planning travel on the web
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Planning Travel on the Web
A presentation by Joel MayOn the web in the “Presentations” section
of www.ewingsnet.com
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Major Travel-Oriented Web Sites
• Six sites offer "full-service" travel planning and destination reviews as well as hotel and transportation booking services. – Expedia (www.expedia.com)– Kayak (www.kayak.com)– Orbitz (www.orbitz.com)– Sidestep (www.sidestep.com)– Travelocity (www.travelocity.com)– Yahoo Travel (travel.yahoo.com)
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Major Travel-Oriented Web Sites
• You should routinely check them for information
• In this presentation, however, we will additionally focus on the more specialized or "boutique" travel planning sites.
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The Five Most Important Travel
Questions• Where to Go? • How to Get There? • What to Do There? • Where to Stay/Eat There?• What will it cost and what
will the weather be like?
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The Five Most Important Travel
Questions• Where to Go? • How to Get There? • What to Do There? • Where to Stay/Eat There?• What will it cost and what
will the weather be like?
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Where to Go
• Deciding where to go may be the most difficult of the four steps, after all you have an infinite number of possibilities. Start by asking yourself:– What activities do I like to do on vacation?– What physical limitations do I have that
might limit where I can go or what I can do?– What sort of climate do I like? – How do I like to travel?
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• Get information from dedicated travel information sites – Discovery Travel (travel.discovery.com
) •click on Travel Ideas to start to get
some idea of where to go •click on Destination Guides to
choose a geographic location •Scroll down to Travel Forums to
obtain personal opinions and tips about various destinations
Where to Go
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• Other great travel information sites include: – Lonely Planet (www.lonelyplanet.com) – Trip Advisor (www.tripadvisor.com) – Concierge (www.consierge.com) – Rick Steves (ricksteves.com) Note: Europe only – Rough Guides (www.roughguides.com)– Moon Travel Planner (www.moon.com) – And a brand new one, WikiTravel (
wikitravel.org)
Where to Go
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• "Google” the name of a location you think you’d enjoy and read about it
• Try phrases like – New York sights – Seattle vacation review – Cancun guide – France travel – Vienna highlights
Where to Go
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• Another good place to start is Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.com). Just type the name of your preferred destination into the search box on the left side of the screen.
Where to Go
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The Five Most Important Travel
Questions• Where to Go? • How to Get There? • What to Do There? • Where to Stay/Eat There?• What will it cost and what
will the weather be like?
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How to Get There• Getting there by car
– Rental Cars (www.carrentals.com)
• Getting there by RV– Rental RVs
(http://www.cruiseamerica.com/
• Use a mapping program – Google Maps (maps.google.com) – MapQuest (mapquest.com)
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• There are many web sites devoted to automobile travel, including – Free Trip (www.freetrip.com) – Roadtrip America (www.roadtripamerica.com) – Mile by Mile (www.milebymile.com) – National Scenic Byways (www.byways.org)
– Roadside America (www.roadsideamerica.com
) and, most important of all- Speed Trap Exchange (www.speedtrap.org)
How to Get There
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• Getting there by train or bus– Amtrak (www.amtrak.com) and – Greyhound (www.greyhound.com
) have their own web sites where you
can reserve space and purchase tickets
How to Get There
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• Getting there by plane– When flying, there are usually
multiple airlines available to you. – Hence it is to your advantage not
to book flights with individual airlines. Instead use one of the big six:
How to Get There
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Major Travel-Oriented Web Sites
• Expedia (www.expedia.com)• Kayak (www.kayak.com)• Orbitz (www.orbitz.com)• Sidestep (www.sidestep.com)• Travelocity (www.travelocity.com
)• Yahoo Travel (travel.yahoo.com)
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How to Get There
• Or a new site that advises on speed, comfort and ease:
http://www.insidetrip.com/
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• or, for discount tickets purchased at the last minute: – Priceline (www.priceline.com) – Cheap Tickets (www.cheaptickets.com) – Lowest Fare (www.lowestfare.com) – 30 Places to Find Cheap Airline Tickets
(snipurl.com/1wtc6)
How to Get There
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How to Get There
• Most of the web sites on which you can access schedules, reserve seats and purchase tickets work in a similar way:
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How to Get There• Some sources of information on air travel:
– Airport information including maps, parking and other facilities (www.amadeus.net/home/airports/en/index.htm)
– Aircraft seating charts (www.seatguru.com) – Average waiting time in the security line
(waittime.tsa.dhs.gov/index.html) – Transport to and from the airport (
www.airportservice.com)– Long-term airport parking (
www.longtermparking.com)
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How to Get There
• More sources of information on air travel– Prohibited and Permitted items
(tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm)
– Tips to make air travel more comfortable (www.remote.org/jochen/travel/tips/airtravel.html)
– Air Travelers' Rights (www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/travel/flyrights/flyrghts.htm )
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The Five Most Important Travel
Questions• Where to Go? • How to Get There? • What to Do There? • Where to Stay/Eat There?• What will it cost and what
will the weather be like?
