Travel Industry News

Up until this point, I've posted about things I really enjoy, be they photographs, books or other websites. In class while searching for related links to our blogs, I came across a travel industry blog by using technorati's search engine. At first, I was excited to find a relevant blog to travel journalism. However, my enthusiasm waned as I continued to use the site.

Let me preface my criticisms by reminding you, dear reader, of my poor knowledge of all things technology-related. It's sometimes like going to a museum with my sister, an art history aficionado. I only know whether I like or dislike a painting. My sister, on the other hand, can tell me all the reasons why I should like or dislike a work of art. In the same vein, there are students in our class who know why I should feel a way about a blog; sadly I only know that I don't like it.

This website is one of these instances. I feel it is poorly designed and hard to navigate, with a confusing setup. The blog itself is very boring in terms of aesthetics, which isn't necessarily a bad thing as most bad websites out there have tried to do too much. This one is just plain boring. However, my main beef with the site is how it proclaims itself to be about "Travel Industry News," yet contains very few articles regarding the industry. What does a top story about surgery scams have to do with the travel industry?

Overall, the website isn't terrible. I would just like it to be a bit more focused when it comes to the travel industry.

Travel Industry News