Myguidie is an online website, which can help users find new experiences and offers them interesting things to do. For example, you can learn how to bake muffins, or maybe prepare cocktails. You can offer people shopping advice, teach people or photo sessions for some cash or any good places in your locality. The website is also a lifesaver for people new in town and even tourists as you can have someone show you around all the cool spots in and around the city, such as the best restaurants, hotels and more.

All a user needs to do is make an account on the website, he/she is then required to pick an experience which they want to try out, pick the date when they are available, specify the amount of money they are willing to spend, select an experience category and book it. On that day, a local person in that area specializing in that field will help you out with whatever you choose.

You can also do the opposite, be the expert local, and earn some money from showing other people around, and teaching them new stuff.

Currently, the service supports popular tourists destinations only.

Features

• Free and easy to use.
• Areas of service are gradually expanding.
• Finding new and interesting things to do the easy way.
• Making extra cash by offering your time and passion.

Check out MyGuidie @ www.myguidie.com (via Tnooz)

There are 2 more interesting things about this service. First, it has versions in different languages, links for which can be seen in the footer and secondly, as Google Maps Mania points out, it has deep integration of Google Maps and you can use it to effectively plan your itinerary and do much more.

Features

• Online travel planner.
• Nice integration of Google Maps.
• Similar tools: OnTheWay, MyScenicDrives, Rome2rio, RouteFriend, Route4Me, Route Planner, POIs Along A Route, UMapper and The Route Planner.

Check out Tixik @ www.tixik.com/en (By Abhijeet from Guiding Tech)

Currently the site is only limited to the US, and works well except that the number of options it gives vary from route to route. Enter the origin and destination, select one of the routes it presents as options and you are good to go. It shows the map on the right and the list on the left.

Features

• Find what’s on the way in your road trip.
• Easy to use and navigate.
• Similar tools: MyScenicDrives, Rome2rio, RouteFriend, Route4Me, Route Planner, POIs Along A Route, UMapper and The Route Planner.

Check out OnTheWay @ www.onthewayapp.com (By Abhijeet from GT Mobiles)

The places that appear in Crash My Pad’s search are ones put up by the site’s users themselves; so if you have a place that is available for others to crash at, you can put it up on the site. Searches for places can be made by typing in a city and then your dates for checking in and checking out. You can also specify how many people will be staying with you.

Results are shown with their rates displayed alongside a short description. You can click on a result to view its further details, pictures, and to contact the place’s host through the website.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you find places to crash while visiting a new city.
• Lets you specify your duration of stay and number of people with you.
• Lets you put up your own available places on the site.

Check out Crash My Pad @ www.crashmypad.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

For example, you can view sample photos of how locals dress in London versus how tourists dress up. It tells you a list of Do’s and Don’ts for that particular city and even allows you to ask questions from the locals. The site also displays information on how to live in that city including pictures and room listings. It is a great site with tons of information but is very easy to skim through.

Features:

• Know how to appear like a local citizen in a foreign country.
• Get tips on Do’s and Dont’s.
• Ask questions from the locals.
• Similar tools: FastenSeatBelts and TravelEtiquette.

Visit HowNotToBeATourist @ www.hntbat.com

Fly Time Notify lets you know when your date becomes available for booking. The service helps you find the best airline deals and notifies you when companies announce different packages on the dates you wish to travel.

Using Fly Time Notify is really simple. All you have to do is pick your travel date then choose your preferred airlines and click Next. It will then ask you to select the notification method. You can choose from two options: Free and Priority which costs a certain amount depending on the airlines you have selected.

In the case of the free option, you will get a notification via email when any of the selected airlines unlock any dates. The priority option also sends you a text message as soon as there is any offer so that you can take up the opportunity as soon as possible.  If you select free, it will ask you to provide your email address.

Features

• It’s easy to use.
• Get notifications as soon as any airline unlocks the dates.
• Supports 28 different airlines (US and international).
• Get notification via email or SMS.

Check out FlyTimeNotify @ www.flytimenotify.com (By Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

With Travelstormer, you can create a travel plan for you and your friends. To add friends to a travel plan, just input their email address to send an invite link where they can place their RSVP. Once you have a travel plan set up, you and your friends can start brainstorming on the details of the trip.

One unique feature of Travelstormer is that you can crowdsource using Facebook or Twitter, so that you can get useful inputs from other people. Another useful feature of Travelstormer is the expense-tracker which splits the payments that have been made among the members of the trip.

Travelstormer is an invaluable tool that can make the planning phase of any group trip hassle-free.

Features:

• Plan group travels easily with your friends.
• Brainstorm about the different details of a group travel.
• Crowdsource brainstorms to Twitter and Facebook.
• Set the privacy settings of group travels.
• Send out group and private messages to members of a travel group.
• Manage payments easily with the expense-tracker.
• Add flight details of your travel plan.
• Assign trip task to the members a travel group.
• Add events to your group calendar regarding group-related decisions.
• Similar Tools: Twalaba, Plnnr, Stay, and ToursByLocals.

Check out Travelstorm @ www.travelstormer.com

Twalaba is a free to use web service that lets you see where your Facebook friends are before you plan your flights. You can easily see the locations of friends and find the best flight deals on the site. Through a map view you can quickly see the friends in your way and check who you can visit. The site’s intuitive interface helps you in all this.

While deciding on which friends to visit, you will also need to know what the weather is like where your friends are. For this, the site’s “Temperature View” will serve excellently. It shows the temperatures of the cities your friends are in.

Moreover, the site offers travel guides and a list of events to assist all travellers on their journeys.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you see which friends you can visit on your next journey.
• Searches air fares for your journeys.
• Provides temperatures of your friends’ locations.
• Displays locations of Facebook friends on a map.
• Similar tools: Hipmunk, Casper, GoMiles, OnTheFly and Dohop.

Check out Twalaba @ www.twalaba.com (by MOin from Urban Savior)

Simply enter your starting and ending addresses and the tool will build a map. Click anywhere on the map to view the scenic drives in that region and add them to your itinerary. You can also search by places of interest such as lakes, mountains, etc, and add them to your route. Once done, update directions to include your waypoints and if you want, find places to stay near these points.

Features:

• Find or create road trips.
• Search by places of interest and add them to your route.
• Find places to stay near by.
• Find scenic drives by state.
• Add labels, notes and schedule for any point.
• Similar sites: Rome2rio, RouteFriend, Route4Me, Route Planner, POIs Along A Route, UMapper and The Route Planner.

Visit MyScenicDrives @ www.myscenicdrives.com

A traveler can browse offers by country/city, or through one of the various categories such as art & culture, rural seaside and many more. A detailed description, photos and information about the person offering the tour is displayed on each listing along with reviews from users who have experienced it before.  You can book the experiences online as well as make the payment. Vayable takes 3% commission when you book your online experience via the site.

Features:

• Buy and sell unique travel experiences.
• Get to know a city, like locals do.
• See pictures and reviews for each listing.
• Log in with Facebook to buy.
• Similar tools: RoadsideAmerica and UnusualHotelsOfTheWorld.com.

Visit Vayable @ www.vayable.com [via Techcrunch by Tehseen from Ijaar]