Travel Websites

Websites Brett Snyder presented at the April 2007 General Meeting:

Where to Go - So-Called Experts
--- Lonely Planet (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/) - Great city-specific digital guides for purchase

--- Frommers (http://www.frommers.com/) - Not as much content online but growing

User-Generated Reviews/Suggestions
--- Trip  Advisor (http://www.tripadvisor.com/) - Tremendous number of user reviews on hotels around the world

--- Virtual Tourist  (http://www.virtualtourist.com/) - Best for "tips" in and around vacation destinations 

--- TravelPost (http://www.travelpost.com/) - Narrow down reviews based on age, gender, purpose of trip, etc.

--- TripConnect (http://www.tripconnect.com/) - MySpace for travel, set up a network to get trusted recommendations

How to Go and Where to Stay - Sample sites for direct airlines, hotels, car rentals
--- US Airways (http://www.usairways.com/)

--- Westin (http://www.westin.com/)

--- Avis (http://www.avis.com/)

Online Travel Agents  - Largest online travel agents
--- Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com)

--- Travelocity (http://www.travelocity.com/)

--- Expedia (http://www.expedia.com/)

Best of Both Worlds with Travel Comparison - What PriceGrabber used to do
--- Kayak (http://www.kayak.com/)

--- SideStep (http://www.sidestep.com/)

--- Farecast (http://www.farecast.com/) - Predicts whether you should buy now or wait

Planning Resources
- General Airline Information
--- Skytrax (http://www.airlinequality.com/) - Find passenger opinions about individual airlines

- Amenities and On-Time  Information
--- FlightStats (http://www.flightstats.com/)

- Find  historical flight information
--- SeatGuru (http://www.seatguru.com/) - Seat maps with specific seat information

--- SeatExpert (http://www.seatexpert.com/) - Same as above but with more international coverage

- Search for Tasty Food
--- AirlineMeals.net (http://www.airlinemeals.net/) - Pictures of airline food

- Safety Information
--- AirSafe (http://www.airsafe.com/) - Airline accident history

Random Cool  Stuff
- Real-Time Flight  Tracking
--- FlightAware (http://www.flightaware.com/)

Look for Turbulence
--- Turbulence Forecast (http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/)

- Watch for Airport Delays
--- FAA Airport Delays  (http://www.fly.faa.gov/)

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