Trippy is a social travel site. What’s that you say? Well it’s simply a trip planner that connects to social networks like Facebook and asks your friends who know about the place you’re traveling to (those who have checked in, live, work, or go to school there) to give you recommendations.

Nerdy Day Trips -from Sea Forts to abandoned nuclear bunkers, dead victorian racecourses, roads that are falling into the ground, narrow gauge railways that take you to a power station.

Plnnr – Plnnr automatically generates your free personalized ready-to-use itinerary in split seconds. Including scheduled daily routes, navigating directions, hotel price comparison, attractions info. Tell Plnnr about your preferences and likings and it will tailor a trip matching your every whim.

Plnnr automatically takes into account working days, opening hours, attraction distances and travel time to ensure a smooth travel experience.

Five Minutes Getaway – Five Minute Getaway – Beautiful Travel and Vacation Photos. Got five minutes to spare? Head on to Five Minute Getaway and discover how beautiful our world is.

Gtrot – The best tips come from family and friends, right? Gtrot uses this underlining axiom to offer a friends-based travel tool. How do they do it? Gtrot invites you to “find Facebook friends who live in your destination, friends who will be there at the same time, and friends who have been there before.” This way, the odds of you having the best trip ever skyrocket to sure success.

Groupon Getaways – If you’re a happy Groupon camper and love their daily deals, you’ll love the company’s new collaboration with Expedia, Groupon Getaways.

Trip Your Face – This brilliant interactive campaign by Hotels.com invites users to experience the “what happens in [city] stays in [city]” for themselves in a whimsical and well-made adventure.

TravelStormer – Group travel is fun and exciting, except for those annoying decision making moments when the group becomes frustratingly divided. TravelStormer is a great tool for planning group trips without the nuisance of coalition-opposition scenarios.

Wanderfly – This comprehensive customized travel planner is “a personalized recommendation engine that helps you discover new and exciting experiences, based on your budget and interests.” Simply specify your departure city and travel destination, the amount you’d like to spend, desired time of year and the nature of your vacation (romantic, adventure, beach, etc.). Wanderfly will then build a travel plan based on your submitted parameters.

Getaround – This innovative startup is the 2011 TechCrunch Disrupt winner. What makes it so special? Getaround has taken an existing concept -car rental- and made it better, more affordable and more accessible. The idea is simple. You find car rentals from real people, private car owners near you at an affordable rate, and you in turn can rent out your own car for someone else when you don’t need it.

Onavo – Mobile data can really cost your device downloads data from your carrier, using the Internet without you even knowing. The end result is hard cash you pay for that accumulated Internet usage. When traveling abroad, these costs can grow to an extent where it makes more sense to leave the mobile device at home and rent out a local cellular phone for your trip.

UsingMiles – If you’re a frequent flyer, you probably have multiple accounts in different companies by which you earn program miles and awards. Although all of these keep you up to date with your latest balance, special offers and more relevant info, it’s hard to keep track of all the different accounts. UsingMiles is here to simplify the process by offering “the best free way to manage your air and hotel loyalty programs and book cash-and-award travel. UsingMiles helps you manage your frequent flier accounts and hotel rewards.”