Travel
Information
Pre-planning
a trip
ensures the
best
possible
experience.
Booking in
advance
saves
considerable
time and
money.
Knowing in
advance what
to expect,
what
attractions
to see, what
transportation
methods to
use, and
what kind of
accommodations
and services
are
available
allows for
the most
efficient
use of time
and the best
fit for your
interests.
There are
many
excellent
resources
with
reservation
services,
destination
descriptions,
recommendations
and reviews.
See the
Preparation
page for
more
information
and
practical
tips for
preparing to
travel and
experience
diverse
destinations.
Using
Online
Planning and
Booking
Tools
The
availability
and ease of
online
travel tools
keep
improving,
and new apps
keep being
added.
Top 10
Best
Travel Sites
in 2024 rates
the most
popular
travel sites
for their
value and
ease of use.
9 Best
Places to
Book Tours,
Excursions,
Activities
and
Experiences
Online
links to
the major
travel
booking
sites and
describes
their
benefits and
features.
The 17 Best
Websites to
Book Cruises
at the
Cheapest
Prices
identifies
the most
popular
websites
used to book
cruises and
compares
prices. We
prefer
Vacations
to Go
for finding
cruise
deals.
Most travel
websites are
now
aggregates
which show
flights,
hotels,
all-inclusive
vacations,
vacation
rentals, car
rentals,
cruises.
Some
specialize
in ticketing
for various
modes of
transportation,
or for
excursions,
tours and
attractions.
Many include
reviews of
properties,
attractions
and
restaurants.
Many offer
discounts to
frequent
users or to
those who
bundle
reservations.
These are
some of our favorite
travel
planning websites:
See also the
Flights
page
for further
suggestions
for booking
flights and
travel
packages
online. See
the
Accommodations
page for
more advice
about
booking
lodgings.
Immersing in
Literature
One of the
most
pleasurable
ways to
learn about
travel
destinations
is to read
literature
written by
residents,
ex-pats or
dedicated
travellers.
This large
body of
literature
including
travelogues,
memoirs,
novels, and
short story
collections,
will inspire
and provide
insight into
the
personality
of a place.
Here are
some
suggestions:
15 Travel
Books That
Will Give
You Serious
Wanderlust
50 Best
Travel Books
of All Time
New
There are an
increasing
number of
blogs
written by
avid and
attentive
travellers.
They are
especially
helpful for
learning
about
locations
and planning
itineraries
for specific
locales.
Some of our
favourites
are
Neverending
Voyage,
Earth
Trekkers,
Global
Trip Diaries
,
JetSetting
Fools, and
Girl vs.
Globe.
Getting
Advice from
Experienced
Travelers
The
following sites
offer useful
practical
information
and advice
and are
inspirational
for planning
and
dreaming:
Lonely
Planet
is a travel
inspiration
site.
Following
the success
of its print
publications,
the website
provides
information
about travel
destinations
categorized
as adventure
travel, art
and culture,
backpacking,
beaches,
family
holidays,
festivals,
food and
drink,
romance,
road trips,
wildlife and
nature,
travel gear,
and travel
on a budget.
Frommer's
is a useful
travel site
with
information
about
destinations,
trip ideas,
and
practical
advise about
topics such
as air
travel,
cruises,
getting
around by
car, bus and
rail, entry
requirements
and customs,
luggage,
safety,
currencies
and fees,
etc.
CNN Travel
Destinations
provides an alphabetical
list of
destination
guides,
with links
to articles
about sights
and
experiences
is each
location.
Wikivoyage
is a
sister site
to
Wikipedia,
featuring
searchable
information
for
transportation,
sightseeing,
activities,
cuisine and
accommodation
in locations
around the
world. It is
available in
multiple
languages.
Tripsavvy
offers
advice to
help
travellers
"vacation
like a pro."
It has
destination
guides, trip
planning
information,
and news
items for
locations
around the
world.
Rick Steves
Europe
is patterned
after the
series of
useful
guidebooks.
It has
destination
and travel
planning
information,
photos,
clips from
his TV
shows, his
blog and a
travel
advice
forum.
Travel
Independent.info
provides
advice about
how to
prepare,
what to
pack, where
to go and
what to see
in over 100
countries.
Wanderlog
has an AI
travel
planner app
useful for
planning
road trips
and short
itineraries
in many
locations.
