Comments on: One-sized travel sites… don’t fit all http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/travel-sites-customer-niches.html Banter between travel writers, travel PRs and travel social media people Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:59:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bart van Poll http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/travel-sites-customer-niches.html/comment-page-1#comment-490 Bart van Poll Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:56:02 +0000 http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/one-sized-travel-sites-dont-fit-all.html#comment-490 Wow! Thank you very much for all the praise about Spotted by Locals! Nice to hear you like our concept! A niche concept that really inspired us was <a href="http://www.yoursafeplanet.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.yoursafeplanet.co.uk/</a> - Also part of the "going local" movement! Wow! Thank you very much for all the praise about Spotted by Locals! Nice to hear you like our concept!

A niche concept that really inspired us was http://www.yoursafeplanet.co.uk/ - Also part of the "going local" movement!

]]> By: Jeremy Head http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/travel-sites-customer-niches.html/comment-page-1#comment-489 Jeremy Head Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:37:58 +0000 http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/one-sized-travel-sites-dont-fit-all.html#comment-489 Some interesing stuff here... thanks for the comments! @ Tanya - yep. I was thinking gay/lesbian was a really obvious niche that someone ought to be doing! :-) @ Lucy and Margaret. I was thinking more about sites that target particular sorts of customer rather than sites that are specific to a particular destination. BUT I am sure both have their place. What's cool about web is you can set up for far less and thus target smaller pockets of business more cost-effectively. I think the web is MADE for this kind of thing. If you can set yourself up as THE place to come to for the most update and insightful info about a particular place, why would anyone go anywhere else? Some interesing stuff here... thanks for the comments!
@ Tanya - yep. I was thinking gay/lesbian was a really obvious niche that someone ought to be doing! :-)
@ Lucy and Margaret. I was thinking more about sites that target particular sorts of customer rather than sites that are specific to a particular destination. BUT I am sure both have their place. What's cool about web is you can set up for far less and thus target smaller pockets of business more cost-effectively. I think the web is MADE for this kind of thing. If you can set yourself up as THE place to come to for the most update and insightful info about a particular place, why would anyone go anywhere else?

]]> By: Girlports - Tanya C. http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/travel-sites-customer-niches.html/comment-page-1#comment-488 Girlports - Tanya C. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:14:29 +0000 http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/one-sized-travel-sites-dont-fit-all.html#comment-488 I think you're right that niche travel websites are still in their infancy phase, but they are coming. As a lesbian journalist who travels frequently, I was always troubled by the lack of lesbian travel information available online... which is why I launched Girlports just over a year ago. Girlports highlights travel information of interest to lesbian and bisexual women for cities around the world. Amazingly enough, it's the only lesbian travel information website that exists right now. As I continue to travel, more info goes on the site. <a href="http://www.girlports.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.girlports.com</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/girlports" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitter.com/girlports</a> I think you're right that niche travel websites are still in their infancy phase, but they are coming. As a lesbian journalist who travels frequently, I was always troubled by the lack of lesbian travel information available online... which is why I launched Girlports just over a year ago. Girlports highlights travel information of interest to lesbian and bisexual women for cities around the world. Amazingly enough, it's the only lesbian travel information website that exists right now. As I continue to travel, more info goes on the site.

http://www.girlports.com
http://www.twitter.com/girlports

]]> By: Peggy Coonley/Serendipity Traveler http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/travel-sites-customer-niches.html/comment-page-1#comment-487 Peggy Coonley/Serendipity Traveler Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:05:53 +0000 http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/one-sized-travel-sites-dont-fit-all.html#comment-487 Ooops i missed an e it is www.serendipitytraveler.com Ooops i missed an e it is http://www.serendipitytraveler.com

]]> By: Peggy Coonley/Serendipity Traveler http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/travel-sites-customer-niches.html/comment-page-1#comment-486 Peggy Coonley/Serendipity Traveler Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:04:36 +0000 http://www.travelblather.com/2009/03/one-sized-travel-sites-dont-fit-all.html#comment-486 Our site www.serendipitytravler.com in the USA specializes in trips for women travelers. Our site http://www.serendipitytravler.com in the USA specializes in trips for women travelers.

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