Virtualtourist.com is a worldwide travel community where members of the site share travel advice and experiences.

The homepage features a clickable map and a list of top destinations that when clicked, direct the visitor to travel guides for those destinations. The homepage also features links to user submitted articles, reviews, and guides, as well as a featured destination and a featured member spotlight. The bottom of the page contains links to photo and video galleries, as well as community announcements, and a list of world hotels and travel destinations.

The ‘Travel Guides’ section displays travel guides by continent, region, and city, and visitors can click an area on the clickable map or use the travel guide search tool to find guides.

The ‘Book Travel’ section displays a search tool that visitors can use to find and compare flights, car rentals, hotels, and cruise deals. There is also a list of hotels in popular cities, links to hotels in the top ten cities around the world, and a link to destination travel guides.

The ‘Meet Members’ section displays a list of members, as well as a list of upcoming events and meetings. The ‘Travel Deals’ section features a list of special travels and deals. Items in this section can be viewed by continent or popular location.

The ‘Trip Planner’ section lets registered members search for destination guides and save useful tips and information to a personalized online trip planner. The ‘Forums’ section displays the most recent posts in the travel forums, technical help forum, and miscellaneous forum. Registration is required in order to post messages in the forum. Registration is free and lets members create a travel profile, post travel guides, stories, photos, and videos, and interact with other members on the site.