50 travel twitterers you should follow

December 16, 2008

Yesterday I revealed the top 50 travel blogs of 2008. Today, it’s Twitter’s turn.

If you don’t do any microblogging, I highly recommend giving it a try. You can follow me at elliottdotorg. But before I get into this list, a word or two about my methodology. I base this on my own list of followers and Twitter Grader.

Alaskatravelgrm
Almostfearless
ARoadRetraveled
Awayblog
Cajun_Mama
CoTravelGirl
DanTraveling
DesertMama
Deliciousbaby
Dreamofitaly
elliottng
Flyawaycafe
Gadling
GoGreenTraveler
GreenTravelHub
Heather_Poole
Hipcompass
HotelChatter
Jaunted
Jenniferhuber
Jenleo
JetWithKids
kag2u
KimMance
kir
LATimestravel
Lifecruiser
MatadorNetwork
MissExpatria
MudslideMama
NathanKam
Newyorkology
paulaberg
Randall_Shirley
Sheilas
SoulOfTravel
Soultravelers3
TheDisneyBlog
SouthwestAir
Statravelers
Travelchannel
Travel_freak
TravelMuse
TravelSavvyMom
Travelrants
wandermom
WeJustGotBack
wendyperrin
WorldHum
zengrrl

A big hat tip to my friends at Voyagegeek for the original list of Top 50 Travel Twitterers you should follow. Also, be sure to check out the T-List Twitterati for more folks worth following.

Did I miss anyone? Please comment and I’ll be sure to consider them for next year’s list.

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Bernard December 16, 2008 at 7:12 am

How do you read so many tweets? There must be some secret here that I don’t know!

Kim@Galavanting December 16, 2008 at 8:50 am

Thanks for including me Elliott, and for the great list. There are several on here I didn’t know about…

Brian Hendricks December 16, 2008 at 8:56 am

We were a little late to the party; we just started Twittering this month. http://www.twitter.com/Quikbook
But we hope to make the 2009 list!

Barbara Sanborn December 16, 2008 at 8:58 am

Another great Disney Travel related twitterer is wdwfan. I follow them and are always learning about new discounts, getting around the parks, and fun trivia. http://twitter.com/wdwfan

Apryl Chapman Thomas December 16, 2008 at 9:16 am

Going to add myself (travel in the southeast and beyond) twitter.com/travelinggal

Kara/MountainMama December 16, 2008 at 9:28 am

Thrilled to see my fellow Traveling Mamas on the list: Cajun_Mama, DesertMama, MudslideMama. I’m @karasw (MountainMama).

Thanks!

Stacy December 16, 2008 at 9:34 am

hi Chris–am new to Twitter but hope to be considered for your future lists…

Stacy

Melody Moser December 16, 2008 at 9:52 am

Hi Chris,
Thanks for the list, there are some new ones here I didn’t know about. I’d like to be considered for future lists — I’m @MelodyMoser, a travel writer based in New Jersey. I blog, tweet and write about travel around the world. http://twitter.com/melodymoser Many Thanks!

Rob December 16, 2008 at 10:33 am

Would love to see @resideo on the list – http://twitter.com/resideo/

They’re a “small” OTA that has embraced the space quite effectively, in my opinion. Tweets during the day include hotel news & info (press releases, renovation notices, etc.) as well as special deals & discounts.

They also do a good job of interacting with the community — keeping an eye out for folks asking for help finding hotels.

Definitely kudos to the travelinmamas for inclusion. Would also recommend @hotelexperience

jessiev December 16, 2008 at 10:49 am

GREAT list – thanks, Chris! we’d love to be considered next year (wanderingeducators.com)…

Globetrotting Bride December 16, 2008 at 11:10 am

Great list! I added the twitterers I was missing. I’d also love to be considered for the next list.

Nathan Kam December 16, 2008 at 2:01 pm

Chris, I’m humbled that you included me on this great list of travel tweeters. Have always enjoyed following your work and hope to find you in Hawaii again one day soon. Until then, happy holidays.

kathy dragon December 16, 2008 at 2:18 pm

finding it hard to find a good twitter network of tour operators/tourism processionals/travel site talking about social media.

KathyDragon/traveldragon

Also interested in being considered for your next list :-)

Vagablonde December 16, 2008 at 2:35 pm

Full-time RV’er for 9 years with lots of travels to Europe, Australia and Central America. @vagablonde

Nick December 16, 2008 at 3:50 pm

You could have included me!

http://twitter.com/whereishawkins

Lanora @writingtravel December 16, 2008 at 4:12 pm

Here are a few more folks who deserve a spot on any list of top travel twitterati:
@niltiac
@Italylogue
@ikangaroo
@typeamom
@nerdseyeview
@NewWrldYankee
@aknickerson

Soultravelers3 December 16, 2008 at 5:39 pm

Thanks so much for including Soultravelers3 in your list! We are on an open ended world tour as a family, so Twitter is very important to us, thus I know most of the great people on your fabulous list.

Thanks so much for collecting them and putting it together! I love how twitter helps bond those in the travel community.

