Welcome to the travel sites page. This travel resource lists useful booking sites for travel. I use the booking sites on this list, and I have created this as an easy bookmark.
Airfares
So far there is no one airfare booking site to rule them all. I use the main comparison sites, which search and compare the major travel agent sites.
Skyscanner: A metasearch flight comparison website that compares airfare booking sites and official airline sites.
Momondo: If I’m doing a complex search (with two or more stops) I like to compare the comparison sites for different results.
Accommodation
Agoda is based in Bangkok and is especially strong for Asia hotel bookings, though nowadays they have cheap hotel deals worldwide.
Booking.com is a Netherlands-based booking site that I prefer when booking hotels in Europe.
Airbnb is good for longer stays or when I can’t find a good hotel option.
Car Hire
Rentalcars.com is the world’s biggest online car rental service, arranging car hire at over 50,000 locations in 163 countries. Compare over 900 companies, including the biggest brands in car hire.
Ground Transportation
Eurail: To travel by rail in Europe is an experience in itself, and one of the great experiences is to travel around Europe by train with a Eurail Pass. If you are planning to do a “grand tour of Europe” and see as many places as possible, then you will save money with a pass.
Busabout: A budget option to the Eurail Pass is Busabout, which offers bus travel to the most popular places in Europe. I did this on my first trip to Europe in 2000, and I enjoyed the flexibility of meeting other travellers, and then doing my own thing in each city.
12go.asia: For travel in Southeast Asia 12go provide tickets for buses, ferries, and railways. Buy tickets for travel in Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Guide Books
Lonely Planet: I use guide books for research to new destinations, and despite the recent quality issues and ownership changes I still prefer Lonely Planet.
Teach English
Teach English in Thailand – Learn about the requirements, salaries, and jobs for teaching English in Thailand.
Travel Gear
Amazon: You can pretty much find anything on Amazon now, so this is a great place to start when it comes to getting gear.
REI: My favourite travel store is REI. I have an REI wheeled backpack, and whenever I am in an REI store I feel like I want to buy everything (thus I’m glad not to live in a city with an REI store).
Travel Insurance
World Nomads continues to be reliable travel insurance for long term or frequent travellers. Read more about why you should have travel insurance.
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