Off-Beat Travel Guides
Offbeat Guides founder David Sifry describes the process of putting together the guide: "Travelers need reliable, accurate, and immediate information when planning a trip. Standard guidebooks are often 12 to 18 months out of date as soon as they hit the stores. Our content is the most up-to-date because we have an enormous technology base of spiders and crawlers that find the best information on the internet, and combine it with information from established authors and thousands of locals who are always updating the information about where they live. We believe strongly in Creative Commons, in which users can share, create and build information that is available for mixing and remixing into unique new applications. As well as Creative Commons licensed information, we also use proprietary content and professional authors, which makes for accurate and authoritative information in our guides."
Building the personalized guide means entering the following information:
* Step 1: Tell us your destination. This enables us to gather travel content that is relevant to your travel plans.
* Step 2: Tell us your current location. By telling us where you live, we can further customize your guide with time zone information, weather forecasts, exchange rates, and more!
* Step 3: Tell us your name. For a truly personalized guide, we will print your name on the front cover, ensuring that the guide is unique and special to you.
* Step 4: Tell us your travel dates. By knowing your travel dates, we are able to find the most up-to-date information about events that will be occurring in your chosen destination, provide you with a weather forecast for your stay, and more.
* Step 5: Tell us where are you staying (optional). Tell us where you are staying and we will center your walking maps around your accommodations.
After customizing the guide receive a full color printing guide for $24.95 or download a PDF version for $9.95.
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