Thomas Friedman, the famous New York Times journalist has penned down a book called, ‘The world is flat’. Indeed, it is very true. The Web is an essential tool for travelers and it has helped the travelers see flat for their next destination. A lowdown on top five travel websitesThe top spot is grabbed unanimously by,
Travelandleisure.com
This site has evolved with times and has always been one step ahead in providing a comprehensive online guide for hotel booking, travel booking and much more. The interface is very smooth and easily has more options to look out for than other sites. The multiplicity in options like, ‘The best hotels’, Weekly City review, Hot Deals, clearly sets it apart from the rest of the pack
Sidestep.com
Comparing top aggregators Sidestep and Kayak, we found that eight-year-old Sidestep’s flight tool has a slight edge: A handy matrix interface at the top of the results page gives an overview of the lowest prices pulled from 600 airlines across 200 sites. And refining the search by departure time or airport is a breeze. SideStep is a metasearch engine for travel: After acquiring TravelPost, SideStep started offering 300,000+ user-generated reviews and also has editorial travel guides through its partnership with Frommer’s and other content providers
Flycheapo.com
Don’t get stuck on the name. This is a great resource for learning about 45 low-fare carriers in Europe. Select two destinations (say Rome and Oslo) and learn who can get you from one to the other on a direct flight (Denmark’s Sterling Air). Caveat: FlyCheapo only shows you who flies where; for prices and schedules, you’ll have to visit the airlines’ own sites.
Kayak.com
This two-year-old aggregator scours 159,000 hotels worldwide, and about 10 percent of the places that it turns up have been suggested by real people, so the picks are well-rounded. (Hotels.com only lists 70,000 properties.) New features allow you to sort the listings by location (using Google maps) and view photographs.
Farecompare.com
Decide how much you want to spend and when you want to travel and Getaway Maps will overlay the lowest fares pulled from more than 500 airlines (most of the major U.S. carriers, as well as many international ones) for a select range of cities. Also added in are expert talks on aviation industry which gives first hand info on current prices and reasons.
So, happy traveling guys and do check out the websites to enhance your trip the next time you plan to board a flight.