Going Somewhere? Facebook Adds ‘Traveling To’ Option For Status Updates

Facebook posted a photo on its page Wednesday, urging users to share their travel plans with friends.

TravelingToSanDiegoCalifornia650Facebook posted a photo on its page Wednesday, urging users to share their travel plans with friends.

The social network shared a photo of a status update about traveling to San Diego, with the headline, “Friends make trips better, even when they’re not there,” and the text:

Stay connected by telling your friends where you’re traveling to. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/travelingto

The link takes users to this page on Facebook’s Help Center, which offers instructions on how to share feelings or activities in status updates, including “traveling to.”

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Facebook told TechCrunch the traveling to option is now available to all users, by clicking on the smiley-face button in the status update box.

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