worldsurface.com hits 25,000 for the first time
London & New York, NY--(COLLEGIATE
PRESSWIRE)--August 4, 2000--worldsurface.com
today reported that on Tuesday August 2nd its website delivered over 25,000 pages to
the traveling community. The website, whose long term plans have not been revealed, is
currently hosting what have been described as this summers best travelers competitions.
The first of these, the Global Reporter Competition was launched 60 days ago
with the goal of identifying the very best of the next generation of online travel
journalists. To enter, students and other independent travelers are invited to submit a
travel story or a page of an on the road travel diary. Worldsurface.com
members then vote for their favorite writers and the 10 winners will be given airline
tickets to selected global destinations, 3 month assignments and monies to fund their
trip.
Worldsurface.com is also holding a monthly draw
for those members that leave reviews of places that they have found on the road. So far 2
students, one from the UK, the other from Germany have won free flights to New York.
Simon North, one of the founders of worldsurface.com, explained, We started this in
response to all of the other internet sites out there that look like theyre for
independent travelers but are really just travel agencies selling expensive packaged
tours.
Independent travel is not about that. Its not about a package or a tour or traveling
the same route as everybody else. Its about adventure, its about exploring,
its about discovering new things and telling other travelers what youve found.
And that is what worldsurface.com is becoming, a real home for independent travel and
independent travelers on the internet. Travelers are coming together to share stories,
share experiences and reclaim the spirit of independent travel.
To hit 25,000 pages in such a short period demonstrates the support we have in the
community. Travelers are fed up with guide books, they dont tell you what a place is
really like, they dont describe the joy of waking up in a rainforest, or how it
feels to watch the sun rise over the Taj Mahal or quite how weird it is swimming with
dolphins in the Indian Ocean. Our site does and we will do it live when our 10 winning
travelers start traveling.
www.worldsurface.com will formally launch later
this year and further details will be released nearer the time.
About Worldsurface.com
Worldsurface.com is a self-funded internet
start-up with registered offices in London and New York. Our core team is drawn from the
travel industry, the media and communications industry and the information technology
industry.
We have and continue to travel the world. |