As many of you know, we love Twitter at Kijubi. (Link us at twitter.com/kijubi) It’s been a great tool for us to keep up with the constant flow of information in the tech and travel space, communicate with our users and connect with new extended friends across the world.
We also love to use Twitter while traveling to keep up with real-time developments about jammed highways, delayed planes, or even just to connect with others from the Twitterati who might be grabbing a drink at the terminal bar.
One of the most valuable methods we use to connect with other people or stay on top real-time developments in a specific travel destination is to use Twitter Search.
By setting up a bookmark in my iPhone for a specific Twitter Search term like “The Bellagio” I can follow along and see tweets from anyone who might be checking into my hotel, looking for a fifth poker player or find out about a great DJ who might be spinning in the casino bar that night.
We’ve also found Twitter to be a great tool at industry conferences to keep up with all the action, learn about great vendor demos we need to check out or find out where the good after parties or tweet-ups are going down.
We came across a book recently called “Twitter for Travelers” by Christine Gilbert, an excellent resource which she describes as ” A Guide to Using Twitter to Make Travel Easier, Cheaper, Smarter Safer and Faster.”
At $7, it’s a great resource we can recommend for any traveler interested in how they can use Twitter while on the road to find great deals, connect with cool people, avoid unnecessary delays and generally have some fun with technology while seeing the world.
You should also check out Christine’s Blog almostfearless.com where she is chronicling her adventures since quitting her job, selling her worldly possessions and setting off to travel the world. Follow her Tweets at: @almostfearless
Chime in the comments section to let us know how you use Twitter while traveling, any close calls you managed to avoid or amazing people you’ve met as a result of using the service.