Travel Fit December 16, 2008 at 6:06 pm

Great list!
@writingtravel has a few more good ones :

Here’s are few more:
@budtravel, @offyonder, @BNA, @nomadicmatt, @Travolution, @everywheretrip, @writingtravel & us :) @travelfit

jamie December 16, 2008 at 9:15 pm

Thanks so much for including @TravelSavvyMom on this list Chris. It’s absolutely the highlight of my week. Where do I send the cash?

Jamie

Nancy D. Brown December 17, 2008 at 12:24 am

Great list. I tweet about travel from Northern California and beyond.
http://twitter.com/Nancydbrown

Lifecruiser December 17, 2008 at 4:45 am

Oh, I feel very honored, thanks x millions for including me in the list among so many great travel Twitters! You just made my day :-)

I’d have included some other travelers, but I see that other commenters have already done that.

I agree about your advice about microblogging, I’ve found many interesting Twitterers and blogs that way.

Plus it’s the best way to get a grip of what’s up right now.

Now I must ensure that I follow everyone in that list, I recognize most of them, but not all of them….

Happy travels everyone :-)

Merrill December 17, 2008 at 5:58 am

Hi Chris
I moved the article to a seo friendly url
http://www.voyageek.com/2008/11/top-50-travel-twitterers-you-should-follow/
Cheers
Merrill

DanTraveling December 17, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Hi Chris,
Thanks for including us!

Happy Travels
Dan

Greg December 17, 2008 at 5:34 pm

Thanks for the great list..! I’m relatively new to Twitter but slowly getting it together. I do have tweets tied in with my vagabonding blog and website if anyone wants to play, I’m http://twitter.com/bucho_ky

Cheers!
Greg
http://www.vagabondinglife.com

Nikki D'Agostino December 17, 2008 at 5:45 pm

Hi Chris! Great list, I am a twitter newbie, Aussie girl that moved to Italy – originally Rome, now find myself in Venice.. dont want to go home til I’ve seen it all!!

twitter.com/nikkiitaly

Happy travels everyone! x

Chris Noble December 17, 2008 at 7:40 pm

Rumour has it that I was at 49, but my tweet calling twitter ‘ Social crack without the scabs, smell & stealing to support the habit’ tipped me out. Actually that’s a lie, I’m just kicking stones on the ground like a 4 year old because I’ve been left off…

http://twitter.com/WorldNomad

:)

Don December 17, 2008 at 10:39 pm

Note to self:

Must blog more at “Get A Room!”

Must tweet more @getaroom!

http://getahotelroom.blogspot.com

LuxorLV December 17, 2008 at 11:17 pm

Great list! I agree, http://twitter.com/resideo/ is great and helpful!

For Vegas:
http://twitter.com/LuxorLV (me)
http://twitter.com/VegasConcierge (MGM MIRAGE)
http://twitter.com/mgmgrand (MGM Grand)
http://twitter.com/VegasHotelDeals

http://twitter.com/fairmonthotels is also a twitterstream I enjoy.

Marion @ venere.com December 19, 2008 at 10:40 am

We also started twittering a few weeks ago. You can follow us at http://twitter.com/Venere_Hotels/

Nate Long December 19, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Great list! I just heard about it today and I’ll certainly be adding a few of these I didn’t know about. Like some of my friends on here, I’d like to be added as a possibility for future lists. I’m Nate Long, a.k.a. @theprguy — travel PR guy for VISIT FLORIDA, beach lover, Europe traveler, blogger and podcaster. On the side I rock out with my band and DJ weddings and parties. I hope to see you all on Twitter!

Rich Whitaker February 4, 2009 at 4:35 pm

Brilliant Tips from BrilliantTrips.com on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/BrilliantTips
http://twitter.com/BrilliantTrips

Durant Imboden February 4, 2009 at 5:28 pm

I’m fairly new to Twitter but have been actively sharing European travel tips and trivia, especially intriguing links to everything from the British Lawnmower Museum to the Midsomer Murders Location Index. Naturally, I also mention some of our own articles at Europeforvisitors.com, an editorial travel-planning site that has been rated “Best of the Web” by Forbes and The Washington Post.

http://twitter.com/durant_imboden

Trans-Americas Journey February 26, 2009 at 11:41 pm

Thanks for the list.
We’re twits now @TransAmericas

Joe March 4, 2009 at 5:39 pm

I really liked your article. Nice work!

Authentic Seacoast Resorts March 9, 2009 at 1:27 pm

Great list. How did we miss it when it first came out? Hopefully we’ll make your 2009 list:

http://twitter.com/AuthenticCoast

Grader seems to like us with a score of 98.8 and we’re building a great network of travel friends from around the world. Thanks for being among them!

teanklc April 20, 2009 at 9:12 am

Hi Elliot,

Great article! But you forgot to mention us —

@fourtraveldeals. We make custom deals for all

twitter travelers.

Maja Jovovich,
VP of Marketing
maja@fourtraveldeals.com
http://www.FourTravelDeals.com

SafariGuide June 13, 2009 at 4:40 am

You don’t have any African safari travelers on your list! We would love to be included! ;-)

http://twitter.com/safariguide

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