Connect with Other Travelers Around the World on Travelgrove's New Social Network. TRAVEL SNOB TRAVEL BLOG

Travelgrove, a travel search engine, recently launched its new travel community beta version where travelers can inform their friends of their travels and connect with others to receive advice, tips and hot deals. Travelers will be able to share info, upload travel pictures, review hotels and destinations, make friends, and ask real people for real advice.

As the beta version of the site continues to be built out, membership will be free, and 5,000 initial beta users will have no usage limitations. Although the pages are currently limited to English, German, Spanish and Italian are in the works. "We want to make this community a place to share, to give back and to learn from others," explains Peter Suhayda, CEO of Travelgrove. "This is as true for our users as it is for our own company trying to improve features on Travelgrove for our travel community." While the travel community model can also be profitable, Travelgrove is more focused on the actual users themselves, allowing them to fully customize their pages (similar to Myspace.com). "People want to express themselves, and they are happy to help others, as a result people will be coming back for more. A strong travel community cannot replace a travel professional's advice but it can add confidence when making travel decisions." 

To become a beta use, visit the community at TravelGrove.com/community/ or CLICK HERE to sign up directly.

- The Travel Snob