiki is a website that allows visitors to freely add/edit content.

WikiTravel has taken the wiki model and created the world’s largest online travel guide. Wikitravel has about 8,700+ registered users that have entered almost 11,000 destination guides and travel articles. The main page of this website currently shows several sections: ‘destination of the month’ (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA), ‘off the beaten path’ (Penticton, Canada), ‘discover’, ‘travel news’, ‘a google search bar’, and ‘featured articles’.

Examples of wiki-based travel websites include:

WikiAustralia an Australian online travel and resort wiki guide

TravelAbroad a wiki travelogue for students planning to travel abroad

Belfast City Tourism Committee a wiki minutes-of-meetings

A wiki can be a great opportunity to promote your travel destination or service. To set up your own wiki try WetPaint, Jotspot, Stikipad, SeedWiki, PBwiki, Wikispaces, Wikicom, or Wikia.

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