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TravelPod staff give the Ottawa Mission a new paint job

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:02:47 +0000

Last Thursday, a group of energetic TravelPod staffers set aside a day to give back to their local community. Just steps from our office is a temporary shelter for men who are homeless homeless or at risk of being homeless. Every day, on my walk to work, I pass by the endless stream of clients waiting outside for the doors to open for lunch or dinner

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TravelPod staff give the Ottawa Mission a new paint job

The best hotels in the world – chosen by real travelers

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:18:40 +0000

Find out what millions of real travelers call the best hotels in the world! Now in its 8th year, the Travelers’ Choice awards from TripAdvisor are the only hotel honors awarded by the world’s largest travel community, based on the trusted opinions of millions of real travelers. This year’s award categories include Best Bargains, Best for Families, Best B&Bs and Inns, Best for Romance, Best Luxury, Best Service, and Best All-Inclusive.

Ewww! Announcing TripAdvisor’s Dirtiest Hotels for 2010

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:45:36 +0000

Look out! TripAdvisor’s Dirtiest Hotels “awards” are back for 2010, and as disgusting as ever. True to TripAdvisor’s promise to deliver the whole truth about travel – the good, the bad, and the ugly – TripAdvisor has identified the world’s most disturbingly dirty hotels, based on real reviews and photos by TripAdvisor travelers. The “hall of shame” includes the ten filthiest hotels in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

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Connect TravelPod to multiple Facebook accounts

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:40:52 +0000

Are you traveling as a group? Are you traveling as a couple or a family? You can now log into TravelPod using many different Facebook accounts.

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Costa Rica Local Expert: Lisa Valencia

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:41:02 +0000

Lisa Valencia packed up everything and moved to Costa Rica in 2007. Since then she has been creating art and living life to the fullest in her favourite place in the world.

Sort your entries to suit your needs

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:12:17 +0000

The List of Entries is the most used page by our bloggers. Since we launched the redesign last June, the list has been optimized for members that are already on their trip that add new entries as they go. We decided to order the list with your newest entries right at the top, so that you can quickly look over your last 10 entries and complete any drafts you needed to finish off

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TravelPod blogger rebuilding Haiti featured on NBC Nightly News

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:11:07 +0000

Since the devastating earthquake in Haiti, I have been perusing recent blogs from the area. The volunteer organization Hands On Disaster Response is a popular one for our bloggers. John Hancock volunteered in October, 2008 with the organization and found himself on NBC Nightly News: More recently, cmj helped rebuild the country with Hands on Disaster Response as well.

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Connecting Facebook and TravelPod

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:49:20 +0000

We’re very excited to announce a new feature that allows you to sign in to TravelPod using your Facebook account. The biggest benefit for you, is that you no longer need to remember a separate username and password for TravelPod.

Subtle improvements to the Timeline

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:10:16 +0000

Since we first launched the new Timeline feature then we’ve been looking for subtle ways to improve its usability while still maintaining its minimal style and cool interaction with the map. With today’s changes, when you hover over the green dots we now emphasize the relevant city and we added a country flag that will help you scan through a trip.

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Lifehacker loves TravelPod

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:22:37 +0000

Australia’s version of Lifehacker.com has featured TravelPod in their travel section.

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