Wikipedia lunching travel site’s Wikivoyage soon
The Wikimedia Foundation is tentatively slated to launch Wikivoyage next week, on January 15, Skift Reports.
Wikipedia’s next big push is a travel wiki, and the official launch of Wikivoyage is coming soon, according to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.
The main page acts like a guidebook and features links to articles titled, “Destination of the month,” “Off the beaten path,” and “Featured travel topic.” Each section is clickable. There is also a discover section, which links to its own page. Here you can read about “strange but true trivia about destinations around the world.”
When it launches, Wikivoyage will be accessible to everyone for reading or editing. So when you use Google to find out more information on your next trip, Wikivoyage might show up in high the results (like Wikipedia) and provide an extensive overview of the locale. Or you can browse through a long list of places and explore destinations new to you.
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia. There’s already been some controversy surrounding Wikivoyage, namely the kerfuffle over the original travel wiki, Wikitravel becoming Wikivoyages as editors of the former left in droves to edit Wikipedia’s new site.
Despite the company’s struggles to create the site, for your future travel planning, Wikivoyages might provide a wealth of information and links to other useful resources.
What will you use Wikivoyages for when it’s launched? Tell us in the comments.