Itinarod.com Site Redesign Makes Travel Planning Faster, Easier, More Educational and Fun

New design features more activity and special interest itinerary planning categories, more travel sites, and a new personality search function that matches the expectations, needs, and interests of travelers with the most appropriate websites.

Newton, MA (PRWEB) December 6, 2007 --- itinarod.com (www.itinarod.com), the popular online library of great travel websites, has been reconfigured to make it faster, easier, more educational and fun to plan and book a vacation, business trip or outing; connect with friends, family, business associates and other travelers; and find deals, discounts, coupons, contests, and travel related services.

The new design features more activity and special interest itinerary planning categories, more travel sites, and a new personality search function that matches the expectations, needs, and interests of travelers with the most appropriate websites.

"We went back to the drawing board to design a very practical and educational site that lets visitors find the information they need to plan a trip," said itinarod.com publisher Richard Abrahams, a former VP of marketing for a nationwide travel agency association. "There are so many great sites available that are under-marketed or get buried in generic Internet searches. itinarod.com's goal is to make sure that the best of them can quickly and easily be found in one place."

Among itinarod.com's newest features is a search function that enables visitors to find websites faster and more efficiently by selecting from one of 8 personality profiles--Luxury Lifer, Budget Beater, Middle Roader, Adventureholic, Family Funatic, Aarpy (Over 50), Prudent Student, and Business Roadie. Each profile was developed based on five criteria: Comfort Zone, Baggage, Serve Avoidance Reactions, Favorite Travel Reads, and Secret Passions.

Below is an example:

Luxury Lifer

Comfort Zone: First-class all of the way; Don't bother me with details.
Baggage: Matching suitcases, name-brand only from Tumi, Hartmann, Briggs & Riley, Louis Vuitton, etc.
Severe Avoidance Reactions: Fast food restaurants, souvenir shops, long lines.
Favorite Travel Reads: Travel + Leisure Magazine; Conde Naste Traveler, Yachting, Departures.
Secret Passions: Meeting the chef while dining at a 5-star restaurant; Obtaining seats at the last minute for a sold out performance.

itinarod.com also boasts a free weekly newsletter, Rich's Weekend Reader (www.weekendreader.blogspot.com), that highlights each week's 7 most intriguing travel related stories; quick access to sites offering the best travel deals, discount coupons and contests; and links to the emerging social networking, Web 2.0 and virtual tour web addresses.

First launched in May 2006, itinarod.com showcases more than 500 web listings.

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