Virtualtourist

VirtualTourist is a travel community where travelers and locals share travel advice and experiences. VirtualTourist features real travel tips, reviews and photos from people who have actually been there and done that. Every tip on VirtualTourist is linked to a member’s profile. The content is organized by destination and 13 separate categories. VirtualTourist currently has 800,000 registered members from more than 220 countries. The website was started in 1999 by co-founders J.R. Johnson and Tilman Reissfelder.

VirtualTourist gives users plenty of free space to create a personal home page, add personal albums, and build a travel map of all the countries visited. Sharing your experiences and valuable travel insights with others around the world is a great way to make new friends. Users can also share information about cheap car rentals, discounted hotel rates and package coupons. The VirtualTourist community operates on a give-and-take basis; members share information about the best travel deals with everybody. Travel tips are also rated by other users; so the higher a tip’s rating, the more easily it’s found on VirtualTourist.

VirtualTourist also allows users to search multiple travel sites at once to find the best deal. In collaboration with OneTime.com, the site helps you in selecting your favorite hotel, flight, car rental or cruise deal, and book it knowing that you found your best deal. You can easily compare rates from competitive travel deal providers.