To hell and back: Cheapflights.com launches consumer-friendly flights and travel forum

Jul 17, 08 | 1:56 am

Need shopping tips for your first trip to Asia? Want to tell other travelers about the great flight deal you scored to Hawaii for New Year's eve? Had a less-than-stellar hotel experience and want to warn future guests? With the new Cheapflights.com Flights and Travel Forum message boards, you can.

Cheapflights.com, the travel search engine that makes it easy for travelers with flexible schedules to find cheap deals to destinations around the world, created the Flights and Travel Forum as the place for travelers to discuss everything travel-related-the good, the bad and the ugly-with other members. No topic is off the table so long as ten general "code of conduct" rules are followed; these include no posts that may be deemed offensive, are not relevant to the discussion at hand, or refer to unapproved solicitations or advertisements.

"Citizen journalism is growing in popularity and people are now listening to what their peers have to say more than ever," said Carl Schwartz, chief travel officer for Cheapflights.com. "It was important for us to create a forum on Cheapflights.com for our 3.5 million monthly visitors to share travel thoughts and ideas, as well as sound off on their travel horror stories so fellow cheap travel fans can avoid the same fate. And while they're on the boards, if they learn about a new cheap flight deal to take advantage of that's even better."

Free to join at http://cheapflights.ning.com/, the Flights and Travel Forum provides members with a place to share destination information, post hotel reviews and conduct interactive discussions for upcoming trips. Users can also participate in up to four separate forums: Business, Pleasure, Destination Reviews and Find Cheap Flights, which is the only message board of its kind that allows people to share tips on cheap airfare deals that other members can check out and take advantage of.

Cheap travel enthusiasts from around the world who have already signed up are creating personalized member travel pages which highlight their travel interests, favorite travel Web sites and travel photos. Members can invite their friends to join by sending a note to their personal email list. The Flights and Travel Forum home page links directly to the Cheapflights.com travel guides, which are full of useful destination information and travel tips.

New members who sign up by July 28 are encouraged to enter the "Vacations from Heaven and Hell" contest. Travelers who share their best and/or worst vacation stories will be eligible to win a number of prizes ranging from iPods to travel pillows and blankets. Two grand prize winners from each category will receive $500 American Express gift cards.


About Cheapflights.com

Cheapflights.com is the best place to find cheap flight deals and up-to-date travel information. As a leading U.S. travel search engine, the site publishes one of the largest selections of airfare deals available online from a huge range of flight providers. Every day, travelers can search more than one million flight deals from both traditional and low-cost airlines, as well as smaller specialty-travel providers, plus handpicked deals and flight offers exclusive to Cheapflights.com. The site's Flight & Travel Info section and Flight News blog are packed with destination travel guides, travel tips, news and information to help flyers enjoy the best possible travel experience, every time they fly.