Travel Rants – Favourite Travel Blogs 2007
By Darren Cronian on Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

I love travel blogs, and my RSS reader is full of them, some I read every day, some I will read every couple of weeks. I’m not just saying this because I am a blogger, but blogs are incredibly useful for those travelling, those thinking of travelling or even those studying travel.

Travel Rants – Favourite Travel Blogs 2007

So here are my top travel blogs of 2007.

Corporate Travel

Runner Up: STA Travel
Winner: We Try Harder

We Try Harder is an excellent example of a company not afraid to create a platform for disgruntled and happy consumers to meet and comment. Whilst the blog could do with more images, the people behind AVIS are not afraid to shy away from those controversial comments.

Travel B2B

Runner Up: Travel Weekly
Winner: Travolution

As someone who is interested in learning more about the travel industry, both of these blogs provide a very good insight into travel. I am unable to get to many travel conferences so it’s great to read about them and I have to congratulate Travel Weekly for their superb coverage of the World Travel Market.

Travel Experiences

Runner Up: Hobo Traveler
Winner: Brave New Traveler

What’s better than reading another travellers experiences before you travel. Both blogs include tons of useful content and cover issues from the environment to travel experiences on the road. I love the magazine format of BNT, and the interviews with the likes of Rolf Potts.

Travel Inspiration

Runner Up: Family Travel Blog
Winner: Lonely Planet

A tough one to decide because Sheila’s blog focuses on a specific niche in travel where as Lonely Planet just covers anything travel. I love both blogs, both inspire me to travel, and I think everyone interested in travelling should have these two blogs bookmarked.

Travellers Travel

Runner Up: Happy Hotelier
Winner: Blissful Travel

The internet has millions of blogs written by travellers and I have tons of blogs written by people who want to write about travel and their experiences as a hobby. Guido and Erica are two of my favourite bloggers at the moment and are obviously passionate about travel.

Travel Agency

Runner Up: Virtual Travel Cast
Winner: Select World Travel

There’s a lack of travel agency blogs, and I’d like to see more travel agencies being adventurous like these two agencies and write about their experiences being a travel agency. Both blogs use travel videos, photographs and content to inspire you to travel.

Yes, this blogger features blogs from the World – and isn’t just concentrating on my home country, and as usual let me know what you think about my list.


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15 responses to “Travel Rants – Favourite Travel Blogs 2007”

Kevin May | 2 December, 2007 at 6:23 pm

Thanks for the accolade.

Our joy is increased with news that our sister publication Travel Weekly also featured in your list [but not ahead of us :-) ].

Erica Johansson | 2 December, 2007 at 7:43 pm

Thanks Darran. I’m glad you like Blissful Travel :)

Great blog post because you also mentioned a few other blogs I didn’t know about… like We Try Harder.

ian | 2 December, 2007 at 8:19 pm

thanks for the recognition! glad to be in such great company.

Rohan | 2 December, 2007 at 10:18 pm

Daz, I’ve not visited all of the blogs, but Virtual Travel cast hasn’t been updated much so I would not have included that.

I would of liked to have seen blogs also that aren’t on your blogroll already.

Jo | 2 December, 2007 at 11:12 pm

You do lists so much better than the Times.

There are a few blogs that I have not read so can’t really comment over than to say that I would have included Vagablond within Travel experiences.

Darren Cronian | 2 December, 2007 at 11:14 pm

Kev, Erica and Ian, your welcome.

Jo, vagablond funnily enough is a blog I found only the other month and whilst it’s an interesting blog I don’t think it yet deserves to sit in place of Hobo or BNT.

Darren Cronian | 2 December, 2007 at 11:22 pm

Rohan,

Good point about the blogroll, I’d not noticed that so maybe I should have mentioned others, to spread the love.

Read;
http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/13/travel-blog-networking-reviews-part-2/

http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/11/11/travel-blog-reviews/

For blogs that aren’t on my blogroll, but are on my RSS reader and are recommended reads.

Happy Hotelier | 3 December, 2007 at 12:02 am

Thanks for the love Darren and for making me known with Erica.

Sheila at Family Travel | 3 December, 2007 at 1:47 am

Gosh, Darren, what an honor! I mean, what an honour! :) I’ll take being beaten out by Lonely Planet any day, and thank you so much for the kind recognition. Love your list.

Xavier Vallee, Avis UK | 3 December, 2007 at 11:08 am

Thanks for the recognition Darren! I keep telling Rob about the images ;)

We love your blog too, here at Avis.

Xavier

Nathan | 3 December, 2007 at 10:58 pm

Thanks from Travel Weekly :)

Lee Harrison (owner Select World Travel) | 5 December, 2007 at 6:17 pm

Thanks Darren, much appreciated. We have just blogged about The Gambia. Our Assistant Manager Paul has been kept busy this year. Educational to India in April ( report in the archives section) The Gambia Visited at the end f October beginning of November then 5 days of work and then we sent him to Kenya with Somak Holidays. Blog report of that trip coming shortly with some amazing wildlife Photos including some pretty gruesome ones involving Vultures stripping down a killed antelope. And all I get is a view of Pouring rain, mind you Highlight of this year was visiting Iceland in July having escaped the Floods.
P.s. My Nephew ( Hereford supporter) says Hi and thanks for the win!

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Darren Cronian | 10 December, 2007 at 12:37 am

Lee, gimme a job.

HH, I have received your email about the search, will reply soon, I promise.

Shiela, Xavier, and Nathan, your all welcome, keep up the great work.

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