5 Reasons To Use Twitter Whilst Traveling

For many people Twitter is still a new technology and it isn’t always clear why they should consider using it.

Twitter is a very effect way to keep up to date with all your favourite sources, from friend’s updates on the road to the latest news updates from a country that you maybe traveling to.

If you’re not using Twitter you could be missing out. Here are 5 reasons to consider using it whilst traveling:

1.  Update your friends

An increasing number of your friends are likely to be using Twitter. You can update them with a quick message letting them know what you are up to on the road without asking them to read five pages of a huge travel blog. It’s simple and effective and more likely to keep your friends attention back home. After all, not everyone wants to read a travel blog on places they don’t know or have never been to.

2. Keep up to date with friends

As well as informing friends back home of what exciting things you are doing on your travels (IE “We’re swimming with dolphins today” or “Exhausted and drenched after 5 day Trek to Machu Picchu, was worth it though”), you can keep up to date with those friends you meet using Twitter.

3. Keep your finger on the pulse with flight deals

More and more companies are now using Twitter realising it can be a great marketing tool. You can keep up to date with deals on flights by following the airline’s tweets. One such airline is British Airways.

4. Be aware of travel news, deals and information

You can follow updates from websites such as Hostel World to make sure when it comes to which hostel is a rat infested dive and which one is a top quality bargain you are in the know. Following news sites such as BBC News can make sure you know what is happening back home as well as world news.

5. Travel magazines updates

Using Twitter you can follow updates from your favourite travel magazines and blogs such as TravMonkey.com so you don’t have to go hunting from site to site to read the latest interesting article.

One thing is for sure, Twitter is growing with more and more people, websites joining the mass communication. Twitter provides a simple yet effect approach for keeping your ear close to the ground whilst you are out on the road. After all, the less time you spend on the net the more time you have enjoying the travels.