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+This article is about the '''[[w:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]]''' [http://www.wikitravel.org/ (.org)] is a [[w:crowdsourcing|crowdsourced]] free travel guide since 2003 and the '''[[w:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]]''' [https://wikivoyage.org (.org)] (est. 2006) partial fork, partial resumption of earlier work
+== Wikitravel ==
+'''[[w:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]]''' [http://www.wikitravel.org/ (.org)]  is a project since 2003 to promote tourist destinations with information compiled by wiki.
-* The '''[[w:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]]''' [http://www.wikitravel.org/ (.org)] [[w:crowdsourcing|crowdsourced]] free travel guide since 2003. Originally [[GFDL]] that was migrated to CC-SA-3.0 on January 1, 2010. Wikitravel has been purchased by a for-profit entity.
+Originally [[GFDL]] that was migrated to CC-SA-3.0 on January 1, 2010. Wikitravel has been purchased by a for-profit entity.
-* The '''[[w:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]]''' [https://wikivoyage.org (.org)] forked off by contributors in mid-2012 and operated by [[Wikimedia Foundation]] also has roots in earlier efforts to compile a global travel guide by crowdsourcing almost all of content. Wikivoyage was founded in 2006 and the content fork possible under [[copyleft]] was in 2012.
+This is a major area of interest, especially if tour packages can be [[barcode]]d in catalogues, or destinations assessed for various criteria:
-== Wikitravel ==
-Wikitravel.org is a project to promote tourist destinations with information compiled by wiki.  This is a major area of interest, especially if tour packages can be [[barcode]]d in catalogues, or destinations assessed for various criteria:
 impact on environment, use of child or slave labour, etc. - killing the [[w:tourism|tourist trade]] is a great way to get the government to take heavy handed action against the offenders who are ruining these hard cash industries...
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 Wikitravel has been acquired by a for-profit entity.
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+== Wikivoyage ==
+* The '''[[w:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]]''' [https://wikivoyage.org (.org)] has operated since 2006. In 2012 it got a major boost from a non-complete content-fork by Wikitravel contributors possible possible under [[copyleft]] licence. It is operated by nonprofit [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. It has roots going back to 1999 in earlier efforts to compile a global travel guide by crowdsourcing instead of professional writers.