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COMMUNITY SITES
A quick comparison between “Boo” and “Travellerspoint”
Lucy DyDindar Kassim BandjeeSophia Rospars January 4th 2010
PROFILE OF THE COMMUNITY SITESWWW.BOO.COM
• Travel site with reviews and listings• Based in 5 cities: Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Sydney and Shanghai• Staff: 100 people who speak 18 languages •Members: over one million•2008 Honoree of the Webby awards
PROFILE OF THE COMMUNITY SITESWWW.TRAVELLERSPOINT.COM
• Travel community site with blogs, reviews, forums where people share experiences, pictures and information • Create in 2002 after a discussion on MSN• Creators: Peter and Samuel• Two offices: Norway and Australia• Members: more than 260,000
INTERACTIVE SERVICES WITHIN THE SITES
Informative listings on locations and accommodations
Many member reviewsDirect links to suppliers sites (hotels,
restaurants ... and soon flights)Comparison engine for prices, dates of stay,
hotel types (budget to five stars)
INTERACTIVE SERVICES WITHIN THE SITES
A member’s review for a hotel in Prague
Information on the hotel
INTERACTIVE SERVICES WITHIN THE SITES
Forums, blogs and travel guidesHotel bookings International prepaid simcardsPicturesPlanning, booking travelsSharing emotions and feelings on previous
experiences
INTERACTIVE SERVICES WITHIN THE SITES
Tools of planning a travel
Sharing experiences
Tools of Booking travel
THE HOTEL BOOKING SOURCES
The travel search toolbar The budget you plan for your
hotel The city where you plan to
go The checkin date and the
checkout date The feedback of previous
customers The rate fixed by the website The number of people who
give their opinions
Propose a research budgetAccomodation in over 3,500 locations By selecting the country and the
city you want to go Add your arrival date only You can choose the currency in
which you would like to have the price
You can select the type of hotels you want (B&B, camping…)
You can make a choice between 8 languages
Boo Travellerspoint
TYPE OF HOTELS BEST SUITED FOR THE SITES
All types of hotel Guest house
Very small hotels Campsites Independent hotels Apartments For backpackers
people
Boo Travellerspoint
You can choice the type of hotel you would like to book starting to the common hotel to the luxury hotel