Wikipedia is preparing to do a little world traveling. It's set to launch Wikivoyage on Tuesday, opting not to compete directly with commercial sites. "I don't see this as a battle Wikivoyage would have to win completely, said SEO consultant Andrew Shotland. "There is plenty of room to crowd out the tier-two and tier-three competitors from search."
The creators of Wikipedia are launching a new travel site, Wikivoyage, aimed at providing worldwide travelers with free, up-to-date information about attractions, lodging, restaurants, nightlife and other essential on-the-go information.
The Wikimedia Foundation's online travel initiative, which is officially launching Tuesday, reportedly has been in the works since late September. It already has a page of Goals and Non-Goals for the site that highlight how travelers around the world can turn to Wikivoyage for current, crowdsourced information about planning a trip.
Wikivoyage is designed to be an online guide for all kinds of travelers, including those "huddled in a late-night Internet cafe in some dark jungle" who need the latest information about a place to stay or eat, or people in a new city that want to print out an article as a guide through a local museum.
The Wikimedia Foundation, which will host and support Wikivoyage, also said the information could be used in other travel guidebooks that are looking for the latest travel hotspots.
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