Saturday, August 1, 2009

MOST USEFUL WEBSITES FOR TRAVEL

(G)TRAVEL

92 Sky Scanner http://www.skyscanner.net/
Take flight: book your getaway from your own PC
Monitors prices and destinations for all the low-cost airlines so you just type in where you want to go and when to find the best deal.

93 The Man in Seat 61 http://www.seat61.com/
Routes, tickets, tips and advice - the only guide you need to travelling by train from Britain to Europe and the rest of the world.

94 Walk It http://www.walkit.com/
Online pedestrian routefinder for London, Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh that shows you the best route to walk from A to B. Includes calorie counter, CO2 savings and points of interest on the way. Other cities coming soon.

95 Transport for London Journey Planner journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk
Indispensable and almost always spot-on guide to negotiating the capital's public transport system. You enter your starting point and destination and it gives you the best bus, tube, cycle and even boat routes to get you across town.

96 ViaMichelin http://www.viamichelin.com/
A hi-tech hark-back to the days of leisurely motoring. ViaMichelin gives you maps, routes and directions throughout Britain and continental Europe with added panache. The maps have a pleasant printed quality about them and, naturally enough, your route is accompanied by gastronomic highlights to be found along the way. There's also information about destinations.

97 Carbon Neutral http://www.carbonneutral.com/
Information on your carbon footprint and how to cut it down. Includes an online calculator to measure your effect on the world.

98 Expedia
http://www.expedia.com/
Excellent all-round travel site. Use it for good prices on flights and holidays, but click on 'Destinations' for some well-researched and up-to-date travel guides.

99 SeatGuru http://www.seatguru.com/
Aircraft seating plans, showing you the prime seats, possible annoyances and seats you should avoid.

100 Airline Meals http://www.airlinemeals.net/
A consumer guide to what you can expect to eat on board. There are news and features from the airline catering world, but the best part is a gallery of photos of on-board meals sent in by passengers and listed by airline.

101 World Hum http://www.worldhum.com/
Travel writing with a twist. Click on the destination you have in mind and be prepared to be inspired. The site also offers tavelogues, news, books reviews, blogs and slideshows.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

from where u came know that expedia is scam........