We’re proud to announce a new sponsor for the Blog Hop, Travellerspoint. Travellerspoint has agreed to sponsor a 16GB iPod nano with video and a $100 budget accommodation voucher.

Travellerspoint is a wonderful resource for travellers planning a dream trip. There are literally thousands of member tips, including gorgeous photos, that cover the most exciting destinations around the world. Members also volunteer to provide travellers tips and advice in the Travel Help section. In addition, the thousands of member blogs are beautifully written and provide additional travel inspiration.

The Tools section provides a wealth of information and trip-planning tools, such as packing and insurance tips, accommodation search, rail passes and SIM card guides. There’s also a section that helps travellers reunite with friends they’ve made along the way.

“Travellerspoint is a travel community for people who want to learn from or share experiences with other travellers. Members of the site participate through the active forums, the highly customizable travel blogs, by uploading photos and videos, and through the custom built Wiki Travel Guide which also allows contributors to share in the ad revenue or donate their share for lending through Kiva and the Travellerspoint Foundation. Understanding the importance of personalized recommendations and tips early on, Travellerspoint launched the Travel Help system in 2002 and it currently lists over 4,000 Travel Helpers, Travellerspoint members that have volunteered to help with questions about a specific destination they are familiar with.

Recently, Travellerspoint has completed several upgrades to their budget accommodation listings area, one of the more innovative ones being the launch of Social Bookings, a mechanism allowing those booking hostels and budget hotels to get to know other travellers staying there at the same time before leaving home. Several more improvements are in the works as Travellerspoint vows to make booking cheap accommodation as easy as it is cheap.”

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