Hello Everyone, and congratulations for making it to 2021!
While the world has been mostly closed for travel, we at MTP have been busy building lots of stuff! Among other things, we have created these new things for 2021:
- New MTP Locations (to be rolled out over the next several days)
- Follower/Following capabilities for people and for locations
- Badges for the highest levels of achievement in every MTP category
- Our first-ever group of Regional Leaders, in the geographic areas where MTP has the most members
We'll cover all of these in more detail in subsequent posts.
In addition, we've done tons of work on our maps and marker handling, images and uploading, and a new redesigned TripBuilder, which we'll talk about more when it's fully ready. We've even gotten started on an MTP Messenger, so that you can privately message other members, or communicate with custom travel groups you may create on the fly.
Our work is across three platforms: Web (all browsers, for big screens or small), and two apps (Apple and Android). As an example of our pace, in 2020, we released over 30 versions of the Apple app!
On a more somber note, I'd like to take a moment to recognize the great travelers that we lost during 2020, including Alex Curylo, who was our first iOS developer. Alex personally willed the first MTP app into being. He was a great developer, husband, and WHS collector, and will be missed.
So when you get a chance, please download Alex's baby: our Apple/iPhone app. Then see what's new on the web, or if you're not in the Apple world, have a look at our Android App.
I'll be back shortly with our first set of new MTP locations...
Welcome to 2021, and welcome back to MTP! - Charles