Interesting spot by Springwise today about PairUp—an online networking service matches business travelers with others traveling to any destination.

How it works:

1. You upload your contacts from Outlook (or any similar program)
2. When planning a trip, input your travel details into the program (the event, location, when you're arriving, etc.)
3. Select the contacts you'd like to track or meet up with—at the event itself, on your flight, or anyone hanging out at your particular destination

Here's a great example from Springwise:

For example, if a member is flying out to Houston, PairUp will display people that he or she might want to meet face-to-face. Either existing contacts that will be in the city at the same time, or people who work in the same industry or are attending the same event. PairUp also makes it easy to share travel plans with colleagues and coordinate meetings with new contacts. A memory-jogging trip history feature keeps tabs on past business trips, meetings and contacts made at trade shows, conferences, etc.

Like any social networking site, it's going to take a little time to build up members. But I could see PairUp enjoying similar success as MeetUp.com, which helps people with similar interests get together in the same town.

Maybe we should give it a go to connect with agents heading to the AMS conference later this month. I'll give it a shot and let you know what I think. And stay tuned for more details concerning InsureMe at AMS!

Happy networking!