Travel Sites: Reviews

Updated May 2009
 

Best travel search engine

 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Kiplinger.com: Kayak.com is recommended here as the best resource for time-pressed travelers, while Farecast.com and cFares.com also are ...

PC World: James Martin recommends four travel sites in this roundup, including Kayak.com. He adds that the site lets you search for hotels, ...

The Washington Post: Kayak.com earns a listing here as one of the best overall travel sites. Michael Shapiro notes that you should not rely on one ...

 

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Best for hotel discounts

 
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J.D. Power & Associates: J.D. Power and Associates measures travelers' satisfaction with seven independent travel websites for booking airline, hotel or ...

The Washington Post: Hotwire.com is included in this listing of best travel web sites. It is said to be similar to Priceline, except without the ...

Kiplinger.com: Hotwire.com earns kudos here as providing the best deal for car rentals. Stacy Rapacon points out that blind reservations might ...

PracticalHacks.com: PracticalHacks.com also recommends Hotwire.com for those looking for the best deal for car rentals. Not knowing the agency in ...

 

Top site for airline travelers

 
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Lifehacker.com: Reviewer Adam Pash conducted a brief and "completely unscientific" test of the bargain-hunting capabilities of five popular ...

PC World: Though reviewer James Martin notes some limitations, he appreciates Yapta.com's ability to continue tracking price changes after ...

Travel and Leisure: Seven sites are listed and briefly described in this article, which focuses primarily on air travel. Yapta.com is recommended for ...

 

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Best travel bidding site

 
Expert & User Review Sources:

J.D. Power & Associates: This survey measures travelers' satisfaction with seven independent travel websites when booking airline, hotel or car ...

Kiplinger.com: Editors at Kiplinger say, "We've personally used each of these sites to research and book travel and found them superior to ...

The Washington Post: Michael Shapiro says that while Priceline.com's premise is "irresistible," the site has lost a little luster recently because of ...

Lifehacker.com: Adam Pash includes Priceline.com in his listing of best sites for budget travel. He notes that if you can deal with the ...

PracticalHacks.com: PracticalHacks.com names Priceline.com to its list of top sites for hotel reservations, noting that it is especially good at ...

 

Best for reviews of hotels and attractions

 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Kiplinger.com: Kiplinger.com names sites that they personally use and find to be the best of their kind. TripAdvisor.com is recommended as being ...

The Washington Post: This compilation of travel sites focuses mainly on sites that offer special discounts or bargains, although some other types of ...

Viewpoints.com: Viewpoints.com is a user-review site. In the travel category, TripAdvisor.com receives one of the highest averages; users ...

PCMag.com: Among well-known and established websites, TripAdvisor.com earns a recommendation as "the best way to scout out a hotel from a ...

PracticalHacks.com: TripAdvisor.com is noted as a top travel-oriented social networking site in this listing. The reason is the millions of ...

 

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Travel Sites Runners Up:

Farecast

6 picks by top review sites.

Orbitz.com

4 picks by top review sites.

LastMinute.com

4 picks by top review sites.

Luxury Link

4 picks by top review sites.

CruiseMates

4 picks by top review sites.

LateRooms.com

3 picks by top review sites.

BedandBreakfast.com

3 picks by top review sites.

Expedia.com

3 picks by top review sites.

CruiseCritic

3 picks by top review sites.

Airfare Watchdog

3 picks by top review sites.

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