travmedia.com Publish Travel Lists press release which states that "Travel-Lists subscribers can chat live to an editor while researching travel companies"
Trav Media notes "Travel-Lists is a subscription-driven consumer travel directory with over 150 lists of travel companies and organisations in the UK and overseas. Users pay £5.99 per annum for access to the premium pages.
Unlike all other directories, Travel-Lists does not offer automatic paid-for inclusion, does not charge for reviewing site submissions, does not directly accept advertising, does not enter into affiliations nor accept commissions on referrals, and does not engage in link exchanges - making it ‘the only truly independent travel directory on the Internet’."
Travel Lists - Expert directory of holiday tour operators & travel companies
Describe themselves as "
a subscription-based Expert Directory for British holiday-makers and travellers who want a simple, accurate & comprehensive list of the most relevant travel companies to browse"
Site descrition reads: " Travel News and Ideas for British Business & Leisure Travellers. News briefs on tourism, destinations, airlines, hotels, resorts, ferries, tour operators, attractions, cruises, and ski."
Live chat provided by providesupport.com
Subscription for access to full lists is £5.99 (inc VAT) per year (Users)
Under the heading "Independence" they state "Companies cannot pay to be listed in our directory, or to submit themselves for consideration."
In the next paragraph "Expertise" they state "Some companies that have submitted themselves for inclusion will be rejected because we're not satisfied about their bonding or their status as travel suppliers"
To advertise "Banner advertisements on this site are sold through our default supplier, Valueclick
Contact about any advertising proposal "Only if you have easy-to-use remnant campaigns offering UK-only, travel/tourism-relevant ads."
They do not "do reciprocal links. It's a policy that damages our search-engine rankings, but we feel it injures our credibility and independence worse."
Editorial policy states "Online Agencies. Must be aimed at, or appropriate for, British travellers. The dividing line between a travel agency that has a website and an online travel agency can be a little fuzzy. We really looking for travel websites that have a distinct online brand identity. The ability to complete a transaction online is important but not crucial."
And: "We do look for financial protection schemes (eg. ATOL, AITO Trust, ABTA). An operator or agent without any visible trust protection is unlikely to appear in our lists."
Finally: "You can make submissions to... newsdesk@travel-lists.co.uk Due to the large number of submissions we cannot always guarantee a reply, and we will not enter into correspondence."
Confusingly the top list of destinations does not appear to have UK domestic listings....but if select a category they do - try cnalboats for example.
Check out
http://www.travel-lists.co.uk/linktous.htm
http://www.travel-lists.co.uk/sitemap.htm
for some interesting products and policies...
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Interesting concept. The questions it makes me ask myself are, will travellers be using more of these search systems over the next few years. Indeed, will travellers be overwhelmed by choice in google
and the like or will the two systems work hand in hand? How far will these systems specialise, will we see search engines just for adventure holidays for example. How will these systems evolve?
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