When I started Travel Notes, in 1997, it was a pleasure linking to other travel sites that expanded on our content. But with the explosion of the Internet, every little 'room for rent' and 'tour guide' is trying to promote their 'business' without giving anything back or, even worse, trying to get their list of affiliate links noticed.

There are no automated robots adding the links at Travel Notes, so reviewing websites is rather time-consuming; especially as we have to trawl through a lot of rubbish in our inbox to get to the gems.

Therefore, the Add URLs now go here first; to better seperate the wheat from the chaff - when I have the spare time.

We don't do 'link exchanges' at Travel Notes and don't like linking to websites with lists of links totally irrelevant to their content.

We do still like to help promote those who add some worthwhile travel tips or offer discounts to Travel Notes members. If this applies to you, then the Travel Notes direct lines are still open.

If all you're looking for is a link, then you might be better off here.

To cut down on spamming, links are no longer added automatically and sites not sending any traffic to the list might not even appear in the directory.

The alternative is to pay for advertising, or if you think we're taking too long - an express submission.