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"Travel Twitter Accounts to Follow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. @nomadicchick\n\n\nFollowers: 8,800\nJeannie Mark tweets for her blog Nomadic Chick, where she shares tips, photos and videos from the far corners of the globe. She tackles thought-provoking topics on her blog, including whether it is safe for women travelers to couch surf alone and talks about her inspiration behind her travels: her mom. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. @Heather Poole \n\n\nFollowers: 83,000\nHeather Poole is a flight attendant, blogger and author of the New York Times bestseller, Cruising Attitude.  Follow her for funny anecdotes from her blog, tips on how not to piss off your flight attendant and information on her recently released book. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. @TravelEditor\n\n\nFollowers: 44,100\nThis account shares travel tips and news from the editors of IndependentTraveler.com. The editors deliver well curated content on everything travel related from booking hotels and flights, to traveling alone and even down to choosing the right stationary. They keep the conversation going with readers, making the account lively, informative and entertaining.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. @VelvetEscape \n\nFollowers: 15,500\nKeith Jenkins is Velvet Escape. He mixes up his content on Twitter, sharing posts from fellow travel bloggers, agents and news sources. You can count on him for unusual tips and pics from his travels around the world.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. @FlightView\n\n\nFollowers: 2,600\nFlight View is a site that gives real-time updates on domestic flights in the U.S. There is an app with a flight tracker that lets you monitor delays, transfers and scheduled flight info, and the Twitter account shares out useful information on travel solutions and updates on major flight concerns. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. @LunaticAtLarge\n\n\nFollowers: 6,900\nKristin Luna is the blogger behind Camels and Chocolate, where she shares her writing, photography and trip planning with readers. She's written for the 'Intelligent Traveler' on National Geographic, Sunset, Redbook and various travel sites around the web. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. @Brendanvanson\n\n\nFollowers: 20,900\nBrendan van Son is a multimedia travel blogger that shares his excursions through photo and video. On the road for nearly three years straight, he is originally from Canada. His photos have appeared across web and in print and everyday he shares a video from his travels through the account, @itsmylife365.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. @ReidonTravel\n\n\nFollowers: 16,650\nRobert Reid is Lonely Planet's US Travel Editor and author of two dozen guidebooks and articles for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ESPN &amp; CNN. He uses Twitter to share his writings from his blog, Reid on Travel, interact with his audience and share his thoughts on the beautiful, delicious and strange gems he finds around the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. @PaulineFrommer\r\n\n\n\nFollowers: 16,800\nCreator of the award-winning Pauline Frommer Guidebooks, radio talk show host, blogger and self-proclaimed \"insatiable wanderer,\" Pauline Frommer uses her account to highlight pieces from Frommer's blog as well as showcase tidbits from her travels (she's currently in London for the Olympic Games).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. @Intrepid_Travel\n\n\nFollowers: 26,200\nFor those \"with a yearning to get off the beaten path,\" Intrepid Travel is a direct source for booking trips nearly anywhere in the world. The account focuses on responsible travel with a slew of tips for shopping locally, backpacking and street food. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. @STI_Travel\n\n\nFollowers: 2,600\nSustainable Travel aims to promote sustainable development through travel and tourism. They use the Twitter account to share news from their site as well as feature posts from other green travel blogs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. @chic_travel\n\n\nFollowers: 18,500\nMelanie Nayer is a luxury brand consultant and \"hotel insider\". She shares writings from her blog which focus on interesting topics like how Pinterest is shaping the way we travel, the Gramercy Park Hotel's luxury design aesthetic and one thing every traveler loves: food. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. @BudgetTravel\n\n\nFollowers: 35,300\nThis account is a great resource for all-around travel advice. The account shares interesting and useful articles from the Budget Travel site that include gadgets that will make you feel like James Bond, unconventional packing tips and the \"reader photo of the day\" selected from submissions around the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. @AmateurTraveler\n\n\nFollowers: 5,500\nChris Christensen is behind the Amateur Traveler, a video/audio web series that has racked up more than 300 episodes. From Indonesia to France and China, the Amateur Traveler (despite the moniker) has been almost everywhere. Follow this account for photos, hotel reviews and updates on new episodes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. @EliteTravelGal\n\n\nFollowers: 28,900\nStacy Small is a luxury travel planner for high-end business and leisure travelers worldwide. She tweets as @EliteTravelGal and shares blogs from her site, Elite Travel International. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTravel is big business. Today, there are more resources than ever for collecting tips and tricks to score the best travel deals, find the most unusual destinations and even make your travel plans green and sustainable. Social media plays a huge role \u2014 Twitter can be one of the fastest and easiest ways to stay up-to-date on the latest information, whether you're tracking flight times, booking a hotel room or looking for a way to make your trip a little extra special. \nBut with literally tens of thousands of Twitter accounts dedicated to travel news, it can be difficult to decipher which ones are actually worth following. So we did the legwork for you and rounded up 15 Twitter accounts you will not be disappointed to follow \u2014 no matter where they take you. These travel enthusiasts have found the perfect balance of sharing their own content with news from around the web while actively engaging their audience.\nSEE ALSO: 7 Compact, Carry-On Gadgets for Travel\nWhether you\u2019re planning a cross-country road trip, a visit to a remote island or simply daydreaming about finally taking your ultimate vacation, these Twitter accounts will give you plenty of good advice and information to make the most out of your excursions. You can follow the Twitter list we created, and let us know in the comments who you'd add.\nThumbnail image courtesy of iStockphoto, YinYang"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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