What's Your Favorite Travel Site?

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LoraMa

Posted: Dec 1, 06 3:59pm

I love travel sites. Even though I don't get to travel as much as I used to, I love imagining where I might go next. Here's a round-up of my current favorites:

Because I'm cheap:
Like the stock market, airfare can rise and fall. A new site, www.farecast.com, can help you plot your course – literally. It takes your flight plan and plots a simple graph so you can see how much it will cost depending on the date. The only draw back: it only displays domestic trips.

Because I'm a control freak:
Like to SEE where you're going before you go? You don't have to comb through thousands of YouTube's travel videos to satiate your curiosity -- just head to www.Turnhere.com. They produce great short films on specific destinations around the world – restaurants, parks, hotels – so you'll know exactly where you're going before you even get there.

For my inner gear geek:
The bloggers on www.TravelGearBlog.com can tell you about the latest luggage tags, backpacks, laptop gadgets, boots, and even those useless passport holders.

For day dreaming:
Ever wonder what a trip around the world might cost? It may not be as expensive as you think. Airtreks, a travel agency in San Francisco, has a killer app trip planner that can help you plot your route around the world and price the itinerary.

What are your favorites?