PRESS RELEASE - Spotted by Locals cityblog network and OnTheRoad.To partnership adds new free services for European city travelers
Amsterdam, Netherlands – June 11, 2009 – Spotted by Locals and OntheRoad.to announced a partnership today that lets European travelers blog while they travel. This broadens the scope of traveler services offered by the SpottedbyLocals.com cityblog network which already has unique insider tips in its 21 European written in English by city locals.

www.OnTheRoad.to is a free travel blog service, which enables travelers to share their experiences with their friends and family.

Travelers increasingly blog
People increasingly share their experiences online. At home, as well as on their travels, people are increasingly connected to the Internet. 
Spotted by Locals recognizes 'blog while you travel' as a valuable concept. Co-founder Bart van Poll: “We have been planning to offer a travel blog service for some time. In our opinion OntheRoad.to offers the most complete and user-friendly travel blog service. We could not have developed a better service ourselves, and are very happy to offer the OntheRoad.to service on our 21 cityblogs.”

A user-friendly unique travel blog service
Spotted by Locals expects the OntheRoad.to service to add value for its visitors. Bart van Poll: “Our visitors can now effortlessly share their trips to European cities with friends and family at home, via web, e-mail or mobile phone. Of course we hope they write share a few of the 2500 our local bloggers in 21 cities write about on our cityblogs….”

About OnTheRoad.to
www.OnTheRoad.to is a free travel blog service, which enables active people to share their experiences and stay in close touch with their friends and family. 

The main emphasis is placed on simplicity. There is no need to learn anything new to start using OnTheRoad.to service right away. Every account is accessible through a web interface, email or any phone application.

About Spotted by Locals
www.SpottedbyLocals.com was started in 2008 by avid travelers (and married couple) Sanne & Bart van Poll. It is the first cityblog-network with handpicked bloggers who share inside tips from a personal and local perspective, in the English language. SpottedbyLocals.com has launched 21 European city blogs, and currently has 110 local bloggers. Spotted by Locals aims to have 50 cityblogs by the end of 2009.

Spotted by Locals recently won the Mashable Open Web Award for best Travel website, and the Lonely Planet Best Group Travel Blog award.

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For more information, to schedule an interview, please contact:

Bart van Poll | Spotted by Locals | Bart[at]SpottedbyLocals.com
T: +44 9737007277 | A: Sluisstraat 15h, Amsterdam, Netherlands 

Press kit: www.SpottedbyLocals.com/press-kit