Furkot also has click-through revenue-sharing with companies like Garmin, TomTom, Rand McNally and but the links are tucked away in the ' Navigate your trip' Help - definitely not an 'in your face' sales model. The Booking implementation is seamlessly integrated with your Planning data, yet still under your control. What Furkot does have are revenue-sharing partnerships, using click-through's, with many of the Internet's Travel Booking companies and Lodging Chains. You don't even have to give them your real name to use Furkot. They don't sell your personal information or travel related data. There are no on-screen Ads to buy your way out of - so you can actually see the Map. There's no Subscription or 'pro-features' fees. Here's an application that provides planning tools seamlessly integrated with the wealth of the Internet's data. Robert Heinlein wrote, " There's no such thing as a free lunch." But, Furkot's Business Model comes pretty darn close - it's as unique as the applications name and worthy of some upfront discussion. Developed by code42day, a small company in the state of Vermont, Furkot's creator's, Natalia and Damian, have broken new ground in their approach to Trip Planning. Welcome to, and Trip Planning for the 21 st Century. So, why is this? The world is full of interesting people, cool roads, places to see, places to overnight, more cool roads, history and geography and all of that information is available for free on the Internet - but not in your Trip Planner. Most of the route generators and planners do very little, if anything, to actually help you plan. There are a few ride-sharing websites that actually do share their ride data without you having to pay for the privilege of accessing someone else freely shared ride data - I'll point them out later in this article. Community-sharing seems to be the highlight for most of these apps and some even have contests to differentiate themselves and pay their bills. Some of these new 'planners' bill themselves as 'simple to use' in their description which usually translates to 'nothing new here'. We typically have maps spread out all over the place, our route editor open and two or three browser windows open with various sources of travel information that we may want to include in our ride.Įvery couple of years there's a new crop of online route creation applications trying to get our attention but most of them offer little more than the same route path creation tools. GPS tech and Mobile Nav Apps have changed quite a bit over the years but very little has changed in the way we plan our rides. The majority of Motorcyclists today use a GPS or Mobile App to navigate their rides. Today however, for most of us, adventure means discovery of new things as we travel - and hopefully, none of the peril. ![]() Explorers avoided 'adventure' because it usually meant someone didn't survive. ![]() "Adventure is just poor planning." - Roald Amundsen
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