Welcome to AmericasBestRoads.com

Summary:
AmericasRoads.com and AmericasBestRoads.com are two travel and leisure sites focused on maximizing the enjoyment of traveling throughout America by automobile.

Value Proposition:
Because time is valuable, we want to make sure that every road trip is time well spent.  The unique aspect of AmericasBestRoads.com is that the importance of the driving portion of the trip is considered an equal to that of the final destination. Readers will be drawn in by fun and engaging writing and photography, while also supported with detailed information (places to go, things to do and see, establishment ratings, opinions, etc.).

Some Interesting Facts*:

  1. There's more than 5.7 million miles of paved highway in the United States and over 90% of the continental US is accessible by car.
  2. Road travel is on an upswing, with Americans opting to vacation in their cars, RVs and by bus, too
  3. Baby Boomers (ages 40-60) spend the most amount of time traveling and take longer trips than any other age group
  4. U.S. travelers like to stay close to home, opting for regional travel most of the time
  5. Americans enjoy visiting attractions that are historical, cultural or nature-based, including visiting a beach or a state park to camp
  6. More people use the Web to plan a driving trip now than ever before


Possible Tag Lines:

Road. Trip.
America is beautiful.  See it.
Where the drive is the vacation.
Why fly when you can drive.
Remember how excited you were to drive for the first time?
Find the joy of driving, again.
Discover America.
Drive. See. Be happy.

Employment Opportunities:
Freelance Writers - Amateur and professional writers who have a passion for American travel and a desire to tell others in a fun, informative, and engaging style.
Webmaster (part-time) - Experienced webmaster to manage the AmericasBestRoads.com site
Web/Visual Designer - Web-savvy visual designer to design and maintain the brand continuity of the AmericasBestRoads.com site.
Content Manager/Editor - Oversee and edit content for the AmericasBestRoads.com site.

About AmericasBestRoads.com
AmericasRoads.com and AmericasBestRoads.com are both part of AmericasRoads.com LLC started by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and travel enthusiast Craig Luna.  Craig has held numerous senior technology positions over the last 15 years, including having co-founded three other technology ventures.  He currently serves at president of AmericasRoads.com LLC.

AmericasRoads.com LLC is currently developing the AmericasRoads.com website with a launch date set for January 1, 2011.

 

* Data supplied by Travel Industry of America, a non-profit organization that reports on U.S. travel