From Wikitravel Shared

A Wikitravel Expedition is a special sub-project for Wikitravel articles or images. (Sure, we could just call it a "project", but what fun is that?) Expeditions help Wikitravellers collaborate and organize around certain subjects, be they based on shared interests, geography, or shared skills.

[edit] Current Expeditions

[edit] Language Expeditions

Expeditions to set up versions of Wikitravels in other languages.

See: Language Expeditions, Language version policy

[edit] Other Expeditions

• Phrasebook Expedition -- Exploring the place of phrasebooks in Wikitravel and organizing their development
• Mapmaking Expedition -- Determining map file formats and mapmaking collaboration techniques, and discussing other issues for cartography in Wikitravel
• Offline Reader Expedition -- Seeking ways to download Wikitravel articles to a portable computer or PDA
• Fellow Traveller Expedition -- Coordinating and cooperating with other projects
• Cultural Expedition -- Exploring the role of culture in Wikitravel
• Education Expedition -- Using Wikitravel as a teaching and learning tool for students
• RDF Expedition -- Exploring uses of RDF for Wikitravel.
• Tourist Bureau Expedition -- Coordinating cooperation with tourism bureaus and convention and visitor bureaus.

[edit] Completed Expeditions

• Romanian Wikitravel Expedition - completed, Romanian Wikitravel launched
• French Wikitravel Expedition - A Wikitravel in French, now open
• German Wikitravel Expedition - German version of Wikitravel launched
• Swedish Wikitravel Expedition - Swedish Wikitravel launched
• Japanese Wikitravel Expedition - ウィキトラベル日本語版が登場。
• Dutch Wikitravel Expedition -- voor een Nederlandstalige versie van Wikitravel! Online here.
• Portuguese Wikitravel Expedition -- Portuguese-language Wikitravel launched in January 2006.
• Spanish Wikitravel Expedition -- Spanish-language Wikitravel launched (January 2006).
• Polish Wikitravel Expedition -- launched March 2006
• Italian Wikitravel Expedition -- launched June 2006
• Finnish Wikitravel Expedition — because it's there, perkele!, February 22, 2007
• Catalan Wikitravel Expedition, launched February 22, 2007
• Hindi Wikitravel Expedition -- launched launched March 20, 2007

[edit] Starting a new Expedition

If you have a good idea for a new Expedition, here are the steps necessary to organize it.

1. Make sure that the Expedition complies with Wikitravel's goals. Will the Expedition help us reach our mission of creating a free, complete, up-to-date and reliable world-wide travel guide? Or is it a slippery slope into non-travel-oriented distraction?
2. Propose the Expedition in the travellers' pub and get some feedback from other Wikitravellers.
3. Create a page in the Wikitravel Shared namespace called "Name of expedition Expedition" (note capitalization). On that page, give a rationale for why the Expedition is needed, and define the concrete goals of the Expedition.
4. If additional pages are needed for the Expedition -- for example, template pages -- link to them from the Expedition page.