- TravBuddy.com
Infobox Website
name = Travbuddy
caption =
url = http://www.travbuddy.com
commercial =
type =Social network service
language = English
registration =
owner = TravBuddy LLC
author = Eric and David Bjorndahl
launch date = 2005
current status = Active
revenue =travbuddy.com is a
social networking Web site specializing in connecting travellers. The site was created by brothers Eric Bjorndahl and David Bjorndahl and launched in2005 by TravBuddy LLC, a privately owned company.The site allows users to find travel buddies planning to travel to the same places at the same times, create travel based blogs, upload travel photos and review bars, restaurants, hotels and attractions.
As of March 2008, the site has nearly 1,350,000 registered contributors. [ [http://www.travbuddy.com Travel Buddies | Hotel Reviews | Travel Blogs - TravBuddy.com ] ] .
As of March 2008, the site provided free access to over 65,000 blogs, 17,000 travel reviews, and 750,000 travel photos. [ [http://www.travbuddy.com Travel Buddies | Hotel Reviews | Travel Blogs - TravBuddy.com ] ]
Since its launch, the site has been featured on the NBC Nightly News, Popular Science, Real Simple Travel, and the Herald Tribune [ [http://www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?s=6745515 NBC Newschannel 6 Where News Comes First - Pump Up Your Vacation With the Internet ] ] [ [http://www.popsci.com/entertainment-gaming/article/2008-03/5-things-web-can-find-your-next-trip 5 Things the Web Can Find for Your Next Trip | Popular Science ] ] [Real Simple Travel, March 2008, p.45] [ [http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/BUSINESS/703280687 Tourism marketing tossing away script] ]
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