Twitter: 50 great travel tweeters

Twitter is a tool not an application. Put another way, there are as many different uses as there are users, so any list of the ‘best’ tweeters is very subjective.

However, if you’ve read my piece about Twitter meets travel, and fancy giving it a go, here are 50 travel-related tweeters whose qualities I can vouch for. Each is either useful, entertaining, responsive or insightful - and the best combine all of the above.

• How to set up your account
• Twitter can help you plan your holiday

Be patient, watch, join in, share, discover your own tweeters to follow, and enjoy.

@worldhum : tweets from the editors of the best global travel blog

@GoodPubGuide : a pub recommended every day, and other beery news, from Britain’s best-selling travel guide

@italylogue : ideas, inspiration and trivia for Italophiles

@travolution : an insider’s eye on technology and travel

@ben_coop: oodles of content, with a big Spain bias, from the web editor at traveldk.com

@lastminute_com : very-last-minute deals delivered to your desktop

@saramaternini : innovative Italian recipes from a Milan-based food blogger

@brillianttips: trends and deals in intelligent travel, plus a personalized advice service

@thirstforrioja: Spain’s iconic wine region in bitesize chunks

@twitchhiker: follow Paul Smith’s charity ‘twitchhike’ from Newcastle to New Zealand

@benjilanyado: travel writer who’s always up to something, from crowdsourcing his way round Paris to exploring Coventry’s drains

@picturetheuk: things to do and places to stay around Britain

@worldreviewer: cultural and adventure travel tidbits

@FlavoursofItaly: cooking, Italy, and Italian cooking

@Jaunted: news and views from the pop culture travel blog

@nerdseyeview: travel writing and photography from Hawaii and the US Pacific Northwest

@dreamofitaly: tips and updates from the publisher of the Dream of Italy newsletter

@WineTravel: wine-related dispatches from Haute-Savoie, the Jura and elsewhere in Europe

@thirstforwine: wine meets marketing, with Robert McIntosh

@Smithhotels: luxury and boutique hotels courtesy of Mr & Mrs Smith

@foodieguide: restaurant reviews and ‘traveleating’ tales

@ewebber: a daily photo of London’s less glamorous shop-fronts

@TravelPortland: eavesdrop on the web’s first TwisitorCenter

@mybellavita: lifestyle and travel from a B&B owner in Calabria

@davitydave: the latest from Frommers.com, courtesy of the editorial director

@stoppedclocks: documenting Britain’s frozen public clocks

@SEKeener: independent travel from the co-founder of the BootsnAll network

@Gadling: travel, from every conceivable angle

@Travelbite: a barrage of links to holiday ideas plus a destination-of-the-day feature

@nytimestravel: links to the very best in US newspaper travel journalism

@leifpettersen: the life and times of a travel guidebook writer

@EverywhereTrip: 56 countries since March 2007… and counting

@Londonist: everything (and I mean everything) London

@deliciousbaby: tips and guides for travelling with young kids

@NewYorkology: what to do right now in the Big Apple

@CNTraveler: the official stream of US Conde Nast Traveler magazine

@travelrants: casting a consumer’s eye over the UK travel business

@thetripchicks: news and unconventional advice from two travel consultants

@SeatGuru: how to grab the best seat on the plane

@Venere_Hotels: timely top-lists and inspiration from the online hotel agent

@niltiac: food, travel and media with an eco-friendly flavour

@uktrains: unofficial feed tracking disruption to UK train services (which you can filter by operator)

@VisitHolland: Europe’s leading destination tweeter

@Heather_Poole: a flight attendant writes, from 35,000 feet

@coldinpdx: cutting-edge developments in social media tourism marketing

@travelfish: backpacking in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, and Thailand

@laradunston: a writer's take on perpetual travel, with plenty of Dubai

@CruiseLog: cruise news and views

@TravelSavvyMom: travel meets parenthood with a California twist

… and of course, me, @hackneye, mixing up Tuscany, the East End of London, and whatever catches my eye.