Is anyone interested in yet another travel social network?

[Karen Bryan]

I'm asking myself if there is going to be any interest in yet another travel social network. I believe the answer is yes because most of the existing travel social networks are very general. I think there is a significant minority of people who want to see more of the real Europe within a modest budget. They don't want to just do a whistle stop tour of the Europe where you end up actually seeing very little. They don't just want to lie around the beach but want to feel that they have had some insight into the country that they visited. They want to stay in comfortable accommodation not be ripped off in fancy hotels and be staying in grotty low budget accommodation. They don't need to eat out in guide book recommended restaurants but neither do they want to have to survive on bread and water during their trip.

So the Europe a la Carte Euraveller Network is going to be created by me over the coming weeks.

[Karen Bryan]

Andy,

Yes it's like the forums on Lonely Planet.

Well I suppose we are biased Andy but I' m aiming for a niche social network just aimed at travelers who want to discover the real Europe on a sensible budget.

Here are links to some travel social networks:

Where are you now WAYN

Gusto

Virtual Tourist

[Andy Hayes]

Perhaps I am showing my ignorance, but what are other popular travel social networks? Is the idea similar to something like the forums on Lonely Planet? It sounds great though - anything associated with Karen and the team (which includes me - so I guess I am biased!) will be a good thing.