PRESS REVIEWS
Where are we know? Is there too much 'noise' wonders Vicky Baker
Guardian Travel Blog, 16th February 2010
Local knowledge site Tripbod has opted against offering an open platform where everyone can wade in anonymously. Instead, they are recruiting a key band of locals, who have had their know-how and commitment tested using psychometric tests, training programmes and character references. Users are then charged a fee to gain access to them for trip planning. Meanwhile, established sites like the Guardian's own Been there have made a shift to focus more on building community spirit by encouraging frequent tippers and putting faces to names. Read more...
Time Out, Chicago, January 2010
Contact made
U.K.-based tripbod.com falls somewhere between a guidebook and a tour guide by connecting readers with local contacts in more than 30 countries. Pay between $18 and $248 (depending on how long you’re traveling and how much information you want) for services such as a suggested itinerary, Skype and online chats with local experts and an annotated Google map all based on requests provided by the traveler.
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The Telegraph, October 5 2009
'The Best Travel Websites'
Local knowledge
Launched earlier this month, this website is designed to connect travellers to local experts – or a 'friend at the other end’ – in their destination of choice. www.tripbod.com
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The Irish Times, September 19 2009
Don't be a stranger - Ethical Traveller: Catherine Mack on reponsible tourism
I HEADED TO PARIS for a three-year stint in the early 1980s, knowing nobody and feeling very much the stranger in town. Someone recommended that I post an ad for digs at the city’s American church, where English-speaking expats congregated to exchange information. It worked: I found a flat, some cool flatmates, a bike, a futon and a few party invites to boot. Social rather than spiritual guidance, it has to be said. Read more...
LBC Radio, September 6 2009
Would you pay good money for advice on a new destination from "a friend at the other end"?
Sally Broom, CEO of a new service called TripBod hopes you will; she told us that the expertise on her website, tripbod.com, costs £10.99 to £150, and could work out priceless. Listen here (5 mins)
Guardian Online, September 3 2009
New website Tripbod.com offers trip-planning by locals
A new website is targeting travellers who want to live like a local but don't have much time to research and plan their trip. Read more....
North West Evening Mail, September 3 2009
Young entrepreneurs are going places
Sally Broom and Dot Pinkney, both from Ulverston, have created Tripbod, a website which supplies online itineraries and annotated Google maps for independent minded tourists. Read more...
Independent Newspaper, August 29 2009
Tripbod: A new website aims to connect travellers with local experts. Ben Ross met founder Sally Broom...
What gave you the idea for Tripbod?
I went to an international school so I had good friends all over the world. When I travelled to places where I knew people already, it made such a difference; I saw the local way of life and got off the beaten track. I thought I'd start a website that would connect travellers to trusted locals in the places they want to visit. Read more...
Times Online, August 28 2009
Number 1 in the Times Ten Best New Travel Websites Read more...