I have posted this before on previous blogs. Since travel remains not only the agent, but the aim, of quenching my thirst for experience, I like to keep this updated and close at hand. The list is US-based, but should also be applicable to others, especially EU nations. These websites make travel easier and cheaper.
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www.travelzoo.com
If you are a last-minute traveler, this could really be worth your while. They hand-pick the best deals from Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz, Cheap Tickets, et al. and update them daily on this compilation website.
www.lastminute.com
Another site whose niche is the last-minute weekend getaway: Bookings can be made up to three hours before departure.
www.kayak.com
Great alternative site to Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity et al. Nearly always less expensive. It also features flight listings from budget air carriers, e.g. Jet Blue, Spirit Airlines and AirTran.
www.Gridskipper.com
The "urban travel guide." User supported, it often highlights what major forums miss- e.g. the raunchier aspects of life in big cities around the world.
www.FlyerTalk.com
Users exchange information on how to get the most out of their frequent flier miles, credit card points and hotel points. Bonus: separate discussion forums for every major commercial airline and live chat for last-minute queries.
www.sidestep.com
Instead of going onto Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity individually, searching on sidestep queries your search into all of them at once, finding the best bargains from multiple travel sites with one search. Can save you an infinite amount of time.
www.statravel.com
If you are under 26 (or a student regardless of age), this will almost always be the cheapest method of travel. Flights from JFK - CDG (Paris) for as little as $160 are one example. They also have a host of student/ youth discounts on rail passes and hotels, though it tends to be Eurocentric.
www.seat61.com
A rail-centered travel website for the Eurasian continent. It explains, in excrutiating detail, how to travel from say, London to Tehran, entirely by rail. Great resource for difficult-to-find information.
www.biddingfortravel.com
Input done by other travelers, lets you know how much they were charged for "bid pay" routes on Priceline.com or similar auction services. Could save you hundreds of dollars if you use these websites for travel.
www.tripadvisor.com
Comparison website for hotels, attractions and restaurants globally) includes unaltered and unbiased reviews from other travelers contrasting their experiences with the relative "star" rating system.
www.mobissimo.com
Like Sidestep above, this website is a search engine that runs your query on multiple websites. Unlike Sidestep, though, it employs sites external or little known to the U.S. and can often be the fastest and cheapest method to find international travel airfares, as well as alternative routes.
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