Wednesday, 10 December 2014

QQExplore – social media for real travellers and backpackers?

QQExplore – social media for real travellers and backpackers?
 
The next stage of a new interactive social media website - www.qqexplore.com - developed especially for backpackers, serious holiday makers and those who simply enjoy exploring the world went live today – allowing anyone with access to the internet to get a new view of Planet Earth.

The site sponsored by leading travel insurance intermediary Questor Insurance Services Ltd, based in Rainham, Kent, has continued to evolve in line with feedback from users and – as promised three months ago - now offers a complete social media interface allowing users to post their experiences, images and videos in real time.


This second major launch gives everyone their own personal page and timeline to allow them to interact with fellow travellers. More importantly, the people who use the site will help to determine how it will continue to evolve. The team who created it say they welcome all comments from users on ways to turn www.qqexplore.com into the best social media site ever for people who like to travel.

The website –– allows travellers to share their holiday experiences by uploading images with a caption describing where they have been and why it was so good or otherwise. Once uploaded, Friends, Fans and Followers will be able to add their own views.

Those images, which will remain as part of a permanent gallery on the www.qqexplore.com site, can then be immediately further broadcast to be shared by an even wider audience via Facebook and Twitter if the user has signed in using any one of these portals. The service will be totally free at all times.

The website fills a gap in the social media market by allowing backpackers and holiday makers to share real time travel, especially fun experiences, as they happen. It is not intended to compete with sites such as TripAdvisor which essentially offers travel advice before setting off.

By its specialist nature, the qqexplore site ensures that a permanent record is made of shared travel experiences to help others who might be planning similar visits in the future. Such experiences, while remaining on individual’s pages, are usually quickly superseded by other messages and posts on sites such as Facebook and Twitter which deal with more general communication.

The website, which has general information about every country on the planet also features a new virtual character with a social conscience - Quentin Questor – experienced explorer and seasoned globetrotter.

As Quentin continues to travel the world he will share his own adventures with fellow travellers who have signed up and shared their own experiences. However, Quentin will have a more important role and will be linked to major charities by taking part in a series of sponsored charity events.

Such events have never taken place before and this is seen as a new way of raising funds for hundreds of worthy causes to help reinforce the social nature of the entire website.

www.qqexplore.com is currently a blank canvas but it is ready to be populated by you. Or you can follow us as well on Twitter (https://twitter.com/QuentinQuestor) and Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/QuentinQuestor
 
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Information about www.qqexplore.com  
 
www.qqexplore.com is an interactive travel website from Questor Insurance. Designed and built by the CFA Group, the website provides an online community where travellers can find information on any country in the world, post hints and tips, and upload their own photos and videos.
 
www.qqexplore.com is supported with a strong presence across key social media platforms – including a twitter profilefacebook pageand YouTube channel. The Quentin Questor blog is updated every week with travel stories and photographs from around the world and can be viewed via the site.
                                     
 
Information about Questor Insurance:
 
Web:  www.questor-insurance.co.uk                      Twitter:  @QuestIns
Tel: 0844 855 4702                  Address:  Questor Insurance Ltd, Orchard
House, Station Road, Rainham, Kent, ME8 7RS
 
Questor Insurance is an independent privately owned insurance intermediary that is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. We design and distribute niche insurance products for global markets at the same time providing great customer service via a dedicated in-house team.
 
Our mission is to provide our clients with the best niche insurance products and client service, whilst delivering excellent customer service. We currently offer insurance in three product classes, Vehicle Hire Excess, Travel Insurance and Excess Protection.
 
We value the importance of investing in young people's future. During the year we raise monies for our chosen charities, including Kent Trust for Youth Sport, Demelza Hospice and Solar Aid.
 
Questor Insurance is the Medway Business of the Year Strategy and Vision Winner of 2013.

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