New Features on Go With a Purpose

We’re really excited about the new Go Connect features that just launched on Go With a Purpose, as they are just a sneak peek into what will soon be offered on the upcoming Heritage Travel Web site coming later this Spring.

Read Reviews, View Pictures and More
With the new Go Connect section, you can read the reviews you submitted in the past, and you can read reviews from other community members. Plus, you can now upload photographs along with your reviews to a photo gallery for the community to enjoy.

The Heritage Travel "Reviews" Contest submission deadline may have passed; but you can still share your reviews and your photos! You’ve been able to submit reviews of heritage- and culture-related destinations and sites, but now that list has grown exponentially. There are now over 10,000 heritage destinations and sites available for you to review! There’s even a handy new search feature to find the exact place you want to review.

We’re also very excited about ecards (electronic cards) becoming available soon. When the ecard feature is launched, you’ll be able to send beautiful, high-resolution photographs of heritage locations from around the United States to family and friends.

There’s more to come: new features, new destinations and, very soon, the new Web site from Heritage Travel.

Don’t forget that you can follow all the latest news and join the conversation at the Go With a Purpose blog, on Twitter, and through the Heritage and Cultural Travelers Group on Facebook.

Best,
Drew

Drew Schneider is the Director, Customer Experience for Heritage Travel, Inc., a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Heritage Travel: Connecting Through Places That Matter

When I spend even a few minutes perusing the list of places on the Save America’s Treasures Web site I’m reminded of the sheer breadth and diversity of heritage- and culture-rich destinations and sites in the U.S. alone. I find myself reflecting that, from sea to shining sea, such sites comprise a mosaic of heritage and culture that shapes our collective experience and gives greater meaning to our lives every time we visit.




"For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness."

President Barack Obama
Inaugural Address
January 20, 2009



Heritage Travel, Inc. was created recently by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to provide a unique and new service: helping people find and explore the places that matter to them. Our mission is to help people who are curious about the world enrich their lives through heritage and cultural experiences.

Now, the task of creating this online community is humbling, perhaps even a bit daunting, as “heritage” and “culture” are broad terms indeed! Yet, our mission could not be more inspiring because in exploring the diversity of our heritage and culture we discover what we have in common and what brings us together.

The new Heritage Travel Web site will be launched soon. Its powerful search engine and extensive catalog of destinations and sites will help us all discover heritage- and culture-rich experiences that we never knew existed – both across town and around the world. We will have a place online to review the destination photos and recommendations of others who, like Lewis and Clark, have paved the way. Then, we’ll be able to pay it forward by contributing our own trip journals so others may trace our steps and share the joys that result from our unique heritage travel experiences. The hundreds of reviews already contributed to this prelaunch, mini-site – GoWithaPurpose.com – are just the beginning. As we engage with one another online, we will find ourselves connecting more and more through places that matter and re-discovering the common denominators that shape our shared heritage.

Heritage Travel is a global idea. Any place that people have ever lived, toiled, explored the wilderness, waged war, yearned for peace, erected great monuments, created art forms or aspired to bring meaning to life is a part of this rich landscape. Our heritage journey drives us always to follow our truth, wherever it may lead, and to discover more about ourselves and how we relate to those around us.

All of us at Heritage Travel are thrilled to contribute to this collective journey. We look forward to connecting with you as we embark together on this never-ending exploration of heritage and culture.

John I. Williams, Jr., is President and CEO of Heritage Travel, Inc., a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

photo credit: Eric Purcell (ep_jhu) from Flickr.com