KickApps has been selected by Budget Travel Magazine to power the new social media features on its award-winning website, BudgetTravel.com. Consistent with its dedication to vacations for real people, the upgraded BudgetTravel.com will enable readers to maintain a travel profile and share tips, photos, video, and travel journals with other site visitors. These industry-first social media features are intended to increase online visitor interactivity and engagement.

Using the KickApps Platform, BudgetTravel.com gives travel enthusiasts and aspiring travel writers the chance to become ‘uncertified’ tour guides for travelers planning their next getaway. The new features include:

• Get a Second Opinion: Links from BudgetTravel.com articles to informative, user-generated Travel Journals that offer first-hand stories, opinions, and advice from community members about their travel experiences.

• A Blog for Non-Bloggers: In the spirit of storytelling, readers can replace their antiquated slideshows and photo albums with photo-enabled Travel Journals that can be read by fellow travelers around the world.

• Be a Star: Everything’s rate-able, including photos, videos, and Travel Journals. Content that receives high ratings gets a chance to be featured prominently throughout the website.

• Talk Back: Readers will be able to submit comments on articles, allowing website members to have their say on virtually every page of the website.

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