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Scott Meliovation
Travel Blogger and App Developer, VacationCounts
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About me

I'm a travel blogger and app developer at VacationCounts. After writing about work-life balance for years, I've released a web app for organizing vacation memories. The VacationCounts app is a private way to store a list of every vacation taken, measure travel accomplishments, and track your paid time off benefits from year to year.

Why did you join the community?

Attended numerous Travel Massive events in Dublin, Ireland over the years. Great community!

What is your favorite travel destination?

Someplace I haven't visited yet as I enjoy variety.

Where do you dream of traveling to?

The Galapagos but only if the seas are calm :)

What was your first travel job?

Software developer for Vacation Designer (Windows CD-ROM)

What do you want to learn more about?

Travel brand building, technology integration, advertising and affiliate marketing.

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Variety, Enrichment, Discovery

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  • Makes perfect sense and that is an excellent reason for you to create your own UNESCO travel exploration and inspiration site. Looks great so far... As for Ireland (and the USA as well) I guess they don't think UNESCO status is a high priority for promo... show more

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    World Heritage Sites 8 months ago

  • True and good point. Though with a popular site I'd be worried about getting a big bill from Google after returning from my own travels :) Just looking at the pricing and for 50,000 API calls per month it would be $350-$200 (free) =$150.

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    Wonders Of Street View 8 months ago

  • Great topic. I think if you survey people over 35 :) I imagine you'll find even higher travel guidebook usage. However I do completely agree with the set of pros and cons you've researched and documented in this post. I still rely on them for initial ... show more

  • I was wondering the same thing. Is Neal paying for Google Maps API and if so, how is this site earning revenue? I don't see any ads. Though I do agree this is a fun armchair travel site.

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    Wonders Of Street View 8 months ago

  • This is definitely a much needed source of world travel inspiration. UNESCO doesn't seem to do a lot of self-promotion to the traveling public. In the past I have rarely consulted their heritage list for destination ideas. Good luck with the project! ... show more

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    World Heritage Sites 8 months ago

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