OnTheRoad enters strategic partnership with Spotted by Locals

June 11, 2009 - PRLog -- Free travel blog service www.ontheroad.to enters today strategic partnership with Amsterdam based Spotted by Locals, modern travel guide.

www.SpottedbyLocals.com is a series of 21 European cityblogs that offer modern travelers the opportunity to experience cities just like a local.

OnTheRoad.to connects you to locals in 21 cities

OnTheRoad believe this partnership will further enrich the user experience of the new interface  that was launched today. From now on, a crucial part of OnTheRoad travel blogs will be tips about a user’s location, provided directly by Spotted by Locals’ handpicked bloggers who share their inside tips from a personal and local perspective.

Michaela Romanova, OnTheRoad marketing manager: “We believe those tips will become a handy, always up-to-date resource to our user’s traditional paperback travel guides. In the future our users will instantly see the local tips even during planning their trip.”

About Spotted by Locals

Spotted by Locals was started in 2008 by avid travelers (and married couple) Sanne & Bart van Poll. SpottedbyLocals.com has launched 21 European city blogs, and currently has 110 local bloggers. Recently Spotted by Locals won the Mashable Open Web Award for best Travel website, and the Lonely Planet Best Group Travel Blog award.

About OnTheRoad.to

www.OnTheRoad.to is a free travel blog service, which enables active people to share their experiences and stay in close touch with their friends and family.
The main emphasis is placed on simplicity. There is no need to learn anything new to start using OnTheRoad.to service right away. Every account is accessible through a web interface, email or any phone application.

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About OnTheRoad.to:

OnTheRoad.to is a free travel blog service designed for everyone, who likes to travel.

It will help you plan your trips, track your journey into an interactive map, publish photos, videos and easily stay in touch with your friends and family. Share your experiences and let yourself be inspired by other travelers.

The main emphasis is placed on simplicity. There is no need to learn anything new to start using OnTheRoad service today. Every account is accessible through web interface of email. You don’t even need a computer, download the cool application for iPhone and stay in touch using only your mobile phone.