Roadtrippers is a web based software application, mobile app, and content provider that helps travelers plan road trips.
[1][2][3][4] The software lets users discover independently owned points of interest in the United States and Canada.
[5][6] Once a trip is saved, it can be synced to the Roadtrippers iPhone app, for turn-by-turn navigation, and further local discovery while on the road.
The application allowed use of the unpolished software in order to gain feedback for the website's full release.
[7] Roadtrippers has since grown to a team of 25 full-time employees including John Lauck, appointed VP of Engineering in 2012.
[16] It does include weather forecasting and icons for users to select what they are interested in (e.g., diners, hiking, discover locations nearby.
Initial discounted offering was $10 for a year subscription to existing Roadtrippers App users for limited time.
[21] The Roadtrippers application lets travelers plan trips, calculate time and gas expense, and choose from over 5 million independent locations in the United States to visit.
Categories include accommodations, food and drink, history, nature, culture, shopping, sports and more.
[9] Users with a free Roadtrippers account have the option to "save" locations that they are interested to a public profile.
[23][24] Roadtrippers "guides" are curated lists of locations (e.g., "Diners to Die For," "Wine Country," "Geektown" and "Mad Science").