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What to do There(specific locations)
• Use the “big six” to seek out information– Expedia (www.expedia.com)– Kayak (www.kayak.com)– Orbitz (www.orbitz.com)– Sidestep (www.sidestep.com)– Travelocity (www.travelocity.com)– Yahoo Travel (travel.yahoo.com)
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• Use a dedicated information site like Fodors (www.fodors.com)– Click on the Destinations tab – or click on the map – or type the name of your destination
in the search box
What to do There(specific locations)
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• Use Google (e.g.)– seattle walking tours– new york sightseeing– prague theater – tijuana nightlife
What to do There(specific locations)
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• Ocean Cruises: Cruise Web (www.cruiseweb.com)• Freighter Cruises: The Travelers’ Notebook • (http://thetravelersnotebook.com)• Theme Cruises: Locate Theme Cruises
(http://www.vacationstogo.com/theme_cruises.cfm)
• Yacht Cruises: SeaDream Yacht Club (www.seadreamyachtclub.com)
• River Cruises: Affordable Tours (rivers.affordabletours.com)
• see also: Cruise Critic (cruisecritic.com)
What to do There(Cruises)
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• Affordable Tours (www.affordabletours.com)
• Tour Vacations to Go (www.tourvacationstogo.com)
and my two personal favorites• Tauck Journies (www.tauck.com/)• Vantage Travel (www.vantagetravel.com)
What to do There(Escorted Tours)
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• Adventure Vacations: Gorp Travel Away (gorptravel.away.com)
• Educational Vacations: Shaw Guides (www.shawguides.com)
• Senior Vacation Packages – ElderHostel (www.elderhostel.org) – Senior Summer School (
www.seniorsummerschool.com) – AARP Travel (
www.aarp.org/travel/destinations) – Elder Treks (eldertreks.com)
What to do There(Vacation Packages)
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The Five Most Important Travel
Questions• Where to Go? • How to Get There? • What to Do There? • Where to Stay/Eat There?• What will it cost and what
will the weather be like?
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Where to Stay/Eat There(Hotels)
• Use the “big six” to seek out information– Expedia (www.expedia.com)– Kayak (www.kayak.com)– Orbitz (www.orbitz.com)– Sidestep (www.sidestep.com)– Travelocity (www.travelocity.com)– Yahoo Travel (travel.yahoo.com
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Where to Stay/Eat There(Hotels)
• Or get discounted prices at •Priceline (www.priceline.com) •A1 Discount Hotels (
www.a1-discount-hotels.com) •Hotels.com (www.hotels.com)
• Use theWeb site of the hotel chain you prefer or look up chain hotels around the world in All Hotel Chains (all-hotel-chains.com)
• Find pet-friendly hotels (www.petswelcome.com)
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• B&Bs BedandBreakfast.com (www.bedandbreakfast.com)
• Rentals and Time-Shares – Vacation Homes (www.vacationhomes.com) – Vacation Timeshare and Rentals (
www.vacationtimesharerentals.com) • RV Parks and Campgrounds: Go Camping America
(www.gocampingamerica.com/ParkSearch.aspx) • or try Googling "lodging" + the destination
you've chosen
Where to Stay/Eat There
(Other Lodging)
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• Use a big six site• Use a restaurant directory web site:
– Fodors (www.fodors.com/reviews/drevselect.cfm)
– Zagat (www.zagat.com) Note: click the Restaurants tab
– Chef Moz (www.chefmoz.org) – or Google "type of food you want
restaurant near city, state or zip code"; e.g. italian restaurant near pennington nj or indian restaurant near 08648
Where to Stay/Eat There
(Restaurants)
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The Five Most Important Travel
Questions• Where to Go? • How to Get There? • What to Do There? • Where to Stay/Eat There?• What will it cost and what
will the weather be like?
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What Will it Cost and What Will the Weather be
Like?
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Additional Travel Information
• Passport, Visa and safety information from the State Department (travel.state.gov)
• Health information – Center for Disease Control and
Prevention (www.cdc.gov/travel) – International Association for Medical
Assistance to Travellers (www.iamat.org)
• Information for Disabled Travelers (access-able.com)
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Additional Travel Information
• Currency conversion (www.xe.com/ucc)
• ATM locations: – Visa (snipurl.com/visa_atm) – Mastercard (
snipurl.com/mastercard_atm)
• Travel insurance information (www.insuremytrip.com)
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Additional Travel Information
• WiFi locations (www.jiwire.com/search-hotspot-locations.htm)
• Cyber Cafe locations (cybercaptive.com)• Clean Bathrooms (
www.thebathroomdiaries.com)• Expected weather (
www.wunderground.com/tripplanner/index.asp)
• Travel Gear (snipurl.com/Travel_Gear)
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Planning Travel on the Web
•Enjoy the Planning•Enjoy the Trip
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