What is BootsnAll?

BootsnAll's Purpose: To cultivate an organic community that encourages independent travel.

How do we do this?

• 400,000+ posts on our message boards
• Over 10,000 travel articles published since 1999 to inspire you
• Over 30 sites to help you plan your trip
• We are passionate and active in other communities like Twitter and Facebook
• We are accessible. E-mail us, Tweet us, Comment with us. We want to meet you and are happy to meet for coffee or beer wherever we are

BootsnAll's Values: To help guide us to achieving our purpose, we adhere to the following values.

We aim to be accessible experts...

Why does this matter?
It should never be difficult for you to contact us. Call, email, Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn. The internet is no place for one-way communication and we want to hear from you.

We have been in the online travel business since 1998. A lot of things have changed over the years but our goal to help you experience the world has not, no matter what stage of a trip you're on:

• Before you go
• On your trip
• When you get back

We are a comprehensive independent travel resource...

Why should you care?
We work on over 30 websites, covering most aspects of travel. We are constantly building resources for independent-minded travelers but we'll never get there on our own. So if we don't provide it, we'll link to other online resources that do. We believe the online travel market is a collaborative place that should make it easy to find what you're looking for.

We have a passion for travel...

Why should you care?
No doubt you've heard the saying "for travelers, by travelers" bandied about by dozens of travel sites. We reckon that's pretty lame. The founders, our community, and most likely you, have a passion for independent travel and we hope that shows in everything we do. You shouldn't need a weak tagline to see a company is passionate about travel.

We believe that travel is perhaps the best way to get an education. Encouraging folks to get out there and see the world, see how others live, helps all of us understand that we're really not so different.

We have honest and unbiased content information...

Why should you care?
Of course, we do have biases - hell, we are human. But we do publish how we see it, not just how it looks on the brochure. You care because we were one of the original travel sites to do this. We have thousands of positive and negative stories and reviews across our site(s). This information helps you make your own decision.

We have a strong community and love to share...

Why should you care?
Community exists on BootsnAll, Twitter, Facebook, and many other places. We participate and engage with a view towards contributing towards the conversation, versus a "Let's spam them so they will visit our site" mentality.

We understand that you are researching your trip and sharing it with friends in many places, like BootsnAll, Twitter, Facebook and perhaps your blog, and we endeavor to make it as easy as possible for you to do so.

Want to know more? Find out the whole BootsnAll story or scan the company timeline.