Social Networking Site for Travellers

Sick of being “that guy?”  The underdressed, camera toting dude with a huge fluorescent TOURIST sign over your head?  Fear no more, social networking site Tripmates has got you covered. 

Tripmates’ interactive travel community provides its users with the needed tools to beat the tourist wrap and get the inside scoop on travel destinations around the world.

Often finding that travel guides are outdated and inaccurate, founders Sam Rogoway and Emily Dahlberg felt the need to create an up-to-date, candid and interactive social travel network aimed at young and hip travelers who want to be "in the know before they go."

The site enables members to find a travel mate to split costs with, meet locals, get current and candid information about what to do and where to do it, and share travel blogs, reviews, photos, and even videos with their less fortunate friends stuck at home. 

While the site seems to be selling itself as a tool for planning your trip in advance, we think it’s ideal for the backpacker on the go, taking it day by day.  So often trips are planned on the fly and decisions are made based on word of mouth recommendations, so it only seems natural for social networking sites to get the travel bug too.

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