Go Back  Fodor's Travel Talk Forums > Destinations > United States
Reload this Page >

Road Trip Reviews site - Comments / Suggestions?

Search

Road Trip Reviews site - Comments / Suggestions?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jun 15th, 2007 | 10:34 AM
  #1  
Original Poster
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Road Trip Reviews site - Comments / Suggestions?

I'm thinking about creating a Road Trip Reviews site, because I've seen many people give suggestions / itineraries for road trips here.. and I think it could be more organized.

Do you think it'd be a good idea? I'm interested to hear what you think.. please be totally straightforward. : )

If you have a second, feel free to answer these quick questions:

1. Would you post your own road trip on a travel website to help others in planning trips? Y or N

2. Would you take other people's road trip itineraries into consideration when planning a road trip? Y or N

3. What is most important to you when on a road trip?
a.) budget travel
b.) scenic routes
c.) charming hotels & eateries
d.) arriving to final destination as quickly as possible

4. Which of the following ages groups do you fall within?
a.) 16-29
b.) 30-45
c.) 46-60
d.) 61 +
roadtripd_com is offline  
Old Jun 15th, 2007 | 11:03 AM
  #2  
 
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 3,052
Likes: 0
roatrip:
1. no
2. would consider the trip
3 d
4. d
travelbug44 is offline  
Old Jun 15th, 2007 | 11:50 AM
  #3  
 
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 19,419
Likes: 0
1. NO. I have Fodor's.

2. Maybe.

3. What is it, a school project? No, the school is out.

4. Now, this is waaaaaaaaaaay too personal!
FainaAgain is offline  
Old Jun 15th, 2007 | 12:18 PM
  #4  
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,529
Likes: 0
I LOVE the idea--have been on many road trips in past.However, now the price of gas put that out of my reach....
traveler24 is offline  
Old Jun 15th, 2007 | 01:20 PM
  #5  
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 6,189
Likes: 0
I have to tell you, there are many sites that have already done this like Road Trip America. http://www.roadtripamerica.com/forum/

1. I usually have good intentions to write a trip report but usually don't get around to writing it. If I do, then I will post it to the places I frequent. Like here at Fodor' or iVillage http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv...e=ivl,searchmb

2. Yes, I like to read what others have done to see if I've missed something in my planning.

3. b.) scenic routes

4. c.) 46 - 60

Utahtea
utahtea is offline  
Old Jun 15th, 2007 | 01:38 PM
  #6  
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 5,242
Likes: 0
1. Y
2. Y
3. d.), b.), c.), in that order
4. c.)

That said, I doubt you'd have many hits on a travel website with such a narrow focus. Most of us can get whatever we want/need from a site such as this one or TripAdvisor.
beachbum is offline  
Old Jun 15th, 2007 | 06:07 PM
  #7  
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 172
Likes: 0
1. maybe
2. definitely
3. c b a d
4. I am abstaining from answering this because your age ranges are too broad. Its depressing me.
Lorrieishere is offline  
Old Jun 15th, 2007 | 07:39 PM
  #8  
Original Poster
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Thanks all for the messages so far!

@utahtea:
Yeah, i've taken a look at RoadTripAmerica, but I think the whole road trip planning / itinerary listing thing can be more organized than just a big forum filled with different posts. Maybe, better organization doesn't matter but I think it'd be neat to search through various road trips by ratings, by # of days, by starting city.. etc..? no?

roadtripd_com is offline  
Old Jun 15th, 2007 | 07:43 PM
  #9  
Original Poster
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
@beachbum:
Yeah thats the one thing that worries me - that people are satisfied with the data they get on road trips on sites like TripAdvisor.. Although it seems like from the responses I've gathered so far that we'd have a good amount of people interested.

I'm planning on launching it from www.roadtripd.com, and would love any feedback/criticism along our way.

@Lorrieishere:
I'm sorry.. I'm depressed that I've depressed you now..
roadtripd_com is offline  
Old Jun 15th, 2007 | 07:45 PM
  #10  
Original Poster
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
@FainaAgain:
Haha It's not a school project, I'm a professional web developer and thought it'd be a fun thing to do on the side, since my girlfriend and I enjoy road trips.
roadtripd_com is offline  
Old Jun 18th, 2007 | 06:26 AM
  #11  
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,611
Likes: 0
Good luck!

With so many sites offering the same info already, it may be hard to generate traffic.

Keith
Keith is offline  
Old Jun 19th, 2007 | 07:01 PM
  #12  
Original Poster
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
@Keith:
Which other sites offer this same info?

Just curious as to which you were thinking of... this is a point that I think many others may feel, but may not say. Thanks for the honesty / input!!
roadtripd_com is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Original Poster
Forum
Replies
Last Post
artstuff
United States
5
Apr 27th, 2015 06:36 AM
rv4life
Road Trips
2
Aug 7th, 2014 07:44 AM
Friendship_Bay
Road Trips
61
Jun 20th, 2012 09:28 AM
kfitz
United States
13
Apr 25th, 2007 06:58 AM
ddubya
United States
4
Jan 15th, 2007 10:15 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are On



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement -