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'''Wikitravel – ''The Free Travel Guide''''' — is a [[wiki]] [[:Category:Travel guide|travel guide]], founded in [[:Category:FoundedIn2003|2003]] by [[Evan Prodromou]] and Michelle Anne Jenkins.  Now currently owned by {{tag|Internet Brands|Internet Brands, Inc.}} (IB), it is an [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]]-supported ([[:Category:GoogleAds|GoogleAds]] and Adtrue) free, [[:Category:Earth|world-wide]] [[:Category:Travel|travel]] guide in twenty-one (21) different [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]].  The wikis have several thousand destination guides and other articles written and edited by [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Wikitravellers 'Wikitravellers'] from around the [[:Category:Global|globe]] (some of whom just sit at home describing what's good about their surroundings).  Wikitravel wikis previously supported the [[:Category:OpenID|OpenID]] universal log-in until the March 2013 software upgrade.  The individual language projects do not support [[mw:Extension:CentralAuth|CentralAuth]], so [[editor]]s must register for each wiki individually, as well as [[Wikitravel Shared]] the multilingual media repository for the project.
'''Wikitravel – ''The Free Travel Guide''''' — is a [[wiki]] [[:Category:Travel guide|travel guide]], founded in [[:Category:FoundedIn2003|2003]] by [[Evan Prodromou]] and Michelle Anne Jenkins.  Now currently owned by {{tag|Internet Brands|Internet Brands, Inc.}} (IB), it is an [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]]-supported ([[:Category:GoogleAds|GoogleAds]] and Adtrue) free, [[:Category:Earth|world-wide]] [[:Category:Travel|travel]] guide in twenty-one (21) different [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]].  The wikis have several thousand destination guides and other articles written and edited by [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Wikitravellers 'Wikitravellers'] from around the [[:Category:Global|globe]] (some of whom just sit at home describing what's good about their surroundings).  Wikitravel wikis previously supported the [[:Category:OpenID|OpenID]] universal log-in until the March 2013 software upgrade.  The individual language projects do not support {{Mw|Extension:CentralAuth|CentralAuth}}, so [[editor]]s must register for each wiki individually, as well as [[Wikitravel Shared]], the multilingual media repository for the project.


One of the more interesting [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Goals_and_non-goals project goals] is to create destination guides which are useful as printouts, i.e., not always linking to sub-pages, but distilling the most useful information about each travel destination on to one single article.  For a good example, see the 'destination of the month' on the [[Wikitravel (en)|English Wikitravel]] [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page main page].
One of the more interesting [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Goals_and_non-goals project goals] is to create destination guides which are useful as printouts, i.e., not always linking to sub-pages, but distilling the most useful information about each travel destination on to one single article.  For a good example, see the 'destination of the month' on the [[Wikitravel (en)|English Wikitravel]] [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page main page].


In April 2006, Wikitravel and [[World66]], both [[:Category:Open content|open content]] wiki travel guides, were acquired by Internet Brands, Inc., an [[:Category:United States|American]] commercial 'for profit' company that operates a number of consumer information websites.[https://web.Archive.org/web/20080308215814/http://investors.InternetBrands.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=274198]  Following this acquisition, Internet Brands progressively alienated their core Wikitravel [[editor]]s, by placing increasing amounts of [[:Category:Advertising|adverts]] on wiki pages, failing to provide technical support and software upgrades, and denying [[:Category:Wiki Backups|wiki database downloads]] of [[user]]-submitted content.  As a result, a group of [[Wikitravel (de)|German Wikitravel]] editors [[fork]]ed their German- and [[Wikitravel (it)|Italian-language Wikitravel]] wikis to a new site which they called '[[Wikivoyage]]'; with other language versions subsequently doing the same.
In April 2006, Wikitravel and [[World66]], both [[:Category:Open content|open content]] wiki travel guides, were acquired by Internet Brands, Inc., an [[:Category:United States|American]] commercial 'for profit' company that operates a number of consumer information websites.[https://web.Archive.org/web/20080308215814/http://investors.InternetBrands.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=274198]  Following this acquisition, Internet Brands progressively alienated their core Wikitravel [[editor]]s, by placing increasing amounts of [[:Category:Advertising|adverts]] on wiki pages, failing to provide technical support and software upgrades, and denying [[:Category:Wiki Backups|wiki database downloads]] of [[user]]-submitted content.  As a result, a group of [[Wikitravel (de)|German Wikitravel]] editors [[fork]]ed their German- and [[Wikitravel (it)|Italian-language Wikitravel]] wikis to a new site which they called '[[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]]'; with other Wikitravel language versions subsequently doing the same.


In early 2013, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] became an integral new 'project' of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF) and whilst the two sites still co-exist, Wikitravel has declined in its quality of editing.  As a seemingly act of desperation, on the main front page of the English Wikitravel, there was a prominent claim ''"(Wikitravel) ... is the premier travel wiki on the Internet"'' with a link to [http://content.Time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809957_1811566,00.html Time.com].  However, the content contained within that ''Time'' link is extremely stale and out-dated; it was published in 2007 under the title: "50 Best Websites 2008"!
In early 2013, [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] became an integral new 'project' of the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF); and whilst the two sites still co-exist, Wikitravel has declined in its quality of editing.  As a seemingly act of desperation, on the main front page of the English Wikitravel, there was a prominent claim: ''"(Wikitravel) ... is the premier travel wiki on the Internet"'', with a link to [http://content.Time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809957_1811566,00.html Time.com].  However, the content contained within that ''Time'' link is extremely stale and out-dated; it was published in 2007 under the title: "50 Best Websites 2008"!
*[[MetaWiki:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]] — an early discussion from 2003-2005 at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]
*{{WMF-Meta|Wikitravel}} — an early discussion from 2003-2005 at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]
*[[Meatball:WikiTravel|Article on Wikitravel]] — from [[MeatballWiki]]
*[[Meatball:WikiTravel|Article on Wikitravel]] — from [[MeatballWiki]]
*{{Wp|Wikitravel}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]]
*{{Wp|Wikitravel}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]]
*[[Archive.org:20160601185232/http://www.Wikistatistics.net/internet-brands|Wikitravel Interactive Statistics]] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]], via [[Archive.org]] from 2016
*[[Archive.org:20160601185232/http://www.Wikistatistics.net/internet-brands|Wikitravel Interactive Statistics]] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]], via [[Archive.org]] from 2016
*[[wikiapiary:Wikitravel|Wikitravel (de) profile]] — from [[WikiApiary]]
*[[WikiApiary:Wikitravel|Wikitravel (de) profile]] — from [[WikiApiary]]
*[https://Code.Google.com/p/wikiteam/downloads/list?can=2&q=wikitravel Wikitravel downloads]<sup>[fix me]</sup> — [[Wikiteam]]
*[https://Code.Google.com/p/wikiteam/downloads/list?can=2&q=wikitravel Wikitravel downloads]<sup>[fix me]</sup> — [[Wikiteam]]
*[https://Gyrovague.com/2012/07/12/wikitravel-editors-abandon-internet-brands-join-up-with-wikipedia/ Wikitravel editors abandon Internet Brands, join up with Wikipedia] — Gyrovague.com; 2012/07/12
*[https://Gyrovague.com/2012/07/12/wikitravel-editors-abandon-internet-brands-join-up-with-wikipedia/ Wikitravel editors abandon Internet Brands, join up with Wikipedia] — Gyrovague.com; 2012/07/12
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;''See also
;''See also
*[[JAMGuides]] – a mirror of Wikitravel which uses the [[:Category:JAMWiki|JAMWiki]] engine; after the Wikivoyage merge with the WMF, JAMGuides redirects to Wikivoyage
*[[JAMGuides]] – a mirror of Wikitravel which uses the [[:Category:JAMWiki|JAMWiki]] engine; after the Wikivoyage merge with the WMF, JAMGuides redirects to Wikivoyage
*[[Wikivoyage]] – a fork done by some German and Italian Wikitravellers in 2006, which aims to be a non-commercial alternative with transparent and democratic internal structures, along with their plans in 2012 to [[Archive.org:20121101112005/http://www.Wikivoyage.org/general/Migration_FAQ|migrate]] to the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF)
*[[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]] – the fork done by German and Italian Wikitravellers in 2006, which aimed to be a non-commercial alternative with transparent and democratic internal structures, along with their plans in 2012 to [[Archive.org:20121101112005/http://www.Wikivoyage.org/general/Migration_FAQ|migrate]] to the [[:Category:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] (WMF)
*[https://Code.Google.com/archive/p/oxygenguide/ OxygenGuide] – an independent offline copy of the Wikivoyage travel guide, restyled for smartphones, based on work by all volunteers of Wikivoyage and Wikitravel
