RealTravel and SideStep Sign Partnership
NOVEMBER 10, 2006. RealTravel and SideStep have announced a partnership that will bring RealTravel's top-rated Travel Blog content to SideStep.com.
Travel Blogs, written by real travelers, are a proven source of trusted information for people researching and planning a trip. By incorporating RealTravel's content into their site, SideStep further enables its 5 million+ monthly users with a better overall travel planning experience.
"Rich, detailed Travel Blogs are extremely valuable to people in the process of planning a trip," said Ken Leeder, CEO of RealTravel, Inc. "This partnership will provide SideStep users with a wealth of additional information to help them finalize their travel plans. We are extremely pleased to offer our Travel Blog content to such a respected travel service provider."
SideStep will syndicate content through RealTravel's web services API, which allows travel sites to easily incorporate and publish top-rated Travel Blogs on their own sites.
All content made available by RealTravel is organized and rated by an editorial team to ensure the quality of information. The content will be available on SideStep.com within the coming months.
"By teaming with RealTravel, we continue to expand the way people find and use travel information," said Rob Solomon, president and CEO, SideStep, Inc. "The depth of useful content that RealTravel provides will further enable us to offer the relevant, high-quality information that consumers seek when planning their travel."
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