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Popular/Mainstream Travel Agents• This list is composed of websites that a broad range of people use when

planning a trip or vacation.

• www.joinexpedia.com --- EXPEDIA• www.corp.orbitz.com/supplier/hotels --- ORBITZ • www.tripadvisor.com --- TRIP ADVISOR • www.worldweb.com --- WORLD WEB • www.travelzoo.com --- TRAVEL ZOO

• There is also: www.kayak.com --- KAYAK, which compares travel sites and tells you the best website to book with, but also recommends hotels.

Members-Only/Luxury Travel (and Lifestyle) Websites

• This list is composed of websites that are used by consumers who are looking for a more expensive, up-scale, luxurious vacation.

• www.jetsetter.com --- JETSETTER (from www.gild.com)• www.achica.com --- ACHICA • www.luxurylink.com --- LUXURY LINK

• A similar, but used by more of the general public website is:• www.getfeatured.livingsocial.com/getfeatured --- LIVING SOCIAL

Promotional Websites

• Not travel agent, instead this website is something you sign up your hotel with and they take care of online marketing and social media when it comes to promoting your hotel—especially on search engines.

• www.hoteltravelcheck.com --- HOTEL TRAVEL CHECK• www.hotelmarketing.com --- HOTEL MARKETING

Popular Travel Guides

• These websites Provide travel consulting and trip planning services

• www.frommers.com --- FROMMERS• www.ricksteves.com --- RICK STEVES

Popular Travel Blogs

• www.lonelyplanet.com --- 1,167,039 UMV’s• www.virtualtourist.com --- 1,007,748 UMV’s• www.travelpod.com --- 405,045 UMV’s• www.travelblog.org --- 215,095 UMV’s• www.petergreenberg.com --- 23,679 UMV’s• www.johnnyjet.com --- 18,691 UMV’s

Examples of Hotel/Travel Press Releases

• http://www.omnihotels.com/aboutomnihotels/press/pressreleases.aspx

• http://www.moodygardenshotel.com/press_release/• http://www.carltonhotelny.com/nyc-hotel-press-releases.php• http://www.rimrockresort.com/press.html• http://www.shangri-la.com/corporate/press-room/press-relea

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Things that Travel Packages Usually Incorporate

• Free/discounted meal(s)• Complimentary cocktails (you can limit to a certain amount)• Free/discounted excursion or activity. These can include

whatever the hotel or a nearby business has to offer, such as a spa day, horseback riding, sport lessons, etc.