*[https://Code.Google.com/archive/p/oxygenguide/ OxygenGuide] – an independent offline copy of the Wikivoyage travel guide, restyled for smartphones, based on work by all volunteers of Wikivoyage and Wikitravel
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;<big><big>All [[:Category:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]] wikis in these [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]</big> <sup>([[Template:Wikitravel|view]] / [[edit:Template:Wikitravel|edit]])</sup></big> — [https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:WikiNode WikiNode (en)] [https://Wikitravel.org/de/Wikitravel:WikiNode WikiNode (de)]
;<big><big>All [[:Category:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]] wikis in these [[:Category:Wiki Language|languages]]</big> <sup>([[Template:Wikitravel|view]] / [[edit:Template:Wikitravel|edit]])</sup></big> — <span class=plainlinks>[https://Wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:WikiNode WikiNode (en)]&nbsp;• [https://Wikitravel.org/de/Wikitravel:WikiNode WikiNode (de)]</span>
<big>'''10,000+''':
<big>'''10,000+''':
[[Wikitravel (en)|English]]&nbsp;(en),
[[Wikitravel (en)|English]]&nbsp;(en)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel Shared]]&nbsp;<small>(image&nbsp;depository)</small>
[[Wikitravel Shared]]&nbsp;<small>(image&nbsp;depository)</small>
</big><br>
</big><br>
'''1,000+''':
'''1,000+''':
[[Wikitravel (de)|German&nbsp;/&nbsp;Deutsch]]&nbsp;(de),
[[Wikitravel (de)|German&nbsp;/&nbsp;Deutsch]]&nbsp;(de)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (es)|Spanish&nbsp;/&nbsp;Español]]&nbsp;(es),
[[Wikitravel (es)|Spanish&nbsp;/&nbsp;Español]]&nbsp;(es)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (fi)|Finnish&nbsp;/&nbsp;suomi]]&nbsp;(fi),
[[Wikitravel (fi)|Finnish&nbsp;/&nbsp;suomi]]&nbsp;(fi)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (fr)|French&nbsp;/&nbsp;Français]]&nbsp;(fr),
[[Wikitravel (fr)|French&nbsp;/&nbsp;Français]]&nbsp;(fr)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (it)|Italian&nbsp;/&nbsp;Italiano]]&nbsp;(it),
[[Wikitravel (it)|Italian&nbsp;/&nbsp;Italiano]]&nbsp;(it)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (ja)|Japanese&nbsp;/&nbsp;日本語]]&nbsp;(ja),
[[Wikitravel (ja)|Japanese&nbsp;/&nbsp;日本語]]&nbsp;(ja)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (nl)|Dutch&nbsp;/&nbsp;Nederlands]]&nbsp;(nl),
[[Wikitravel (nl)|Dutch&nbsp;/&nbsp;Nederlands]]&nbsp;(nl)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (pl)|Polish&nbsp;/&nbsp;Polskie]]&nbsp;(pl),
[[Wikitravel (pl)|Polish&nbsp;/&nbsp;Polskie]]&nbsp;(pl)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (pt)|Portuguese&nbsp;/&nbsp;Português]]&nbsp;(pt),
[[Wikitravel (pt)|Portuguese&nbsp;/&nbsp;Português]]&nbsp;(pt)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (ru)|Russian&nbsp;/&nbsp;русский]]&nbsp;(ru),
[[Wikitravel (ru)|Russian&nbsp;/&nbsp;русский]]&nbsp;(ru)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (sv)|Swedish&nbsp;/&nbsp;svenska]]&nbsp;(sv)
[[Wikitravel (sv)|Swedish&nbsp;/&nbsp;svenska]]&nbsp;(sv)
<br>
<br>
<small>'''Bubbling under''':
<small>'''Bubbling under''':
[[Wikitravel (ar)|Arabic&nbsp;/&nbsp;عربى]]&nbsp;(ar),
[[Wikitravel (ar)|Arabic&nbsp;/&nbsp;عربى]]&nbsp;(ar)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (ca)|Catalan&nbsp;/&nbsp;Català]]&nbsp;(ca),
[[Wikitravel (ca)|Catalan&nbsp;/&nbsp;Català]]&nbsp;(ca)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (eo)|Esperanto]]&nbsp;(eo),
[[Wikitravel (eo)|Esperanto]]&nbsp;(eo)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (he)|Hebrew&nbsp;/&nbsp;עִברִית]]&nbsp;(he),
[[Wikitravel (he)|Hebrew&nbsp;/&nbsp;עִברִית]]&nbsp;(he)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (hi)|Hindi&nbsp;/&nbsp;हिंदी]]&nbsp;(hi),
[[Wikitravel (hi)|Hindi&nbsp;/&nbsp;हिंदी]]&nbsp;(hi)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (hu)|Hungarian&nbsp;/&nbsp;Magyar]]&nbsp;(hu),
[[Wikitravel (hu)|Hungarian&nbsp;/&nbsp;Magyar]]&nbsp;(hu)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (ko)|Korean&nbsp;/&nbsp;한국어]]&nbsp;(ko),
[[Wikitravel (ko)|Korean&nbsp;/&nbsp;한국어]]&nbsp;(ko)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (ro)|Romanian&nbsp;/&nbsp;Română]]&nbsp;(ro),
[[Wikitravel (ro)|Romanian&nbsp;/&nbsp;Română]]&nbsp;(ro)&nbsp;•
[[Wikitravel (zh)|Chinese&nbsp;/&nbsp;中文]]&nbsp;(zh)</small><includeonly>
[[Wikitravel (zh)|Chinese&nbsp;/&nbsp;中文]]&nbsp;(zh)</small><includeonly>
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