Jan
16

The Best Travel Sites For Finding and Booking Great Airfare and Hotel Deals

A Google search for travel will return nearly 8 millions results. But how can you know which travel sites will truly assist you in your trip planning, and how can you figure out which ones you should visit first?

If you know where you want to go, your first step is probably finding out how much it will cost.

Airfare comparison travel sites have come a long way in the past few years. With fares from virtually all domestic carriers, Kayak.com is one of the best. A flexible-date feature makes it easy to see how much you could save by shifting your dates. And once you find a fare you like, clicking on it takes you to the airline’s website to make reservations. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan
16

Travel Sites – First Class Money Maker

Since 1997, travel agencies were feeling the sting of “cutting out the middleman”. Why? The internet, of course. When travelers are planning their trips, the first place they search for information is online.

What was bad news for the “bricks and mortar” travel agency, was good news for the entrepreneurs. Many travel agents set up their own home based business. They could offer other travel products like train adventures, safaris and cruises.

Still more crafty home based business owners started travel web sites and affiliated with other travel related businesses offering lodging, vacation packages, flights, you name it! Read the rest of this entry »

Jan
16

New Travel Sites For Those Coveted Tips on How to Get There and What to Do

To me, there’s something special about searching to discover bits of secret travel and sightseeing tips about exotic places from all over the Internet and then anticipating a great vacation that will benefit from all of them. When I research the area of the world I plan on traveling to, I’ll frequently find little hidden treasures, secret restaurants, ignored little tourist gems and little-advertised local events that no one else knows about, and of course, I’ll find some of the best fares to everywhere. I’ve come by quite a few useful travel resources over my years trotting the globe; some of them are new, and some of them have seen many travel seasons. Information being power and all, here is my list of the best travel sites that I’ve ever had the pleasure of using. Read the rest of this entry »