Tourists in Rome and Venice can find out about the city’s hot spots from other travellers thanks to a service launched by Touristmap.net.
Based in the Netherlands, Touristmap.net is a travel portal comprising reviews, maps and reviews. The company has launched Social Travel Rome and Social Travel Venice on its website.
Visitors can see what people in Rome and Venice are doing because Social Travel Rome and Social Travel Venice bring together people’s tweets about the two cities in real time. The result is a collection of tips, feedback and comments on major attractions including the Trevi Fountain, Sistine Chapel, Spanish Steps and Colosseum. Social Travel Rome and Social Travel Venice also provide information on top attractions including visiting hours, maps showing what’s nearby, reviews, photos and videos.
The site is useful to find out about less popular locations in the cities, too. Social Travel Rome and Social Travel Venice list what’s trending about Rome and Venice on Twitter, providing hot tips on hostels, bars, restaurants, events, galleries, museums and historic monuments. Thus people can see where to go – and perhaps even where to avoid.
has rolled out similar Social Travel products for other destinations around the world including Marrakech, Prague, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Paris, Istanbul, New York, Amsterdam and Antwerp.
