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Be Your Own Travel Agent
Using the Internet to Plan Your Next TripSkokie Public Library
May 26, 2011Terry Ratoff
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How Web Resources Can Help You Plan Your Next Trip
• Choosing a Destination• Planning Your Itinerary • Comparing Costs• Reviewing Transportation Options• Selecting Accommodations• I’m Hungry – Where should we eat?
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Choosing a Destination
Travel Guides and BlogsInformation comparable to printed guides
andAdvice from other travelers
andOnline communities to ask questions and
discuss your plans
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Travel Blogs and WebsitesMany travel blogs & guides online, useful
for:– choosing destinations– creating itineraries – making plans
Travel blogs present one person’s or groups point of view about travel. A few favorites:
– The New York Times Travel Page– The Wall Street Journal Travel Page
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New York Times Travel
• Has searchable destination guides that include maps, reviews and reader comments for activities, restaurants and accommodations.
• Has links to The New York Times Travel Blogs:– In Transit A Guide to Intelligent Travel– Frugal Traveler
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Costa Rica Travel Guide from the NYT
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Choose a Featured Interest Guide from the NYT
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NYT Travel Featured Interest Guide Biking
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NYT Travel Featured Interest Guide Biking (Continued)
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New York Times Travel Blogs
• In Transit – Guide to Intelligent Travel
• Frugal Traveler – Budget Travel
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NYT In Transit Blog
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NYT Frugal Traveler Blog
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Wall Street Journal Travel
• Compilation of recent articles about travel that have appeared in the Wall Street Journal
• Includes a link to “The Middle Seat Terminal” – one of my favorite blogs- written by the travel editor of the Wall Street Journal.
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WSJ Middle Seat Terminal Blog
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Where do I want to go?• Travel Guides useful for choosing destinations
and planning itineraries.
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Trip Advisor
• A travel site where you can gather information about destinations and accommodations and see other travelers’ reviews.
• Links to other sites to where you can make reservations.• Trip Advisor is being sold by Expedia.
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Trip Advisor Links and Partners
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Trip Advisor Seattle Guide
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Trip AdvisorSeattle Guide Continued
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Trip Advisor Seattle Hotels
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Trip Advisor Hotel Traveler Reviews
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Trip Advisor Seattle Restaurants Near Hotel
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Trip Advisor Travel Forum
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Fodors.com
• An online version of the familiar print guide.• Like Trip Advisor, has a “forum” section for user
comments, questions and answers, planning ideas and a Blog.
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Frommers.com
• An online version of the familiar print guides.
• Easily printed guides and itineraries.
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Frommer’s Website
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Frommer’s Destination Guides
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Frommer’s Seattle Guide
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Frommer’s Seattle Itinerary
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Frommer’s Forums
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Rick Steves
• Good for European travel itineraries. • Travel tips, questions and message
boards. • A little heavy on selling books, backpacks,
and other products.
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Lonely Planet
• If you like to go a little bit off the beaten track.
• ThornTreeTravel Forum.
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Moonguides
• More off the beaten track advice.• Trip ideas and itineraries by activities like
surfing or backpacking. • Printable maps
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Moon Guides Home Page
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Moon Seattle Guide
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How much will this trip cost?
• Metasearching- Websites that allow you to compare airfares, accommodation and rental cars options from multiple sites.
• Where can I stay and how will I get there?• Southwest Airlines is not included in these
searches.• American Airlines recently removed itself
from Orbitz searches.
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Expedia Home Page
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Expedia Hotel Search Results
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Expedia Car Search Results
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Travelocity Home Page
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Travelocity Hotel Search
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Travelocity Car Search Results
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Travelocity Rail Search
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Orbitz Home Page
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Orbitz Hotel Search Results
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Orbitz Car Search Results
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Searching for Flights• Sites for comparing airfares and other
costs, like hotels. Will be directed to another site for booking.
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More Tools for Flying
• SeatGuru.com - Find the best airplane seats.
Has airplane seating charts.• FlightStats - Track flight arrival, departure, and
airport delay information. Can track flight progress on a map.
• FlightArrivals.com - Similar information to FlightStats.
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SeatGuru.com
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FlightStats
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FlightStats
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FlightArrivals.com
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FlightArrivals.com
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Additional Booking Sites & Tools
• Priceline & Hotwire– Name your own price. – Bid on unknown hotels in rating categories and locations
you specify. – Can save money if you can live with a little uncertainty.
• Bidontravel.com– Learn about bidding strategies for Priceline and
Hotwire.“bidding tips to make an informed bid that has the greatest chance of being accepted.”
• Hotels.com– Easy to use hotel booking site, includes reviews.
• Room 77 – Personalized hotel room recommendations.
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I’m Hungry, Where Can We Eat?
• Restaurant Review and Reservation Sites
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Yelp: Skokie Restaurants
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Urban Spoon Restaurant Reviews
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Have I got a deal for you!Local deals at your destination
Must sign up at these sites to participate.
•Yipit.com - Daily deals in many cities. Searches other daily deal sites for discounts.
•Dealery - Aggregates deals from Groupon, LivingSocial, BuyWithMe, Tippr, KGB Deals & other sites in many locations .
•TravelZoo - Travel entertainment & local deals in many cities. Recommends deals they can confirm.
•The Dealmap - Local deals, coupons and discounts, on a map.
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Dealmap: Events in Chicago
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Special Interests• Cruise Critic
– Reviews from cruisers who have sailed on the ship you are considering.
• The National Park Service – Links to the National Parks to plan a visit.
• Google Maps – For planning walking routes, bicycling routes and public
transportation options.
• TripIt – for managing travel plans and creating itineraries.
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Cruise Critic
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Cruise Critic – Disney Magic Traveler Reviews
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Cruise Critic: Disney Magic Traveler Review Detail
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National Park Service
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NPS Acadia National Park
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Google Maps
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Google Maps-Transit Option
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Trip It Sample Itinerary Part 1
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Trip It Sample Itinerary Part 2
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Be a Tourist in Chicago!
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Government Sites• Department of State
– Get passport and Visa Information.– Travel warnings and advice.– Useful links to :
• Students Abroad website• The TSA
• TSA – Find out what you can bring on a plane or if you are on a travel
watch list.
• Traveler’s Health – Find health information for your destination.
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U.S. Dept. of State Travel Information
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U.S. Department of State Students Abroad
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TSA: Transportation Security Administration
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CDC’s Travelers Health
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Happy Travels!