The Travolution Awards 2008 has short-listed the Voyages of Discovery cruises company for its Antarctica community website, antarcticadiscovery.com, for a marketing and innovation award in the category ‘Best Use of Social Media’.
Travolution Awards are specifically aimed at the web online travel market.
The Voyages of Discovery website www.antarcticadiscovery.com is a window into the stunning scenery and wildlife of the Antarctic region. This user-friendly website has journals and photos from passengers, crew and visiting lecturers, uploaded and made available for anyone to view. Epostcards of can instantly be sent home by passengers from the MV Discovery for friends and family.
David Yellow, Voyages of Discovery’s Managing Director indicated that the company was delighted to have been nominated for the award.
Google live maps have been added to the site together with bookmarks so pages can be shared with sites such as Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg.
Voyages of Discovery have always been associated with exploration cruises, offering exclusive itineries and exciting cruise destinations.
The MV Discovery cruise ship has recently left the Antarctic and is now traversing the Panama Canal on its way to Cuba, then onwards to the Amazon.
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