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Reasons to participate in this Directory:
We have built our Travel Directory from scratch. It is not a dump from the ODP (DMOZ) but a manually-edited, well-organized list of websites, the majority of which are related to Travel. We have included a few broader categories such as "widerange" or "miscelaneous" for non-travel participants.

We believe that by providing a useful resource of specialized websites, our users will benefit by finding interesting sites they may otherwise miss. This creates in turn -and on time- a highly focused traffic, high quality users who understand what they are looking. If your site is part of our Directory you might in turn receive your share of good traffic. Search engines have the ability to provide traffic, but a better source are web directories of any kind.

The difference between search engines and Directories at a glance: Top 20 related Directory Categories.
    DIRECTORIES

  • built by human selection -- not by computers or robot programs.
  • organized into subject categories, classification of pages by subjects -- subjects not standardized and vary according to the scope of each directory.
  • NEVER contain full-text of the web pages they link to -- you can only search what you can see (titles, descriptions, subject categories, etc.) -- use broad or general terms

  • small and specialized to large, but smaller than most search engines
  • huge range in size
    • often carefully evaluated and annotated (but not always!!)

    SEARCH ENGINES

  • built by computer robot programs ("spiders") -- not by human selection
  • NOT organized by subject categories -- all pages are ranked by a computer algorithm
  • contain full-text (every word) of the web pages they link to -- you find pages by matching words in the pages you want
  • huge and often retrieve a lot of information -- for complex searches use ones that allow you to search within results (sub searching)
  • UNevaluated -- contain the good, the bad, and the ugly -- YOU must evaluate everything you find (more on evaluating).

If you run / maintain a Travel-related site:

  • Add your site to our Directory. Fill in the form and submit for approval.
  • Upon review and acceptance, we will email you back with information on reciprocal linking.
  • All sites are reviewed manually.
  • Non-travel related sites are welcome to participate under the broader categories:

How our Travel Directory has been organized:



Main Travel Categories:



 * Airlines: From Cargo Airlines to Flying Schools.
* Airport Car Parking: organized by regions (Asia, Europe, etc).
* Resources for Argentina : section devoted to Argentine websites or sites about Argentina only.
* Auto rentals: organized by regions.
* Bed and Breakfasts: Africa, Asia, Europe, Central America, South America, USA, Canada, etc...
* City Guides: by regions and countries.
* Convention Centers: organized by regions.
* Cottages and Cabins: a listing of cabin vacation by regions of the World.
* Cruises: Cruise vacations in different parts of the World.
* Destinations: Vacation spots. Organized by regions.
* Directories: Other travel related directories.
* General: Travel related by alphabetical order.
* Lodging: Accomodations by regions.
* Miscelaneous: Travel accesories, guides, maps, travel books, immigration information and more.
* National Parks: Vacations to World National Parks.
* News and Media: Weather services and other travel related media.
* Niche Travel: Cultural trips, adventure travel, Golf vacations, Salmon fishing trips, etc.
* Online Reservations: Any reservation system online (travel).
* Photos and images: Albums of photos from different world spots. By amateurs.
* Property rentals: Rental properties for vacation worldwide. From one week to months.
* Time sharing: Time shares websites.
* Top Vacation Spots: Most selective vacation destinations.
* Tour operators: organized by regions.
* Travelogues: Journals and diaries written and shared by non-professionals.
* Travel agents: organized by regions.
* Vacation rentals: Similar to rental properties but condominiums and large complexes.


... and many more on Widerange categories: Internet, Gambling, Real Estate, etc.

Characteristics of our Travel Directory:



1. Uncluttered. A maximum of 15/17 listings per page, depending on the category.
2. Provides a thumbnail for each website participating. See a sample. See a close up.
3. Submitters have the ability to come back and edit their listings.
4. Password protected submissions.
5. Easy to understand category structure and folder architecture.

by Travel Argentina

According to "whatis.com" a directory "is, in general, an approach to organizing information, the most familiar example being a telephone directory." What this definition doesn't emphasize is why this is so important, maybe that's because it is obvious to everyone that the reason directories are so important is so we can find stuff. Directories help me find phone numbers, directories help me find addresses of businesses, and directories help me find certified public accountants. Learn about other projects we are working on.

From our own research we have found out that the most sophisticated surfers go beyond the typical search engine quest when looking for information, to end digging into specialized Directories. The difference between search engine listings and categories in a Directory is often poorly understood. High quality, niche directories -often overlooked- have a more selective body of information. There are thousands of specialized directories on practically every subject. If you want an overview, or if you feel you've searched long enough, try to find one. Often they are done by experts -- self-proclaimed or heavily credentialed.

Strategies NOT recommended for finding information:

* Browsing searchable directories. If you can find a search box, search a directory. BROWSING is a sometimes fun rarely as efficient. The term "directories" refers here to any collection of web resources organized into subject categories or some other breakdown appropriate to the content (Subject Directories or directories of specialized databases or of gateway pages). Browsing locates documents by your trying to match your topic in first the top, broadest layer of a subject hierarchy, then by choosing narrower sub-subject-categories in the hierarchy that you hope will lead to your target. Browsing encounters the difficulty of guessing under which subject category your topic is classified. The taxonomy in every directory differs, making browsing inconsistent from one search tool to another. The category "health" may contain documents on medicine, homeopathy, psychiatry, and fitness in one directory. In another "medicine" may include health, mental health, and alternative medicine, but not the term psychiatry and may classify fitness only under "lifestyle." Searching (typing keywords in a search box) retrieves occurrences of your words no matter where they may be classified by subject. Use broad terms in searching any directory.

* Following links to sites recommended by heavy use or commercial interest. Often in search engine results, you will see links to sites that are selected based on how often they are visited by others, or based on fees paid to the browser. Or you may see recommended "cool" sites. Use these with caution! Others may visit sites for reasons having no relation to your information interests, and the best sites for you may still be largely undiscovered by the vast public searching the Web. Taste varies and should vary. Make your own evaluations.


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