hi, the travel partner forum appears to be the most visited / posted one on this site. to improve ease of use and reduce the # of 'back and forth' posts, would suggest to do something similar to what they do in the clubsnap forum for wtb / wts ads.
when you post a wts ad, for example, you will be prompted to enter some compulsory fields, like contact #, price, make / model of camera, pickup points, condition of camera etc.
similarly, for travel partners, we could set up compulsory fields like # of days, budget (with / without breakdown), contact #, max no of ppl, dates of travel etc.
then, if dates / budgets / # pax change for whatever reason, not sure if there is a function to update everyone who's subscribed to the thread on the news.
just my 2 cents at travelbug's urging. hope it helps!