Gtrot.com, a travel tech company that makes travel sharing easy and more social would like to announce the launch of their top ten list of summer destinations for young travelers and their new crowd-sourced travel guides for the most popular cities.

(TRAVPR.COM) UNITED STATES - ^12th July 2010 - Young travelers are heading overseas this summer, with London, Paris, and Barcelona ranking among the 10 most popular destinations, according to data released by gtrot.com today.

New York City ranked as the top summer destination among gtrot users, followed by London, Paris, Boston, Barcelona, Rome, Beijing/Shanghai, Buenos Aires, Madrid, and LA.

Along with this list, gtrot also released a set of crowd-sourced travel guides to the most popular cities.

“Our users are sharing trips to tens of thousands of cities,” said gtrot co-founder Brittany Laughlin. “We asked them about their best experiences in the top destinations, and the result is a set of ground-breaking guides to the restaurants, nightlife, and attractions you may not have heard of but shouldn’t miss.”

“These guides showcase the value of peer travel knowledge, and they’re just the beginning,” said Zachary Smith, co-founder and CEO. “gtrot already makes it easy for friends to share travel plans, and we’re focusing now on helping them share experiences as well. There’s no better guide to a city than seeing what friends and peers enjoyed when they were there.”

Users sharing a trip to a top destination have already received a free guide, said Smith, and the company will continue sending guides to new users who share travel plans on the site.

Contact:
Brittany Laughlin
Co-founder, gtrot.com
Email: Brittany@gtrot.com
Phone: 646-807-9519

Website: http://gtrot.com
Blog: http://blog.gtrot.com
Twitter: @gtrot

About us: gtrot.com turns simple travel data – where you’ve been, where you’re going, and when – into a powerful social resource, allowing users to see where friends are traveling, who’s been to their destination, and which friends will be nearby. The company is currently working to turn real-time trip updates into streaming social travel guides.

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