03 How Visitors Benefit

Information by those who know best… locals!

Long gone are the days of depending on travel agencies to plan the details of vacations.  Modern day tourists have become their own travel planners who depend on the internet to find current, vetted and reliable travel information. 

Just Ask Locals community websites help travelers by providing easy, one-stop access to authoritative and comprehensive local information about vacation destination communities, provided by those who know best; the locals who live there.  Just Ask Locals can also help travelers discover boutique vacation destinations that they may not have considered had they not found them on Just Ask Locals.

Website features and benefits:

• Slideshows - A picture is worth a thousand words, and good images of destinations are often hard to find.  The slideshows on a community-oriented homepage allows visitors to quickly get a feel for the community.

• Guide - The community guide not only provides detailed narrative about the destination, but also provides such practical information as when to visit and how to get there.

• Directories - Comprehensive listings of accommodations, things to see and do, restaurants and more are published and maintained by local business owners.

• Forums - The Visitors Forum connects visitors directly with locals to help plan fantastic vacations.  Trip Reports lets visitors share their experiences with other travelers. 

• Calendar -The community calendar is an easy way to see what is going on when.

• Maps - Our Google maps are a great tool to explore a location.  Even a newcomer to the community website can easily locate accommodations, restaurants and more.