Worldnomads.com
WorldNomads.com is a website that provides global travel insurance and travel safety services for people from over 150 countries. According to World Nomads, theirs is the only travel insurance you can actually buy after you have already left home and are already away travelling and they are the recommended travel insurance partner of Lonely Planet.
In 2004 World Nomads added two more services to help travellers stay safe when travelling: travel blogs to stay in touch with family and friends and a series of iPod phrase books to teach elementary travel phrases in a wide variety of languages to their members. Then in 2005 in the wake of the Tsunami, World Nomads launched an experimental travel philanthropy program that they called Footprints, which has since developed into the Footprints network and as of December 2008 raised over $500,000 for community projects in the developing world.
In 2006 they established a series of travel scholarships with the aim of offering the sort of travel experience money couldn't buy: by partnering with highly professional organisations like National Geographic, the aim of the program was to provide individuals passionate AbOUT travel the opportunity to further their skills through professional training in the field and in 2007 they added a travel safety hub with free travel advice by professional and independent experts.
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Tourism loses its way Smart Company, Dec 10th 2008
UBC Student wins global exposure for photos Canada.com
World Nomads Travel Scholarship Winner Tells All NatGeoTV
Sun, surf and spirit SMH, October 4, 2008
Online Charity build the bottom line Travel Trends
Footprints donations reach half million dollar milestone eTurboNews
Keep travelling safely eMediaWire
World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship University of Queensland
School of enduring lessons The West Australian
Footprints & WorldNomads Donations Hit Half Million Dollar Donations Travel Mole